Northeast San Antonio Metrocom | January 2026

Health & wellness

BY THOMAS LEFFLER

Shellby Black opened Mellow Day Spa in 2022.

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Mellow Day Spa oers custom, whole body massages that focus on reducing pain and stress.

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Locally-owned Mellow Day Spa supports wellness through massages, facials, sensory lounges and more

Aside from therapy options, there’s also a variety of wellness products available at Mellow Day Spa.

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“You get the benets of the colors. So for exam- ple, red light therapy is going to help with your circulation and your skin health, green usually does [things like] detoxing,” Black said. Another service of Mellow Day Spa, waxing, comes from a mix of sugar, lemon and water. Black said other locations oer a resin-like material for waxing but that natural ingredients are a more eective paste. “Nobody’s allergic to sugar, lemon and water; and I personally feel that it removes the hair better. I used to do traditional waxing, and I had a lot of breakage with the hair. With the sugaring, I feel it pulls the hair completely out,” Black said. Aside from services, Mellow Day Spa sells prod- ucts from brands like MYCO Clinic Mushrooms and McKinney-based skincare brand FarmHouse Fresh. Notable quote Black said she has stayed in Northeast San Antonio to help others and feel the “small town vibes in a big city.” “We treat everybody who comes in here like they’re our family or our neighbor ... I like that kind of hospitality of San Antonio, everybody’s friends and family,” Black said.

Helping Northeast San Antonio residents with their personal wellness journeys has been Shellby Black’s mission since opening Mellow Day Spa in The Forum at Olympia Parkway shopping area. Black grew up in Seguin and initially conducted the spa out of Cibolo before moving to The Forum in 2022. What they oer Mellow Day Spa oers custom, full body massages along with Specialty Rituals, which are massages that target specic parts of the body. Black said massages can help with general pain and stress. The spa also oers facials. “I see [clients for] facials for two reasons. They either have a skincare concern, so wrinkles, acne, stu like that, or they don’t get that relaxation from body massage. They prefer facials,” Black said. Mellow Day Spa’s sensory lounge—a newer oer- ing—uses a technique that comes from healing frequencies, Black said. Patients in the lounge lie back on a bed connected to speakers, with special frequencies playing to vibrate the music through the body. Along with the frequency, which Black described as like being in a 4D movie theater, the lounge sessions display soft, colored lighting for patrons.

The spa’s main focus is reducing stress, aches and pains for all clients.

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8143 Agora Parkway, Ste. 115, Schertz www.mellowdayspa.com

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