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MANCHESTER, Iowa — A new wellness facility is set to open in Delaware County with a focus on “self care as health care.”
Riverview Wellness will open Wednesday, May 1, at 102 Legion St. in Manchester. The 7,000-square-foot facility will offer a wide variety of spa services such as massage sessions, facials, halotherapy and more. The facility also staffs a mental health counselor and a dietician.
“The idea behind it all is self care as health care,” said owner and aesthetician Anna Drees. “When somebody walks in the door, we want to be treating the whole person, not just one part of them.”
Riverview Wellness brings multiple independent providers under one roof, Drees explained. That allows providers across the different modalities to collaborate and help clients approach wellness in a holistic manner.
The spa will offer one-on-one services and group classes, and the space also will include a menu of food and drink items from Blended, a Dyersville-based health cafe.
“The team that has come together here really is an absolute A team,” said operations manager Amy Whitman. “In such a busy world, we’re all here to make this a place where people can find some peace and tranquility.”
Drees said she hopes to curate an atmosphere of “comfort” and “care” at the spa, adding that the space has a strict “no judgment policy” that allows people to come in and center their own wellbeing.
She added that she is especially excited to offer that atmosphere and those services in a rural area like Manchester.
Currently, she said, people need to drive an hour or more for many of the services Riverview soon will offer right in town.
“In rural areas, we don’t always get the same experiences as people living in bigger cities without having to travel,” Drees said. “I’m really excited to offer this here locally so people can get that experience closer to home.”
Riverview Wellness will be open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday with select weekend hours. Additional information about the business can be found online at riverview-wellness.com/.