Why Empower Wellness Spa Speaks to Los Angeles' New Definition of Wellness

By Olivia N

Los Angeles residents approach their bodies with the same ambition they bring to their careers and personal growth. Longevity, vitality, performance, and appearance are all part of the same conversations. However, for all of LA’s innovation in beauty and health, many people still struggle to find care that actually addresses how their bodies function beneath surface-level adjustments.

Empower Wellness Spa, located in Encino, was founded by wellness expert Mariam Hakopyan. Her business offers unique services that benefit circulation, lymphatic health, oxygenation, detoxification, and nervous system balance. At Empower, these buzzwords are the biological foundations on which lasting wellness is built. The spa is calming and warm, reflecting Hakopyan’s belief that healing requires scientific integrity as well as emotional safety. As she explains, “Every detail, from the therapies to the energy of the space was designed to make clients feel nurtured, inspired, and reminded that true wellness starts within.”

Empower Wellness Spa started with Hakopyan’s own need for answers. After years of working through Lipedema and other chronic health challenges, she experienced the same frustrations that many people with these conditions face. Treatments were often too invasive, expensive, or focused on surface-level outcomes rather than underlying issues. Worse, many systems left little room for empathy or individualized care. There were plenty of places offering relaxation or aggressive medical intervention, but very few addressed circulation, lymphatic flow, chronic inflammation, and cellular recovery in a way that was both non-invasive and accessible. “I wanted to bridge the gap between relaxation and real results. After years of trying different wellness approaches, I realized that people needed access to therapies that go beyond surface-level treatments,” Hakopyan says. In other words, she wanted to treat the body without dismissing the person inside it.

Los Angeles is often the first place new wellness trends appear, but it is also where trends are abandoned just as quickly. Empower’s model goes against that cycle entirely. The spa focuses on systems that are essential to human health but often overlooked; this includes the lymphatic system, circulatory efficiency, oxygen delivery, detoxification pathways, and mitochondrial function. These systems influence everything from inflammation and fatigue to hormonal balance, skin health, and recovery speed. When they are compromised, the body struggles to self-regulate. When they are supported, healing is quicker.

One of Empower’s most requested treatments is Ozone Sauna Therapy, often recommended as a starting point for new clients. The therapy combines heat, steam, and ozone exposure to increase oxygenation, enhance circulation, and stimulate detoxification. Clients often report improvements in energy, clarity, mobility, and overall comfort after their sessions, showing how connected the body’s internal systems truly are. Other therapies at Empower include Endospheres Compressive Microvibration, red light therapy, vibration plate work, and lymphatic-focused facial treatments such as Gua Sha and Endospheres for the face. Hakopyan even offers body contouring for those who struggle with cellulite. As Hakopyan explains, “Treatments like Ozone Sauna Therapy, Endospheres Compressive Microvibration, Red Light Therapy with Rebounder and Vibration Plate, and Gua Sha Facial work synergistically to detoxify, improve circulation, and restore balance.”

Furthermore, Empower Wellness Spa attracts a wide range of clients. Individuals managing Lipedema, autoimmune conditions such as MS or Lupus, hormonal imbalances, chronic inflammation, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, lymphatic dysfunction, metabolic concerns, and post-surgical recovery all find support here. Others come for stress regulation, sleep issues, skin health, detoxification, or simply to feel like themselves again. At Empower, clients learn how circulation affects energy, why lymphatic stagnation contributes to inflammation, and how oxygenation supports cellular repair. This emphasis on understanding care is important to Hakopyan’s brand. “Empowerment, to me, means giving people the tools, education, and experience to take charge of their own wellness,” she says. “It’s about helping each person connect with their body’s ability to restore balance, release what no longer serves them, and thrive from the inside out.”

Unlike many wellness spas, Empower is not rushing to expand. Hakopyan is focused on refining the experience, training her team, and ensuring consistency before expanding. Upcoming offerings, including Foot Zoning Therapy and a custom skincare line, are being introduced slowly, complementing the spa’s focus on systemic health. “We’re focused on perfecting our current model to ensure every client experience reflects the highest standard of care, and once that foundation is fully in place, expansion will follow,” Hakopyan shares.

Today, Empower Wellness Spa stands out in Southern California’s wellness industry by helping people to heal their bodies, understand what is happening internally, and trust themselves again. And in a city like Los Angeles, this kind of grounded, science-driven care is just what the future of wellness needs most.