.Best of Santa Cruz County 2025: Health & Beauty

Acupuncture Practice

Lee Lewis, LAc

Silver—Santa Cruz Acu
Bronze—Spring Smith

Bike Shop

Bicycle Trip

Silver—Scotts Valley Cycle Sport
Bronze—Spokesman Bicycles

Chiropractic Office

Santa Cruz Spine and Sport

Silver—Santa Cruz NonForce Chiropractors
Bronze—Santa Cruz Chiropractic and Sports Medicine Clinic

Dental Practice

Michael J. Raffo, D.M.D.

Silver—Landmark Dental Group
Bronze—Heit Family Dentistry Inc.

Doctor

Kelli Beingesser, Sutter Health

Silver—Rachel Carlton Abrams, Santa Cruz Integrative Medicine
Bronze—Bay Eye Medical Group

eBike Shop

Bicycle Trip

Silver—Current eBikes
Bronze—Scotts Valley Cycle Sport

Esthetician

Sue Bell, Simply Skin Esthetics

Silver—Deann Bokariza-Neff, The Studio Spa
Bronze—Jaclyn Etcheverry

Fitness Class

Carina Reid, Fuel PHitness/Toadal Fitness

Silver—BODYPUMP, GOAT Santa Cruz
Bronze—Toadal Cross Training, Toadal Fitness

Golf Course

DeLaveaga Golf Course

Silver—Seascape Golf Club
Bronze—Pasatiempo Golf Course

Gym or Health Club

Toadal Fitness Live Oak

Silver—GOAT Santa Cruz
Bronze—West Fitness Santa Cruz

Hair Salon

Phoenix Salon and Gallery

Silver—Evolve Beauty Lounge
Bronze—Urban Groove

Health Care Facility

Nurture Women’s Health & Fertility

Silver—Kaiser Permanente
Bronze—Santa Cruz Integrative Medicine

Laser Hair Removal

Rejuvenate Medi-Spa & Wellness

Silver—Pacific Coast Aesthetics
Bronze—Laser Hair & Skin Solutions

Storefront of a pharmacy
Horsnyder Pharmacy is just the prescription for Best Pharmacy. PHOTO: Tarmo Hannula

Martial Arts School

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu of Santa Cruz

Silver—Sanford’s Martial Arts
Bronze—Garth Taylor Jiu-Jitsu and Martial Arts

Massage School

Five Branches University

Silver—Cypress Health Institute Massage School
Bronze—American Institute of Medical Massage

Massage Therapist

Antoinette Rios, Divine Massage & Skin

Silver—Mairin Torr, Nurture Women’s Health & Fertility
Bronze—Jenny Call, Mysofacial Relief and Integrated Therapies

Medi-Spa

Rejuvenate Medi-Spa & Wellness

Silver—Pacific Coast Aesthetics
Bronze—One Point Six Aesthetics

Midwife

Dana Ramsey, Nurture Women’s Health and Fertility

Silver—Sarah J. Swanson, Truly Midwifery
Bronze—Kayla Cushner, Sutter Health

Nail Salon

Tracy’s Nails Salon

Silver—The Red Carpet Salon
Bronze—Prism Beauty

Naturopathic Doctor

Aimée Shunney

Silver—Tonya Fleck, Santa Cruz Naturopathic Medical Center
Bronze—Irene J. Valencia, Thrive Natural Medicine

Nutrition Center

The Herb Room

Silver—Felton Nutrition
Bronze—The Healthy Way

Orthodontist

John A. Hedrick, D.D.S., M.S.

Silver—Hulme Orthodontics
Bronze—Sea Glass Orthodontics

Personal Trainer

Carina Reid, Fuel PHitness/Toadal Fitness

Silver—Natalia Rivera España, GOAT Santa Cruz
Bronze—Rocky Snyder, RFC: Rehab, Fitness, Conditioning

Pharmacy

Horsnyder Pharmacy

Silver—Frank’s Pharmacy
Bronze—OneSource Compounding Pharmacy

Pilates Studio

Monarch Pilates & Physical Therapy

Silver—Pleasure Point Pilates
Bronze—Hot Elevation Studios

Running Store

Fleet Feet

Silver—Santa Cruz Running Company

Storefront of a sporting goods emporium
Good Times readers’ favorite sporting goods store? Play It Again Sports came out on top. PHOTO: Tarmo Hannula

Skate Shop

Bill’s Wheels

Silver—Santa Cruz Boardroom
Bronze—Skateworks

Spa (Pampering)

Well Within Spa

Silver—Chaminade Resort & Spa
Bronze—Yoso Wellness Spa

Spa (Soaking)

Well Within Spa

Silver—Sage Float Spa
Bronze—Tea House Spa

Sporting Goods

Play It Again Sports

Silver—REI
Bronze—Big 5 Sporting Goods, Watsonville

Surf School

Richard Schmidt Surf School

Silver—Surf School Santa Cruz

Surf Shop

O’Neill, Beach Street

Silver—Tie
Freeline Surf Shop
Pacific Wave

Store with packed shelves of tea and herbs and other products
The Herb Room takes the gold for Best Vitamin/Supplements store. PHOTO: Tarmo Hannula

Swim School

Simpkins Family Swim Center

Silver—Adventure Sports Unlimited
Bronze—Jim Booth Swim School, Duncan Holbert Pool

Therapist

Gold—Tie
Ila Breeann “Bree” Bode, Nurture Women’s Health & Fertility
Shannon Healer, LCSW

Bronze—Tie
Camille Ellis
Sara Anderson, Santa Cruz Therapy Collective

Vitamin/Supplements

The Herb Room

Silver—Nordic Naturals
Bronze—Felton Nutrition

Water Store

Blue Zone Waters

Silver—Pure Valley Water
Bronze—H2O4U

Waxing or Sugaring Studio

Simply Skin Esthetics

Silver—Binx Wax Hair Removal
Bronze—SugarSmith

Yoga Instructor

Puja Chance

Silver—Robin Berkery
Bronze—Hannah Muse

Yoga Studio

Breath+Oneness

Silver—Pleasure Point Sanctuary
Bronze—Village Yoga Santa Cruz

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