— Issaquah · E Sunset Way
Massage in Issaquah — Swedish and deep tissue.
Four bookings, $60 to $135. The shortest of them is half an hour on the neck and shoulders, and it doubles as the massage half of four of our seven packages.
Quick answer
A massage at Aura is hands-on bodywork of 30 to 90 minutes, booked as one of four services: Neck & Shoulder at $60, Swedish at $85, Deep Tissue Therapy at $95, or deep tissue held for 90 minutes at $135. We are at 575 E Sunset Way in Issaquah, WA, open every day from 9 AM to 8 PM.
- On the menu
- 4 bookings
- Length
- 30 to 90 minutes
- Price
- $60 to $135
- Open
- 7 days, 9 AM – 8 PM
— 01 · Massage prices for 30 to 90 minutes
Swedish and deep tissue, 30 to 90 minutes.
| Massage | Minutes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Neck & Shoulder Massage Neck, shoulders and upper back. | 30 | $60 |
| Swedish Massage Lighter full-body work for general tension. | 60 | $85 |
| Deep Tissue Therapy Massage Firm pressure for chronically tight neck, shoulders, back and legs. | 60 | $95 |
| Deep Tissue Massage The same work with half an hour more of it. | 90 | $135 |
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What is on the massage menu?
The four appointments cover focused neck and shoulder work, lighter Swedish massage and two lengths of deep tissue massage. The table lists each price and duration.
Half an hour for neck and shoulders · $60
The shortest booking, covering the neck, the shoulders and the upper back. Half an hour is about right for the band of muscle that a keyboard, a steering wheel and a phone screen have been tightening since Monday. It is also the 30 minutes of massage inside four of our seven packages.
Swedish · 60 minutes · $85
Lighter, broader work across the whole body — long strokes, steady pressure, nothing that makes you brace. Book it when the tension is general and what you want is an hour in which nobody needs anything from you. It is also the easier one to pick if it has been years since your last massage and you would rather not be surprised.
Deep tissue · 60 minutes at $95, or 90 at $135
Slower and firmer, worked into the places that have been tight for months: neck, shoulders, back and legs. Sixty minutes covers two or three of those properly. The 90 gives the extra half hour to the fourth, or spends all of it on whichever one you point at when you come in.
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Which massage should you book?
Choose by how long the tightness has been there. One bad week in a desk chair answers to 30 minutes on the neck and shoulders at $60. Months of it, or a low back and legs that ache by Wednesday, wants the 60-minute deep tissue at $95 and probably the 90 at $135.
If you want an hour off, no knot in particular
Take the Swedish. It suits the visit where the reason for coming is the week itself and there is no single sore spot you could point to. Sixty minutes at $85 is also the easiest first appointment to judge a studio by, before you commit to anything longer.
If one place has been sore for months
Deep tissue, and say where as soon as you are in the room. Our therapists will work the area at the pressure you ask for. Tightness that took months to build rarely lets go in a single hour, so two or three appointments a few weeks apart usually do more than one long booking on its own.
If you want the scalp done as well
Choose one of the five massage packages below to combine shoulder or back work with scalp care or a facial in one appointment.
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Five packages that include a massage.
Four combine massage with a head spa. The other pairs shoulder work with a gua sha facial. Prices run from $120 to $148.
- Male: Upper Shoulder Massage + Head Spa — $120. Half an hour on the shoulders and half an hour of scalp care.
- Neck & Shoulder Massage + Head Spa — $140. A 30-minute massage followed by an hour at the basin and a blow-dry.
- Head Spa + Back Massage — $145. Two 45-minute blocks, split between the scalp and massage for the back and legs.
- Midweek Healing Package — $148. Three half-hour stages for the shoulders, face and scalp.
- Male: Upper Shoulder Massage + Gua Sha Facial — $120. Half an hour of deep tissue work on the shoulders and half an hour for a gua sha facial.
Gua sha facial and massage package savings
These five packages cost $10 to $62 less than the listed components or closest standalone options. The $148 Midweek Healing Package has the largest difference. Compare each package with its component prices or see the full price list for massage and other services.
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What can a massage reasonably do?
It may help you relax, and research suggests it can ease muscle tension. NCCIH reports that a 2017 American College of Physicians guideline included massage among the non-drug options for short-term low-back pain, and describes massage as low-risk when a trained practitioner performs it.
Ninety minutes on a table in a quiet room is also ninety minutes in which nobody can reach you, and for some people that is reason enough to book the long one. Issaquah collects about 62 inches of rain, most of it between October and April, so a 6 PM appointment in January is a different proposition from a 6 PM appointment in July.
When to talk to a doctor first
New pain, numbness, a recent injury, recent surgery or a fever are all reasons to check with your physician before you book, and to say so when you arrive. Pregnancy is the same conversation. Massage here is a beauty and relaxation service; it does not diagnose, treat or cure anything.
Hair loss, a scalp that is sore, or flaking that will not settle belongs with a dermatologist. See one first, then book — they work well together, and our guide to scalp massage sets out what the research does and does not say about the scalp side of the menu.
Finding us
Find Aura on E Sunset Way
Open every day, 9 AM to 8 PM — a lunch hour, an evening after work, or a weekend morning all fit.
- Come off I-90 at Exit 18 and follow E Sunset Way east. We are about a third of a mile past Front Street, on a block of converted houses.
- Watch the curb for a dark monument sign reading House of Layo and Aura Beauty. We share the site with the salon, so that sign is the landmark.
- Come a few minutes early on a first visit — there is tea by the fireplace, and telling us at the desk what you want worked on saves that time coming out of your hour.
— Massage questions
Asked & answered.
How much is a massage in Issaquah at Aura?
What is the difference between Swedish and deep tissue?
Can I add a massage to a head spa?
Is massage safe if I am pregnant or recovering from an injury?
Do you offer sports, prenatal or hot stone massage?
— Research & references
NCCIH — Massage Therapy: What You Need To Know
Reports that a 2017 American College of Physicians guideline included massage among the non-drug options for short-term low-back pain, and describes massage as low-risk when a trained practitioner performs it.
Mayo Clinic — Massage therapy: Get in touch with its many benefits
Sets out what massage is studied for, who should speak to a doctor before booking, and why it is treated as a complement to medical care.
Mayo Clinic — Relaxation techniques: Try these steps to lower stress
Places hands-on approaches alongside breathing and meditation as practices that can bring everyday stress down.
Citations are summarized — please read the original sources. Aura is a beauty and relaxation studio: nothing here diagnoses, treats or cures anything, and hair loss, a sore scalp or flaking that will not settle is a question for a dermatologist. See one first, then book — the two go together well.
— Keep reading
From $60
Head Spa
Eight formats, 30 to 90 minutes, each one opening with a look at your scalp on a monitor.
From $120
Packages
All seven pairings, 60 or 90 minutes, each set against what its halves cost alone.
From $80
Facials
Gua sha lifting, deep hydration, and a customized gua sha facial. Choose 30, 60 or 75 minutes.
Pricing
Every price
Sixteen treatments and seven packages, 23 lines in all, nothing held back.