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2026 Best Place for Alternative Healing

Whole Health Studio

“I should’ve come here sooner” is the consensus among clients of Whole Health Studio, a year-old holistic health space in Washington Square West. Owner Ashley Furlong, a certified integrative health practitioner, helps her clients find the cause of conditions such as GI issues, chronic fatigue, and irregular cycles through functional labs (which test for dysfunction using a different range than standard labs), customized nutrition plans, and supplements that actually work (they’re not all created equal). She’s an advocate who won’t quit until your symptoms do. Read More »

1134 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA Website

2026 Best Mind-Body Space

Social Beings

The beauty of this light-drenched Point Breeze “creative wellness studio” — not solely a gym, not solely an art space — is that you can be expressive in a variety of ways. For movement: dance, yoga, and sculpt workouts that prioritize feeling good (while still getting a solid burn). For crafting: figure drawing, watercolor, and printmaking. For community: pasta-making classes and book swaps, plus death cafes, which normalize talking about our own mortality. It’s a modern, refreshing third space — a much-needed exhale for your brain and body. Read More »

1254 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA Website

2026 Best Holistic Hub

WAKE Wellness Collective

Acupuncture of various kinds (full-body, trigger-point, fertility-focused). Therapeutic, deep-tissue, and pre-/postnatal massages. Releasing breathwork. Restorative sound healing. It’s a nervous system’s paradise — and the tarot and astrology readings offered here are an extra touch. Read More »

1000 Buttonwood Street, Philadelphia, PA | 215-965-6345 | Website

2025 Best Place to Calm Your Mind

Center City Breathe

“There isn’t a place in most cities dedicated just to breathing,” says Ari Barkan. And he’s right — which is why his studio is a much-needed exhale of the world’s noise. Calm your nervous system with qigong energy practice, somatic sessions, tension and trauma release, and intense (and somewhat trippy) circle breathing — or by channeling “Zen Ben,” the studio’s mural of Benjamin Franklin meditating. Read More »

1425 Federal Street, Philadelphia, PA Website

2025 Best Holistic Hub

In Flow

When you step into Alli Cavanagh’s Fishtown space, you’ll catch your breath over its high-ceilinged industrial beauty. But there’s way more than meets the eye with this wellness incubator: a schedule of invigorating and grounding Pilates and yoga classes, journaling, meditation, and a candlelit sesh that incorporates somatic dancing, plus rotating holistic workshops in everything from cold-plunging to cacao ceremonies, led by local practitioners. We’ve been especially loving the just-opened heated pop-up studio. Read More »

1811 Frankford Avenue, #206, and 2019-21 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA Website

2025 Best Way to Recharge

The Retreat at the Vault

One floor above Matt and Sabrina Kelley’s dynamic Brazilian jiu jitsu school stands the Retreat. The aptly named, appointment-only recovery studio — home to state-of-the-art saunas, cold-plunge tanks, red-light therapy panels, and 6D massage chairs powered by AI — is so tranquil you’ll forget how much time has passed since your arrival, and that takedowns are happening right below you. Who knew a slice of Delco could feel like such a serene escape? Read More »

25 South Morton Avenue, Morton, PA Website

2023 Best Place to Decompress After a Long Week

Formation Sauna + Wellness

This dreamy plant-filled space has been a mainstay for Nordic-inspired sauna sessions (solo and group!) and rejuvenating massages since opening in 2020. Formation continues to evolve, with bodywork featuring CBD and cupping, DIY facial treatments, herbal foot soaks, a brand-new cold-plunge pool, and monthly sound-bath meditation events to boot. Read More »

305 Brown Street, Philadelphia, PA Website

2022 Best Working-From-Home Relief

Reset by Therabody

Hybrid and full-time WFH-ers know all too well about aching backs, stiff necks, tender joints, and being always-on-call. It’s why Reset in Fishtown ups the recovery game from a hand-held massage gun to comprehensive wellness services like cryo, cell-boosting PEMF therapy, compression technology, LED facials, muscle stimulators, sound meditation and more. This just may be the best excuse to sneak away from your desk for an afternoon. Read More »

1424 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA Website

2022 Best Instant Wellness

Lips and Drips by Erica Marie

Nurses Erica Mendez and Erica Hammel opened this posh spa where custom vitamin-and-mineral-packed IV drips give your body a hefty dose of nutrients in less time than it’ll take you to watch an ep of Bridgerton. Pick your pack (immunity, sports recovery, hangover helper, beauty), then sit back while the elixir goes to work. (P.S.: Hammel is also a Botox wizard, if you want to make the most of a visit.) Read More »

2342 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA Website

2020 Best Wellness Shop for Women of Color

The Sable Collective

This Fashion District shop has two main missions: to be welcoming to Black women and women of color, and to showcase products made by artisans from Black and marginalized communities. How does that translate? Into a place that’s got a little mysticism (crystal kits), a little beauty (Zen in a Jar shea butters), a little fashion (stunning bronze hoop earrings), a little sass (“Take No Shit” totes), and a whole lot of authentic community. Shop online, too. Read More »

901 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA | 267-978-9141 | Website