Overworked? Take a nap at Yelo!

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The city “that never sleeps” can now catch a few zzzzzz on West 57th St. at Yelo, a wellness center designed to help restore mental and physical health through an innovative combination of sleep and reflexology therapy.

The mid-afternoon nap break (a.k.a. siesta) is a long-standing tradition in Spain and many Latin American countries. Afternoon sleep is also a common habit in the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, India, Southern Italy, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, and North Africa. Some offices in Japan have napping rooms for their workers to take a nap break during lunch or after working overtime.

The fact is, sleep is a crucial part of a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Not getting enough can dramatically affect how we feel, look, and think. Prolonged lack of sleep can also have serious negative long-term effects such as increasing the risk of obesity, slowing reaction time, creating memory problems, irritability, anxiousness and depression.

Yelo’s flagship offering, the YeloNap, is a patented sleep therapy system designed to provide rest and rejuvenation in five-minute increments. Your serene experience begins in a state-of-the-art YeloCab, a private, honeycomb-shaped cabin with a customizable environment just for you – that’s right, you get to choose the:
• chromatherapy: uses color and light to balance energy wherever a person's body be lacking, be it physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental) also known as color therapy or colorology
• music: provides an interpersonal process that uses music and all of its facets— to help improve or maintain physical, emotional, mental, social, aesthetic, and spiritual health
• aromatherapy: uses essential oils, and similar aromatic compounds from plants, to improve a person's mood, cognitive function or health

Inside each YeloCab is a luxurious, proprietary YeloChair, which reclines deeply to keep your legs elevated above your heart, so that your pulse slows down. This produces a feeling of weightlessness, which encourages full relaxation within minutes. You can customize the lighting and environmental sounds within the YeloCab as you breathe in purified air, and get cozy under 500-thread count linens and soft cashmere blankets. The YeloCab is the perfect combination of luxury and technology.

Naps range from a 20-minute minimum ($12) to a 40-minute maximum ($24). Taking a nap for less than 20 minutes won’t provide you with enough rest, but a nap of over 40 minutes will encourage too deep of a sleep, from which it will be difficult to awaken without feeling groggy. A 20-minute power nap three times a week can reduce the rate of heart disease in healthy individuals by 37% according to a February 2007 study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health. The same study also demonstrated a 64% decrease in coronary mortality in working men over 50.

Combined with Yelo’s reflexology treatments (including the feet, hands and ears), you will emerge revived, refreshed, balanced, and energized. Yelo packages include:
 

Peace and Calm:
40 min. $115
Surrender to total relaxation. This Yelo Reflexology Massage will help you to slow down, soothe tensions and achieve a more restful sleep. The session includes: aromatherapy and a gift to take home.
 

Wake Up Call:
40 min. $115
If you are tired or depressed, this energizing Yelo Reflexology Massage will help improve your mood and boost your energy level. The session includes: aromatherapy and a gift to take home.
 

Immunity:
40 min. $115
It's tough out there. This Yelo Reflexology Massage will help strengthen your metabolism and assist your immune system in fighting pollution and toxins. The session includes: aromatherapy and a gift to take home.
 

Clean Slate:
40 min. $115
Feeling slow, heavy, and puffy lately? Unburden and release unwanted toxins with our Yelo Reflexology Massage and cleansing treatment. The session includes: aromatherapy and a gift to take home.
 

Travelade:
40 min. $115
Enjoy your trip! This rejuvenating Yelo Reflexology Massage will help adjust your body and mind to the ideal time zone for those battling jet lag or the ordinary stresses of the jet-set age. The session includes: aromatherapy and a gift to take home.
 

Treat Yourself:
60 min. $130
60 minutes of Yelo Reflexology for feet, hands or ears; or choose a combination of two. This treatment will give you a complete reflexology experience and allow you to experience a deep state of wellbeing.
 

Indulge Yourself:
90 min. $185
90 minutes of Yelo Reflexology for feet, hands or ears. Choose a combination of two, or all three. This is really the ultimate reflexology experience. Your therapist will be able to totally customize your treatment according to your condition.

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