Celebrate National Wellness Month: Local Paths to Rest, Renewal & Resilience

August is National Wellness Month — a time to pause, recharge and reconnect with what nourishes you, inside and out. From soothing spa experiences and holistic healing to empowering therapy and movement-based practices, Chatham County and surrounding areas offer meaningful ways to support your well-being all month long.

Tucked into the serene woods of Hillsborough, just minutes from Chapel Hill and Durham, Hillsborough Spa and Day Retreat offers a peaceful escape focused on inner beauty and total renewal. From personalized Éminence Organics facials (like the glow-boosting Fire and Ice or youth-enhancing Better Than Botox) to deeply relaxing custom massages, scrubs, wraps and soak & sound experiences, every service is tailored to your unique needs.

Enjoy luxurious amenities, including infrared saunas, steam rooms, tranquility lounges and healthy snacks and teas — all in a setting designed to calm the mind and rejuvenate the body. Whether you’re visiting solo or as a couple, Hillsborough Spa is your destination for rest, reconnection and restoration.

Book your custom spa day and receive 10% off packages. Open daily (except Tuesdays).
HillsboroughSpa.com | Come early. Linger late. Leave renewed.

Chatham Counseling + Wellness highlights the essential connection between mental health and overall well-being. This Chatham County-based clinical practice offers comprehensive outpatient therapy for children, adolescents, teens and women, with a focus on healing, resilience and growth.

Led by Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Ashleigh Glover, the practice specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) — a proven, research-supported method shown to significantly improve functioning and quality of life. Clients are supported through challenges such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, life transitions and more, in a warm and personalized therapeutic environment.

Ashleigh Glover is a respected mental health advocate and educator, currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Counselor Education Supervision. In addition to her clinical work, she serves on the executive board of the North Carolina Counseling Association, where she helps shape statewide policy and advocacy initiatives. Locally, she is an ambassador for the Chatham County Chamber of Commerce, building bridges between wellness and community.

Learn more at chathamcounselingandwellness.com! 

AbunDance Healing Arts invites the community to slow down, breathe deeply and return to the wisdom of the body and the land. Founded by Kim Calhoun, a lifelong Chatham County resident and devoted healing arts practitioner, AbunDance offers a holistic path to wellness grounded in nature, movement and compassionate touch.

Through offerings like gentle yoga, somatic energywork, partner massage workshops and wild plant foraging walks, Kim creates opportunities for individuals and groups to reconnect — with themselves, each other and the Earth. Her sessions, grounded in the healing modalities of polarity therapy and bodywork, are deeply respectful and uniquely tailored to each client’s needs.

Kim’s philosophy is rooted in the belief that everyone holds an innate capacity to heal. Her work supports nervous system regulation, emotional clarity and physical ease — key foundations for true, sustainable wellness.

Kim also shares her deep knowledge of the local landscape through plant walks and herbal medicine classes, offering a playful, empowering gateway to wild nourishment and self-care.

This August, let AbunDance Healing Arts remind you that wellness isn’t something you chase — it’s something you remember. Right here, right now.

Explore sessions and seasonal offerings at abundancehealingarts.com! 

Celebrate wellness year-round by prioritizing movement and mindfulness at Wellness Wednesdays, hosted by barre3 Chatham Park. This free, indoor weekly event invites the community to experience a full-body workout that blends strength, cardio and breathwork — all in a welcoming and supportive environment.

Held every Wednesday from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., the barre3 class is designed to meet you where you are. With low-impact options, energizing cardio bursts and grounding breathwork, this session offers something for every body — no experience needed.

• Free & open to the public
• Equipment provided
• Food + beverages available at MOSAIC
• Bring a water bottle (fountain available on-site)

barre3 Chatham Park | 120 Mosaic Blvd, Pittsboro, NC
Reserve your spot on Eventeny

Come as you are, leave feeling stronger, centered and connected.

This National Wellness Month, take a meaningful step toward rest and restoration with A Touch of Wellness, a boutique massage practice dedicated to personalized care and deep relaxation. Owned and operated by licensed massage therapist Brittney Gaines (LMBT #22070), A Touch of Wellness offers a calm, welcoming space where each session is tailored to your specific needs — whether you’re easing chronic tension, improving mobility or simply seeking a quiet moment to unwind.

Brittney brings over a decade of experience in emergency care as a paramedic and channels that same compassion and dedication into every massage she gives. Her work blends light to firm pressure and draws on techniques like Swedish massage, Myofascial Release, Thai, Lomi Lomi, Craniosacral Therapy and Trigger Point Therapy. Additional services include prenatal massage, cupping and body scrubs.

Guests enjoy complimentary aromatherapy and Himalayan salt stone treatments, with optional enhancements like a peppermint scalp massage, foot and leg scrub or back exfoliation to elevate the experience.

While couples’ massages aren’t offered, clients receive the full attention of a passionate solo practitioner who believes in the power of touch to promote wellness from the inside out.

Relax. Restore. Rejuvenate.
Learn more or book online at A Touch of Wellness!