The Journey Spa and Wellness Center

By Danielle Perry...

Tana Diaz had something unique in mind when she told her husband Tony she was ready to open a day spa in Orange County.

An Esthetician and Massage Therapist for more than 30 years, she had developed a sense that not enough spas offered what people really needed: one that extended beyond the faux pas and reflected a passion for the art of wellness.

When she told Tony she would call the spa The Journey Spa and Wellness Center, a name that came to her in a dream, she knew it would represent their own personal journey and her passion for providing her clients with nourishment for theirs.

Tony’s reaction to Tana’s vision was business driven; he would ensure they had the equipment, the right location and would handle expenses. He was, as the couple jokes, “completely un-tuned to Tana’s vision.”

But Tana’s image of an upscale and intimate, boutique-style day spa and Tony’s dedication to the business is what has made the couple so successful and their positive aura so contagious.

The spa’s peaceful environment features earth-tone walls, a calming river that runs down a glass-wall and dimly lit rooms that make it an intimate environment to escape the hectic world outside its doors.

Tana’s journey as an Esthetician and Nationally Certified Massage Therapist took her through several of Orange County’s well-known salons and spas. She developed a clientele that appreciated her excitement about the art and science of skincare.

Continually learning and developing the latest techniques, Tana brought to her clients what the big and impersonal spas of Orange County couldn’t with her passion.

“It’s not just about the product. It’s about the touch,” she says. “I see people leave happy and it feels good.”

Tana’s continual desire to learn and develop as a Holistic Health Practitioner and Skincare Therapist keeps the spa’s unique treatments fresh and advanced.

Featuring the state-of-the-art in Molecular Massage Technology, Ultrasonic Skinscrubber, and Hydrafacials, as a few of their services, The Journey Spa is a step ahead of the competition.

Many of the couple’s clients have traveled near and far for spa treatments, and have held The Journey Spa as one of the best. Even from as far away as Canada, Sweden and Mexico.

Long time client of Tana’s, Maureen Sloan says that she’s experienced a-lot at the hands of Tana.

“Tana has a real knack about all of this,” Sloan says. “She loves her work and it’s obvious.”

And Tony helps Tana keep her passion aflame by taking care of the spa’s specifics.

Tony, who had no intention to work at the spa, is now a regular face at The Journey Spa and is known to regular clients as the “spa boy”. After a difficult heart surgery, Tana suggested Tony hang around the spa for a while.
“What better place to heal in,” she suggested. “It opened my eyes to seeing Tana’s vision more clearly,” he says. “And I knew I wanted to support her.”

The couple and their newest member, Cindy Serrano, create a team of enthusiastic experts ready to give you every moments worth of your treatment.

“We want our clients to feel their best and want them to look forward to coming back,” Tana says. “[Going to the spa] should be a wonderful experience.”