Mother's Day 'bonding' at Westbury spa

On Mother's Day you could give mom flowers, a card or buy her a meal.

But if you're looking for something different, one Long Island business may have it. Cleansing Concepts in Westbury, which specializes in such esoterica as ionic footbaths and sunlight infrared sauna sessions, is holding a free tea brunch and a foot bath for moms on Sunday.

"I'm doing this for the first time because I noticed a lot of mothers and daughters coming in," said owner Vanessa Galati, 31, who started the business four years ago. "It's going to be a bonding thing for them." She says she now has about 500 regular clients and plans to open another spalike store in Smithtown this summer.

Galati said she got lots of help from her mom, Debbie Galati, 58, when she started the business. "She helped with love and support," Galati said. "She's always here when I need her."