MEMBER PROFILE
STRESSBUSTERS
WELLNESS DAY SPA
Putting Safety First in
Pregnancy Treatments
B Y M A E M A Ñ AC A P - J O H N S O N
W
hen Mikki Melinda
Anderson, along with
husband Michael,
founded StressBusters
Wellness Day Spa in Laguna Hills,
California in 2000, the couple had a
clear vision in mind: to create a day spa
that offers one of the highest standards
in pregnancy massage therapy in Orange
County. Today, not only does the spa
continue to attract a growing market of
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expectant mothers, it is also the
massage provider for Mission Hospital in
Mission Viejo, California and serves
patients from its Women’s Wellness
Center.
Anderson, a certified clinical
aromatherapist and pregnancy massage
therapist since 1993, claims the day spa
has since earned the trust of obstetricians/gynecologists, midwives and
doulas in local hospitals and prenatal
facilities who often recommend their
patients to the spa for a massage
treatment. In fact, Anderson is “the only
massage therapist in Orange County
with official and legal hospital privileges
to work with high-risk and hospitalbound pregnancies.”
In total, 42 percent of the spa’s
clientele are expectant mothers. Part of
the spa’s appeal among pregnant
women is the vast range of pregnancy