Body wraps, now popular at spas worldwide, have been a fixture at Rancho la Puerta since 1940. Ranch co-founder Professor Edmond Szekely sought a balm for the aches and other muscle discomforts that afflicted some guests who were unaccustomed to dawn-to-dusk exercise. He adapted and modified the 19th-century naturopathic techniques of Father Sebastian Kniepp (1821-1897). Today our herbal and wraps are as effective and soothing as ever, promoting circulation and relaxing tense and sore muscles.