A couple steams in the cedar enzyme bath at Osmosis Day Spa in Freestone.
indoor or outdoor shower, before being
of sleep. When you finish, continue your
escorted to another room to soak and re-
experience with Spa Solage's hydrotherapy
hydrate in a luxurious tub filled with geo-
circuit in the men's or women's separate
thermal water. The final step is to sink into
soaking areas. Transition between a hot
a vibrating, zero-gravity chair and take a 20
pool, cool plunge and a steam, then linger
in cedar shavings, rice bran and plant en-
minute power nap–equivalent to two hours
by the large co-ed soaking pool.
zymes imported from Japan. But people
Japanese Enzyme Bath at Osmosis
Bathing in mud seems tame compared
to submerging yourself up to your neck
flock to Osmosis Day Spa (osmosis.com)
in Freestone, just west of Sebastopol, to do
exactly that—and, in return, derive benefits
such as pain relief, improved circulation
and exhilaration.
Osmosis is the only establishment in
North America to offer an authentic cedar
enzyme bath, a treatment that originated
in Japan in the 1940s. The one-and-a-
Excellence in customer service
is our top priority. We take pride in product
and safety knowledge,
with an emphasis on organic &
eco-friendly products.
We thank you for shopping
local with Baby World!
half hour experience (starting at $80 per
person) begins in the meditation garden,
where you are served an organic enzyme
tea designed to complement the metabolic
processes that occur in the enzyme bath.
Next you move to the private bath area,
where you slip into a large redwood tub
filled with the fragrant shavings. Steam
rises as your body settles into the soft fibers, and a renewed vibrancy seeps into
your bones. The intense enzyme activity in
the cedar enzyme bath produces its own
electro-chemical environment, as well as
heat. This combination breaks down body
wastes in the subcutaneous layer of the
skin so that your pores and even your cells
are thoroughly cleansed.
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