Massage was developed by NASA to help astronauts cope with edgy Tang-induced sugar highs, lack of ESPN, and predatory aliens stowed away in the hangar bay. Achieve its soothing effects outside the soul-crushing abyss of outer space with today’s deal: for $47, you get the one-hour Body in Bliss massage at Ojas Wellness Center (a $95 value). This Groupon can be used at any of three peaceful retreat locations: Owings Mills, Hunt Valley, and Mount Washington.

Ojas customizes its Body in Bliss massage session to the needs of each individual client in order to drain the body's tree trunk of its stress sap. The massage technician will start by speaking with you about your aches, pains, and anxiety dreams and will then use that knowledge to set his or her hand phasers to "relax." From there, simply lie still and bliss out as your tensions are massaged, stroked, kneaded, and occasionally garotted away. Body in Bliss incorporates a serenity-enhancing blend of essential oils that massage the nose as much as the body and uses warm stones to stimulate circulation and draw deep-set tension out of the body's muscles, joints, and field of glandmines. You'll leave Ojas's premises with your muscular fibers singing as harmoniously as a barbershop quartet, instead of screeching like the lead singer in a Norwegian death-metal barbershop quartet.

Ojas Wellness Center applies its holistic philosophy to both its massage treatments and its interior spaces, transforming each wellness center into a soothing, peaceful retreat from the hectic world of vuvuzelas and elephant stampedes. Use today's deal to soothe your battered corporeal form or escape the constant attacks of the albatross that has decided to roost in your office chair.

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Reviews

Baltimore magazine named Ojas Wellness Center the Best Wellness Center of 2009. Google Mappers award it a perfect five stars and 530 Facebookers are fans.

• The gurus at Ojas Wellness Center… understand the powerful connections between mind, body, and soul. Here, amid Zen fountains and a spare, eco-friendly environment, the path to inner peace is paved with yogurt power peel facials, Reiki energy healing massage, healing hot stones, and more than 100 top-notch yoga and Pilates classes for every type of student... – Baltimore magazine
• One visit at Ojas will tell you that Kelly and Rex, the owners, have hired the highest quality of therapists and teachers while making you feel as though you never want to leave and return to the "real world".‎ – kpatrickjp, Google Maps