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Feels like a relaxation massage.Treats the cause.

Touch — warm oil & slow handsQuiet — nothing to do but let goCare — agreed with you before we start
Who is Alex

Twenty years of hands. One profession later.

Alexander Dergunov, DOMP — osteopathic manual practitioner in Ottawa

Alexander Dergunov, DOMP — Osteopathic Manual Practitioner (Diploma, London College of Osteopathy and Health Sciences) and a hands-on bodywork professional for over 20 years. Before opening this practice I founded and ran two Ottawa-area spas — Hot Rock Spa (Carp) and Löyly Spa (North Gower). Those years taught me how a body lets go. Osteopathy taught me what to do once it does. My story & credentials →

What our clients say

Loved by clients at our former locations

These reviews are from our previous locations (up to April 2026). We no longer offer a sauna at our current address — but the same team, the same care for every client, and the same high standard of service continue here.

What is osteopathy

Your pain is rarely where your problem is.

A stiff neck can come from a shoulder that stopped moving well; a tired lower back from hips that sit all day. Osteopathy is gentle hands-on work that finds where your body lost its ease of movement — and helps it move freely again, so the tension stops coming back.

It's a whole-body approach. Rather than chasing one sore spot, osteopathy treats the body as a single connected system — muscles, joints, circulation, nerves and breath all working together. A session includes most of the techniques you'd feel in a traditional massage, and adds unique osteopathic techniques that restore the body's balance at every level and across all its systems.

That's why my sessions feel like a relaxation massage — warm, calm, unhurried hands-on work — but work like a treatment: they ease the tension you feel and gently correct the cause underneath it, so it's less likely to return. Relaxation isn't the goal here — it's the doorway. More about osteopathy, in plain language →

Treatments

What I offer

Every session is gentle, hands-on and unhurried — it feels like a relaxation massage, but works on the cause. Pick the one that fits below. How a session works →

Osteopathic Treatment

from $90 · 50 min $120

The complete two-phase session — the massage you came for, finished with gentle osteopathic work on the cause of your tension. Covered by many insurance plans.

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Relaxation Back Massage

60 min $80 · 90 min $140

Pure spa-style unwinding of your back, neck and shoulders by a 20-year sauna & spa master. Not covered by insurance.

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More sessions & add-ons

add-ons from $25

Full-body & hot-stone massage — plus add-ons for any session: foot massage, vibro percussion, dry brushing, exfoliation, cupping.

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Honest answers first

Not sure what osteopathy is? Most people mix it up with chiropractic. Here's the plain-language difference.

Insurance, in one breath: the Osteopathic Treatment is covered by many extended health plans — most plans cover osteopathy, so check yours in advance. Pure massage sessions are wellness work: I'm happy to provide them, but they don't come with an insurance receipt. The osteopathic session gives you most of what a relaxation massage does — and adds gentle work on the cause.

Who I don't treat: children, and chronic or complex medical pathologies — those deserve a physician's care, and I'll honestly refer you. My work is gentle, safe, soft-technique manual practice for everyday bodies: desk tension, stress, stiffness, tiredness, recovery.

What our clients say

Loved by clients at our former locations

These reviews are from our previous locations (up to April 2026). We no longer offer a sauna at our current address — but the same team, the same care for every client, and the same high standard of service continue here.