By Daisy Duffer (@daisyduffer)

Having previously posted warnings of the bad experiences that can be had when you engage with deal websites I thought it only right to redress the balance by sharing one business that seriously bucks any underlying poor-service trend.

In December I treated myself to a massage – yet again my guilty pleasure! – at Mystic and Holistic.

The salon, located in Eccles, Manchester has since become a regular indulgence, offering more than just your usual one-size-fits-all therapy.

There are few places you can visit that, under the same roof, offer anything from eyebrow shaping to Reiki, from massage to crystal healing.

Now, if you’re anything like me, the mere mention of holistic therapies will be causing you to slightly glaze over, but before you reach for the mouse to click away to reality, this incarnation of alternative procedures is about as far from the…