Do you want to thrive? Help's coming at a new club. What to know

A new fitness club is coming to Southwest Florida and it’s not focusing on improving your physical appearance, at least not directly.

A mental wellness club, Grounding Spot, will open its doors in Coconut Point Mall in Estero on May 25.

The opening dovetails with Mental Health Awareness Month which strives to overcome stigmas and other challenges of mental health and well being.

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Grounding Spot will take a preventative approach with programs aimed at maintaining a “healthy mental state” that includes staying connected, exercise, good nutrition, mindfulness and self care.

Whether it’s work-life stress, anxiety or depression, many people struggle on a daily basis, said Grounding Spot founder Frances Borshell.

“Our vision is simple, mainstream mental wellness.  If you want to get in shape, you go to a gym.”  Borshell said in a news release. “Where do you go if you want to feel good mentally and strengthen your mental well-being on a daily basis?  Grounding Spot is the place. It’s your place to thrive.”

Roughly 41% of adults in Florida reported symptoms of anxiety or depression in 2021, partly tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, and 25% did not get mental health care for it, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Some complementary and alternative medicine therapies are a potential treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, which is characterized by persistent anxiety, including worry and fear, according to study data published in the journal, Medicine.

So what’s going to be offered at Grounding Spot?

The new center is merging with Our Yoga Place, known for its hot yoga facility at Coconut Point. The founders of Our Yoga Place, Tom Palmer and Nancy Gerald, are among partners in the new venture.

“We are excited about expanding yoga into so much more for the mind and body with Grounding Spot,” Palmer said.

“We offer a calm, soothing environment for people to enhance their mental wellness in the state-of-the-art facility equipped with the most advanced technology, yoga, meditation, and many other services to help strengthen mindset," he said.

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Other offerings include bio neurofeedback, IV vitamin therapy, halotherapy, yoga, meditation, life coaching and more. Memberships range from $30 a month to $245 a month for the full menu of online and in-person services.

The center will include a salt cave to help expand breathing, there will be float therapy for self reflection, cold plunge tanks for endorphins, electromagnetic stimulation, and a superfood grab-n-go café.

For more information, visit www.groundingspot.com

This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: Grounding Spot mental fitness club opening May 25 at Coconut Point Mall