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Fourteen years of holistic care. Built by practitioners, for people who are not sick — but not yet well.
“We did not open a spa. We built a refuge — for people who have run out of other options.”
Serene Spa was founded in 2010 by two practitioners who had spent the previous decade working in clinical and restorative settings. What they kept encountering — in hospitals, in rehabilitation centres, in private practice — was a population of people who were not sick in any conventional sense, but who were not well either. Exhausted, fragmented, operating at some fraction of their natural capacity.
They believed that the right environment, the right touch, and the right quality of attention could reach places that conventional medicine rarely addressed. They leased a building on Bahnhofstrasse, spent eighteen months designing it, and opened with four treatment rooms and a waiting list.
Fourteen years later, little has changed in the philosophy — only in the depth of its application. The space has grown. The team has grown. But each treatment is still designed around a single question: what does this body actually need today?
The body knows what the mind has forgotten.— Serene Spa, est. 2010
We help it remember.
The People
Behind the Practice
Dr. Amara Osei
Lead TherapistTrained in Ayurvedic medicine and clinical massage therapy, Amara has spent 12 years developing her signature approach: unhurried, precise, deeply attuned.
Lena Vogel
Hydrotherapy SpecialistLena studied thermal medicine in Baden-Baden and brings a European precision to every hydrological treatment. Her circuits are considered some of the most effective in the city.
Paul Lopes
Reiki MasterA third-degree Reiki practitioner and former oncology support therapist, Paul works with a rare quality of stillness that guests consistently describe as unlike anything they have encountered.
Four Commitments
Holistic Care
We treat the whole person — body, nervous system, emotional state. Nothing is addressed in isolation.
Sustainable Sourcing
Every oil, clay, and botanical product is selected for both efficacy and ethical origin. We do not compromise on either.
Mindful Practice
Our therapists work from presence, not routine. Each session is as different as the person receiving it.
Continuous Mastery
All practitioners undergo quarterly development. We believe the learning never stops — and our guests feel the difference.
Your Ritual Awaits
Select a date. Choose your treatment. The rest, we handle.