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Happy Anniversary, Tranquility!
As if running a business during the to lease the empty space and launch cades ago. “Back then, our clients were pandemic hasn’t been enough of a Tranquility Spa, a modest four-room more into a holistic approach to wellchallenge, Tranquility Spa, located at operation headed by Adelson, o-ering ness, seeking massage as a comple917 Central Park Avenue in Scarsdale, massages and facials. ment to a program of working out and was hit by Tropical Storm Ida in early other exercise. Today, it’s very di-erent September. Deluged with water, which The business outgrew the original space, – the field is much more popular and precipitated a three-week shutdown of moved to Hartsdale and, again, needed mainstream, with spa visitors primarily the spa, Stephanie Hershkowitz (pic- more room to accommodate their grow- seeking pampering and relaxation betured above), general manager and ing client base. In November of 2004, yondpurelyphysicalhealthbenefits.” a principal of the business, saw the Tranquility opened the dual-level spa severe flooding through an optimist’s location they currently occupy in Scars- After the initial shut down from the paneyes: “We took the opportunity to re- dale. It is fitted with over a dozen - demic, mas Hershkowitz and her team made decorate,” she says, “and reopen with sage rooms, as well as changing rooms the many changes needed to create a an all-new ultra-relaxing environment.” and lockers, showers, a luxury lounge safeenvironmentforguestsandsta-. area, snack service, and a continuously Now celebrating 30 years in busi- evolving array of state-of-the-art technol- “Through it all, people keep coming to us ness, Tranquility was founded in 1991 ogiesinthepersonalcarefield. to manage Covid-related stress and for by Hershkowitz’s uncle Dr. Andrew a ‘time out’ and diversion from daily life; Schwartz, along with her mother Billie “Our current location is 6,030 square in some cases, they are grieving the loss Adelson, who had studied to become a feet,” notes Hershkowitz, “with a recep- of a loved one,” explains Hershkowitz. licensed esthetician. As the story goes, tion area of 600 feet. That was just about “But they are also coming to the spa to Schwartz had been frequenting a gym theentiresizeofourfirstlocation. celebrate ” life events, relax together and on Central Avenue when he noticed enjoy some sense of normalcy.” vacant space across the hall. Sensing Hershkowitziswellawareofhow- signifi an opportunity to serve the gym’s cli- cantly the spa industry has transformed “Thankfully, it has worked,” says Hershentele, the brother and sister partnered since Tranquility first opened- three kowitz, de with a sigh of relief. westchesterseniorvoice.com
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