Health Update: Health Update: Wellness bus latest feature at Grounding Spot Spa in Estero – What Experts Say– What Experts Say.
A new concept has debuted in Southwest Florida for mobile meditation and IV therapy.
A wellness bus, described as a food truck for the soul, was created by the owner of Grounding Spot at Coconut Point Mall in Estero.
Frances Borshell, the company owner, said the new mobile experience brings meditation, IV vitamin therapy, and aesthetic services directly to the community.
The wellness bus is a 27-foot bus custom one converted to feature seven private meditation pods with one of them handicapped accessible.
Exterior of a 27-foot wellness bus owned by Estero-based The Grounding Spot that provides mental health and spa services.
Each pod offers comfortable seating, a table computer, and noise-canceling headphones to offer clients an immersive and restorative meditation session for up to 15 minutes.
“Our mission at Grounding Spot is to make mental fitness as mainstream as physical fitness,” Borshell said. “This mobile unit is about accessibility. We’re bringing meditation and rejuvenating therapies directly to the community. Whether at businesses, hospitals, schools or events—anyone can experience the benefits of stillness, restoration, and self-care.”
So what’s it like inside?
A feeling of calm takes over instantly once you enter the bus, she said.
“The interior is softly lit and intentionally designed to help guests disconnect from the outside world. In each private pod, visitors can choose from guided meditations, binaural beats, or silent meditation, all in convenient 15-minute sessions. Privacy curtains, customizable lighting, and comfortable seating allow for total relaxation on the spot,” she said.
Frances Borshell, founder of Grounding Spot in Estero. It is described as a ‘mental fitness club.”
In addition to meditation, the bus offers IV vitamin therapy that is designed to boost hydration, immunity, and energy, along with stem cell and exosome therapy to promote healing, hair growth, and skin rejuvenation.
“We are very excited about Exosome Therapy because it uses the regenerative power of stem cells without using the stem cells themselves to reduce fine lines and wrinkles, activate dormant hair follicles, and help calm inflammation which is beneficial for conditions like osteoarthritis,” Borshell said.
How to get an appointment
The Grounding Spot mobile unit makes appearances at community events, schools, corporate campuses, wellness festivals, and healthcare facilities throughout Florida.
Companies can contract the bus service for employee wellness programs for employees to enjoy regular meditation and therapy sessions without leaving the workplace.
For more information on Grounding Spot’s new mobile meditation and IV unit, visit www.GroundingSpot.com or call 239-456-0422.
A lifetime in wellness
Borshell has spent years studying how to integrate mental wellness with other disciplines. The company slogan is “the place to thrive.”
Relaxation, positive mindset, connection, and good nutrition are all part of good mental health.
“Whether it’s work-life stress, worry, anxiety, or depression, the majority of Americans suffer on a daily basis,” she said. “Our vision is simple (as) mainstream mental wellness.”
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: A wellness bus that is ‘food for the soul’ is in Estero