The fact that Sydney/Eora is home to an abundance of holistic health and wellness centres is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, it means we’ll never run out of innovative therapies and treatments to keep our mind and body in check. But this city’s impressively long list of natural wellness studios also means we’re officially out of excuses for binge-watching House reruns and self-diagnosing from the couch. Le sigh.
But in all seriousness, there’s nothing more important than prioritising your physical and mental wellbeing—so if an apple a day ain’t cutting it, consider paying a visit to one of these self-care sanctuaries instead.
Here are Sydney’s best wellness centres that'll help you feel grounded, glowing, and good as new in no time.
Shelter
3 Goldman Lane, Double Bay
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Shelter may well be the sleekest wellness spot in Sydney. Located in the backstreets of Double Bay, this state-of-the-art studio takes an all-encompassing approach to health. Part spa, part gym, The Shelter boasts fitness classes such as spin, boxing, yoga, and mat pilates, as well as a traditional hot rock sauna, an infrared sauna, a fresh water ice bath, and an on-site smoothie and supplements bar.
To top it off, the space is an architect's dream, with a restrained minimalist design and plenty of natural light. If you're looking for a one-stop wellness shop, this is it.
Insider Intel
- Shelter has a free trial option for new clients, giving you the chance to experience one class commitment-free!
Slow House
Lower Ground, 180 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach
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Spanning a whopping 700 square metres, Slow House is a dreamy underground wellness centre and bathhouse below Beachouse gym in Bondi. It offers a full range of zen-inducing amenities including Bondi’s biggest Finnish salt sauna, a dome magnesium pool, cold plunges and a soothing steam room—all accessible with a one-off day pass or an ongoing membership. You can also book facials, massages, sauna suites and full-body treatments for an additional cost.
One Playground
Various Locations
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One Playground is totally transforming the way we view gym sessions by bringing wellness to the fold. The super-boutique centres offer over 30 different high-intensity fitness and wellness-aligned activities, and over 600 classes available to book each week across their locations in Surry Hills, Marrickville, Newtown, North Sydney, Haymarket and Merrylands.
Get your blood pumping with a gym workout, book into a high-energy spin class, join in on reformer pilates, get bendy in a yoga session, give dynamic barre a go, and get your groove on in the dance studios—One Playground has it all available under one easy membership.
Insider Intel
- One Playground features AI-powered equipment, so your treadmill will personalise your workouts to keep you pushing your limits and achieving your goals.
Tsavo Wellness
3A Spit Road, Mosman
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Tsavo Wellness is all about building healthy habits so you can unlock your best self. The premier wellness studio offers a curated menu of calming and trusted therapies, including advanced facials, microneedling, red light therapy, lymphatic massage, cryotherapy, ReOxy breathing therapy, infrared sauna sessions and more.
The space itself is also absolutely stunning, bathed in soft neutral tones, framed by flowing drapes, and elevated with thoughtful details that soothe the senses.
SOMA Collection
Aurora Place, Ground Floor/88 Phillip Street, Sydney CBD
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If you work in the city, you may well need a place to sneak away to and reset every once and a while. SOMA Collection, conveniently located between Macquarie and Phillip Streets in the Aurora Place Tower, is more than just a gym junkie haven. Sure, it offers personal training sessions, HIIT classes, reformer pilates and yoga, but it's also got a few wellness activities up its sleeve.
The luxe CBD oasis has a custom-made infrared sauna, complete with Bluetooth music, aromatherapy, and adjustable mood lighting. On top of that, SOMA offers remedial, Swedish and French lymphatic drainage massages to help you recover from your sweat sessions. Oh, and did we mention there's a waiting room cinema?
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Saltuary
Shop 2, 134 Great North Road, Five Dock
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Keeping the promise of its name, Saltuary provides specially designed rooms ideal for halotherapy and float therapy–salty experiences that soothe clientele and leave a slight, enticing taste on your lips.
Or maybe some infrared therapy is what you’re looking for, to keep your skin glowing? Perhaps a naturopath consultation, to get some meal and skincare routine advice? Whether you're looking for one or all of these, and maybe even a good old-fashioned massage to top it off, Saltuary has a number of packages, deals, and options to keep your shoulders un-tensed and your mind at ease.
Insider Intel
- Keep an eye on Saltuary's What's On page for frequent sales and limited package deals that will convince you (just that little bit more) to book a session or two.
RCVRI
Various Locations
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If you're someone who looks after their wellness through fitness activities like running and heart-pumping HIIT classes, kudos to you. But while working out is important, recovery plays just as huge of a part in boosting your physical and mental health.
With locations in Coogee, Manly and Cronulla, RCVRI offers heaps of different services to help you reset including hot and ice-cold plunge pools, physiotherapy sessions, traditional and infrared saunas, as well as tech-based therapies such as a zero-gravity bed (sort of like a float tank sans the water) and a pressurised hyperbaric chamber that can help with everything from inflammation, injuries, and pain to stress, fatigue, and sleep. Sign. Us. Up.
The Well
78 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach
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The Well is a holistic wellness haven in Bondi designed to support your entire wellbeing journey—mentally, physically and emotionally. Here, self-care is made simple with everything under one roof, including a diverse range of classes, personal training and therapies led by experienced professionals.
