For centuries mankind has envied pizza dough and wondered how we too could be kneaded to relaxed, savory states without paying for the luxury of being escorted via wooden paddle to a Sicilian brick oven. Lose the pizza envy with today's Groupon: for $42, you get a 60-minute Swedish massage (an $85 value) at Namaste Organic Spa in Ridgewood.

Following the lead of owner and knead master Marisol Fitzgerald, massage therapists at Namaste Organic Spa provide warm, skillful kneads to melt muscle tension and untangle tricky knots. The Swedish technique employs long, gliding, light- to medium-pressure strokes to increase healthy blood flow (which subsequently sends oxygen and nutrients to the cells), calm the nervous system, and say sayonara to the stress that makes millions of Americans eat dry spaghetti every night before bedtime. Because the therapists at Namaste Organic Spa make sure to make use of every minute, you will emerge from your hour-long session with an internal playlist of soothing wave sounds that loops in compliance with standard time.

Namaste Organic Spa is a full-service holistic health spot that uses only natural products to perform its long list of body-care, skin-care, and alternative health treatments. Devoted to customer service and contentment, the team at Namaste provides each client with individualized attention, ensuring no stranger secretly sneaks onto the massage table. The spa is open seven days a week; call ahead to schedule your knead.

Reviews

The Ridgewood News wrote about Namaste Organic Spa's opening in late 2009, and four Insider Pages reviewers give Namaste Organic Spa an average of five stars:

• Namaste is a very warm and relaxing spa. The massage therapists are very professional and caring individuals who give their customers what they expect. – jane g., Insider Pages