The StudioWarm basalt, laid out before a hot stone visitThe StudioThe oil burner goes on twenty minutes before you arriveThe StudioRiver stones, sorted by size and warmed in waterBotanicalsFittonia on the window ledge, which likes the humidityBotanicalsGreen through the whole studio, on purposeBotanicalsFern in the hallway, turning with the seasonBotanicalsEucalyptus, cut fresh for the steamOils and BlendsGrinding the arnica and calendula by handOils and BlendsHerbs worked down before they go into the carrier oilOils and BlendsThe tea you are handed afterwards, not an upsellBodyworkWorking the trapezius, slowly, because it will not be rushedBodyworkBoth hands along the spine, checking before pressingBodyworkPressure points at the temples, at the end of the hourBodyworkBasalt laid along the back and left to do its work
