August Reiki Special, Please call in advance too book, 1 hour and a half for those who are overstressed for $90, we are also offering a Reiki/Cranial Sacral Combo $75.

The Health Spa at the Bug provides a beautiful and relaxing atmosphere for travelers to restore their bodies after their adventures in Yosemite. A $10 day pass includes access to a custom 10-person stainless steel hot tub, cold-rain shower, cedar hot-rock sauna, and a 7-jet shower in our deluxe changing rooms. Guests can also receive massages, reiki treatments, body scrubs, specialty baths in private jet-tubs, and practice personal or group yoga. All spa rooms open out to large sunny decks with seating and scenic views of the Bear Creek Canyon for dining, sipping tea, or simply relaxing in the embrace of nature.

Our large tub is cleaned naturally with UV light and food-grade hydrogen peroxide. Besides the obvious benefits of not exposing the body to the toxic properties of chlorine, the healing effects of soaking in hydrogen peroxide are numerous. Guests can also choose a more concentrated hydrogen peroxide infusion in a private whirlpool bath to amplify the therapeutic effects and get extra oxygen back in the body.

Hot herbal baths and herbal scrubs with sauna are available that combine organic formulas with essential oils. These specialty baths and rubs are aimed at targeting specific ailments, and are designed especially for our guests by a local herbalist with the purest quality organic ingredients.

We offer nearly a full range of massage and bodywork techniques including: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Acupressure, Shiatsu, Myofacial Release, Sports Massage, and Reiki energy healing. Waxing, Facials, and a wide range of skin treatments are offered. Appointments can be made in advance or upon arrival.

The Studio holds yoga classes six days a week as well as special events and workshops. All fitness levels are welcome, as our yoga instructors are excellent at adapting the class or session to meet each person where they are at.

The Bug Spa is meant to grow and change over time to accommodate learning, healing, healthfulness, fitness and relaxation. Be sure to look for quarterly workshops on our Events page, and sign up for our email list to be informed of these events.

Treehugger.com vote the HI-Midpines Yosemite Bug Rustic Mountain Resort as the "Most Relaxing Hostel" for eco friendly North American hostels.

LOCAL RECOMMENDATIONS:

Dhamma Mahavana California Vipassana Center
10 day long meditation course. Many guests stay at the Bug before and after this excellent intensive meditation retreat.

Essential Health Massage Institute

Ahern Massage School

COMMENTS:

Great place, had a ball! Massage and spa were amazing.
Ta & Bernie - OZ

Excellent Massage!
Tim

Thank you for a lovely stay! The room was colorful and cozy, everyone was so friendly and I appreciated the ecologically conscious ethic - Reen's yoga class was just wonderful!
Kaya & Amy

Thanks you for creating a beautiful, restorative, and family friendly place without chlorine.
David

Thanks for such a relaxing place. A gem of the Sierras.
Nancy

Incredible! just what we needed!
Andrea

 

 
 
Amenities
 
 
 

HOT TUB / HOT ROCK SAUNA / COLD RAIN SHOWER
$10 Access all day, open 10am to 10pm,

Large Cedar Sauna with Hot Rocks, herbal oils, and scents, Jump under the cold rain shower adjacent after sauna use. Completely entrancing signature stainless steel hot tub.

Our hot tub is kept bacteria-free without the use of harsh chemicals. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and ultra violet light are used to maintain the tub, as well as to support your overall wellness by delivering much-needed oxygen to your cells.

Oxygen carries the energy of the sun to sustain all of life. Due to pollution and over-exposure to environmental toxins we need to put back the missing oxygen. The most common cause of human death worldwide is anaerobic microbes. Anaerobic organisms cannot live in oxygen! Water borne anaerobes are the major cause of disease in the world today. Since our bodies are mostly water and our cells love oxygen, we can safely and correctly put special forms of oxygen into and on our bodies to be absorbed directly through the skin. Bathing in h3o is a highly effective way to get extra oxygen into the body. This method has been around for a long time. The heat of the bathtub water opens the pores in the skin and enables the capillary bed of blood vessels below the skin to absorb the peroxide.


Hot rock sauna
Spa's Deck Garden
Hot Tub

 
 
Treatments
 
 
 

 

MASSAGE THERAPY
$75 one Hour, Available 10am to 9pm daily, full facilities use inclusive. Our treatment rooms are differing decor rooms with asian flair with candles, music, water features and warm hardwood floors. Facilities use included.

We have on-site Therapists offering Shiatsu, Swedish, Acupressure, Deep Tissue, and Mysofacial Release. Advance appoinments or at check-in. We have Therapists on-site.

REIKI TREATMENTS
$65 per hour, $35 per half hour. Japanese origin healing energy work for stress reduction & relaxation. Facilites use included.