Power through a gym session, sweat it out with reformer pilates, or unwind with guided yin yoga and meditation before heading to the recovery zone for sauna, ice bath and compression therapies to help you reset and recharge. There’s even a full-on cafe for you to grab a post-workout coffee, smoothie or healthy feed.
Luna Beauty & Apothecary
329 S Dowling Street, Darlinghurst
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Founded by qualified Naturopath and Beauty Therapist Fay Halkitis, Dowling Street’s Luna Beauty & Apothecary explores the healing benefits of regular facial treatments when combined with evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle modifications. Essentially, the ethos here is to nourish the body from the inside out.
Luna offers an intimate experience where treatment is curated and catered to each customer, with personalised tonics bestowed from the in-house herbal dispensary. This place is the real deal for green beauty lovers and anyone who wants to improve their diet and their complexion at the same time.
Insider Intel
- Luna Beauty & Apothecary has an online shop for anyone wanting to try a wellness product or two at home. Buy your own guasha comb or get experimental with a range of flower essences.
Venustus
383 Oxford Street, Paddington
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Imagine the best massage you’ve ever had, and then multiply that by three. That’s the best way to describe Venustus’ personalised six-hand massage treatment, delivered by three massage therapists simultaneously. If a classic two-handed kneading is more your speed, this spiritual sanctuary on Oxford Street in Paddington offers those too.
Before treatments begin, white sage is burned to clear the space, with crystals and singing bowls incorporated too. Inspired by healing practices native to everywhere from India to Japan, this spa and wellness haven also offers personalised facials using their own brand of high-quality natural skincare.
Insider Intel
- With Venustus, you can buy and gift time itself. With options to purchase their Time experience, you can secure 60 minutes to 6 hours, picking whatever treatment pleases you in that particular moment.
Nature’s Energy
Various Location
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Voted Australia’s Best Day Spa for three consecutive years, Nature’s Energy is a trio of beautifully appointed bathhouses in Newtown, Glebe and Balmain. Flaunting traditional and infrared saunas, hot and cold spas, steam rooms, mineral pools, ice baths, rain showers and recovery lounges, each location has different offerings that provide a peaceful pause from the hustle and bustle. And if you’re looking to totally zen out, add on a spiritual reading, healing session, signature facial or massage.
MO+ Wellness
32 Ebley Street, Bondi Junction
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Founded in 2007 by wellness expert Barbara Choy, MO+ Wellness has been bringing the zen vibes to Bondi Junction for over a decade now. Offering a range of natural wellness services including massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture, cupping, strategic psychotherapy, and spa facial treatments, MO+ Wellness places importance on community, collaboration and supporting local businesses.
Inside, the space exudes relaxation, with ferns cascading from hanging pots and bamboo trunks climbing the walls. All this and we haven’t even mentioned their highly-sought-after “Natural Botox” treatment. Intrigued? Honestly, same.
The Broad Place
28 West Street, Paddington
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Dubbed “a school for creativity, clarity and consciousness”, The Broad Place teaches ancient knowledge and modern neuroscience through meditation retreats, courses, workshops, talks and events.
Set amongst a row of terrace houses on a quaint street in Paddington, become a pupil of the world as you learn how to empower yourself daily and live with—you guessed it—more clarity, creativity, and consciousness.
Nimbus Co
Various Locations
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Founded by qualified nutritionist Su Tuttle and partner Neil O'Sullivan, Nimbus Co is a trio of go-to wellness spots in Bondi, Neutral Bay and Manly. While each space is unique, all specialise in harnessing the healing properties of hot and cold therapy with state-of-the-art saunas and immersive ice baths.
At the Bondi location, there’s also an LED facial room designed to treat all kinds of skin issues, and various practitioners are available to book, including nutritionists, massage therapists and even a psychic medium.
Insider Intel
- If you end up loving your infrared experience a little too much, Nimbus Co sells at-home saunas for you to pick and choose from online. Unlimited wellness within your own four walls.
Selph Health Studios
2H Hayes Road, Rosebery
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If you’re looking for a place to rejuvenate and repair, enter the luxurious grounds of Selph Health Studios in Rosebery. Offering everything from chiropractic, physiotherapy and remedial massage to yoga, acupuncture, naturopathy, and nutrition, Selph Health Studios provides curated membership options so you can concentrate on what matters to you.
Plus, the space alone is worth a trip—the aesthetic is refined, contemporary, and stunningly sleek, boasting minimal design and heaps of white-walled open space.
Insider intel
- Pregnancy on your mind? Whether it be for you or a friend, Selph Health Studios has an entire section of wellness treatments dedicated to helping and easing the pregnancy process. Explore their Women's Health Hub for options ranging from pre-conception to nine weeks postpartum.
Soak Bathhouse
Ground Floor/25 Bourke Road, Alexandria and The Pacific Building, Level B1/180 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach
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Queensland cult-favourite wellness institution, Soak, is making its way to Sydney, with two new communal bathing spaces in Bondi and Alexandria in early 2025. Expect magnesium-infused mineral pools, hot-spring-style thermal spas, dry cedarwood saunas, steam rooms, and icy cold plunges galore—accessible with a day pass or membership.
You can also level up your Soak session with add-on therapies like infrared saunas, LED facials and full-body massages. Keep up with the opening here.
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