Three years after launching Asana Organic Skin Care & Beauty in Glastonbury, local entrepreneurs Tida and Alex Bukowski are expanding and have opened a second location in Avon.
The new spa, Tida says, will include all of the unique organic and innovative services she offers in Glastonbury, and so much more.
At almost triple the size, the Avon location will allow her to offer a more immersive day spa experience and accommodate groups for spa parties, events, and more. The organic spa treatments include facials, massage, body treatments, makeup, waxing, brow shaping and henna tinting, lash lifts and tints, LED treatments and an infrared sauna, along with numerous new holistic treatments.
“It’s going to be a whole mind-body experience where you can spend an entire day enjoying our many spa treatments as well as services like infrared sauna, traditional steam sauna, Himalayan salt therapy, a cold plunge pool.”
The spa will have four treatment rooms and a “relaxation area,” on top of grass turf. Each of the treatment rooms, Tida adds, are designed to look like “mini-houses, to make you feel like you're outside in nature when you're in the spa.
“The decor has so many natural elements: whitewashed wood, barn doors, various plants, flowers, and hanging horticulture so you can feel close to nature even on a cold winter day. It’s going to be everything I dreamed of for a new spa.”
Tida opened her Glastonbury Asana Organic Skin Care & Beauty spa in 2020. She got the business off the ground with the help of her husband and business partner, Alex Bukowski. Other family members helped out as well. Alex’s father, Jeff Bukowski and his brother, Eric Bukowski helped to build out the interior of Asana both in Glastonbury and Avon. Her mother, Fon Camfield, assisted in designing the space.
“The entire place was a family affair, it was really built with love and we designed every inch of the space.”
Born in Thailand but raised mostly in Connecticut, Tida brings her strong Eastern connections to her life and her business.
“I incorporate my culture into the business and every time I go back to Thailand I bring back something special for the spa," Tida says. “A love and deep appreciation for different cultures, traditions and rituals are woven into the fabric of our offerings here at Asana. I love learning how people ‘spa’ in other parts of the world and I love sharing that with clients.”
The new spa, like the one in Glastonbury, was blessed by a Buddhist Thai monk prior to opening “so it has really great energy.”
Asana Organic Med Spa
315 West Main St., Avon
Asanaorganicskin.com
On Social: @Asanaorganicbeauty
860-382-6625
"Asana describes a yoga pose as well as a seated posture in meditation, which in turn is an ancient practice intended to bring tranquility and a sense of peace. It's a transformational pose and I want people to feel this new spa is a transformational place.” Tida Bukowski