INFUSION BATH MENU
$25 each 1-2 people, two tubs. 1/2 hour, Same availability as above. Full facilities use included.
HERBAL BATH: We have a locally signature soaking herbal bath for skin healing, moisturizing, detoxifying and ease stressed muscles.
OXYGEN BATH: Focussed. Flood your body with oxygen! Bathing in Hydrogen Peroxide is a highly effective way to get oxygen into the body, which has long been used to rid the body of toxins and disease.
SALT OF THE EARTH: Epsom Salts for fatigued or injured muscles with therapeutic grade essential oils which break the blood/brain barrier to deliver their specific healing properites quickly and directly.

SAUNA & HERBAL BODY MUD
$45, 1 hour, regular availability, Full facilities use included. Client will spend 30 minutes in the dry sauna (or till they have a good sweat going) take a cold rain shower, then go to a massage room where herbal scrubs will be massaged into the skin all over body.
HONEY CLAY MUD:
Elder flowers, aloe, bentenite clay. w/ crystalized honey
CELTIC SALT MUD:
Rosemary, kelp, oatmeal. w/ Celtic Sea salt, from what is called the Celtic Sea.

FACIALS & WAXING
Jeanine Pierson is our resident professional for thes treatments. She offers facials from $70 to $100 and Waxing from $10 to $90. Here's and example of her menu:
True Escape 75 minutes $100
This luxurious facial gently exfoliates, allowing skin cells rejuvenate quickly. Acids from fruits and honey are used to promote healthy texture and smooth appearance. The eyes will enjoy hydrating and firming serums, a cool chamomile compress will firm, brighten, and soothe tired eyes. While the skin is in a relaxed stare, a hand and arm massage will send you into an escape never to be forgotten. For all skin types
Super-Hydrating Facial 70 minutes $115
This special hydrating facial is focused on those suffering from dry, dehydrated, and sensitive skin. Humectants, Aloe Vera, and Sea Botanical soothes and calms immediately. Rose oil and hydrating serums will deeply penetrate the skin using Galvanic Current to induce relief.
Deep Pore Cleansing 65 minutes $85
Amazing for those who suffer from acne and clogged pores! Natural pineapple and papaya enzymes remove dead cell debris helping to unclog and clean pores which leaves the complexion more refined. Vitamins A and C help heal and prevent lesions from acne. Available in a series of four.
Massage
Massage Room
Reiki Nasya Massage
Herbal Bath Room

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Instructors & Therapists
 
 
 

JON PAUL SALONEN discovered yoga when young, was mentored for ten years and has been teaching for four years. He knows Ayurveda which focusses on understanding individual propensities and how to keep one's energy in balance. Jon Paul strives to make yoga ejoyable and accessable to all fitness levels and ages.

JEANINE PIERSON has always been interested in holistic forms of healing and relaxation to help others rejeuvenate. She learned her trade with Tom Ahern School of Massgae and Sierra College of Beauty. She focusses works hard on perfection and expansion of her art for the last five years. She is our only trained facial and waxing practitioner.

AMELIA LABBE is our exceptional weekends Reiki practiioner. Talent worth the experience. "I have been in tune with the healing arts for 15 years and have had profound experiences guiding me in this direction. I received my certification for both Reiki 1 (hands on healing) and Reiki 2 (distance healing) here in Mariposa, CA and have been practicing Reiki for 3 ½ years.

LORIEN BOOMER Has been practicing massage therapy for four years. She combines different techniques from Swedish, Shiatsu, Accupressure, Reiki, and Deep Tissue to form an eclectic full body massage. She puts her intuitive and loving energy into play to provide a relaxing and healing experience for all of her clients.

 

 
 
 
 
Workshops
 
 
 

YOGA JAMBALAYA
Weekend Yoga Retreat
A medley of classes and instructors, full spa access, meals and accommodations at The Bug. Local pricing as well. Every quarter. October 16th 2010
http://balancedrockfoundation.org

THE STUDIO is available for spa related instruction, classes, receptions for groups, locals, events or touring workshops and classes. Please contact us with your ideas. The Studio is 750 square ft. with wraparound decks, views and bathrooms facilities. Personal yoga is available when the studio is not being used.

Yoga Jamabalaya
 
Yoga Group Classes
 
 
 

 

Join in on a Yoga class, and for $5 you can have full access to the hot tub, sauna and cold rain shower (Reg. value at $10)

JON PAUL SALONEN with his signature smooth active Hatha Yoga

Saturday Mornings : 9am-10:30am
Sunday Evenings: 7pm-8:30pm

 


 
Yoga Class
 
 
 

Just 25 miles from Yosemite Valley!

 
 

Yosemite Bug Rustic Mountain Resort

Hostelling International - Midpines
6979 Highway 140
P.O. Box 81 Midpines, CA 95345
Toll Free: 866.826.7108 Telephone: 209.966.6666 Fax:209.966.6667
E-Mail: bughost@yosemitebug.com