Join for gentle yoga and a new moon sound bath ritual.

Mendocino CA
The fascia is a densely woven fabric of connective tissue within our bodies that holds us together. It wraps around every muscle, tendon, ligament, bone and organ. When the fascia becomes tight it can inhibit movement and cause pain.

In this practical workshop you will learn about fascia, the role it plays within the body and a variety of fascia release techniques. We will use tennis balls and other props to work into all of your tight spots, releasing the fascia and getting you moving freely again.

Janu Basti is a traditional Ayurvedic treatment in which a dam of black gram dough is constructed around the knee joint and filled with warm, medicated oil. The oil is held in place for an extended period, allowing deep penetration into the joint tissues — nourishing cartilage, lubricating the joint space, and calming the aggravated vata that underlies most chronic knee pain and stiffness.

This treatment is particularly indicated for those experiencing joint degeneration, post-injury stiffness, runner's knee, osteoarthritis, or the creaking, crackling quality that comes with age and dryness in the joints. It is equally valuable as a preventive measure for active people — hikers, dancers, athletes — who place sustained demand on their knees.

Join for gentle yoga and a new moon sound bath ritual.

Shiro abhyanga is the Ayurvedic practice of warm oil massage applied to the scalp, head, and neck — one of the primary treatments for vata in the upper body and one of the oldest forms of therapeutic touch in the tradition. This session layers ear seeding and facial marma work around the central oil treatment, opening and closing the session with precision at the points that govern the senses and the mind.

Mukha Abhyanga Clinic Ayurvedic Face Treatment For the sun-exposed, the wind-touched, the ones whose skin has been living outside all summer. Mukha abhyanga is the classical Ayurvedic facial — not an extraction, not a peel. Warm medicated oil is worked into the face, jaw, and neck through marma-informed touch, preceded by a gentle herbal exfoliation to clear what summer has deposited on the skin. The session closes with sandalwood and rose at the marma points of the face and crown — cooling, clarifying, complete. Skin that is deeply fed rather than stripped. 45-minute appointments · pulse + herbal exfoliation + mukha abhyanga + marma + sandalwood close · $108

For the dry, the congested, the seasonally shifting. As the fog breaks and the air changes — drier, warmer, more moving — the head and sinuses ask for attention. Nasya is the classical Ayurvedic treatment in which medicated oil is delivered through the nasal passages, clearing the channels of the head, supporting immunity as the season turns, and steadying the mind through transition. On the Mendocino Coast, September marks the real seasonal hinge — and nasya meets it directly.

You'll leave with a small bottle of nasya oil to continue the practice at home.

60-minute appointments · pulse reading + preparatory treatment + nasya + take-home oil · $125

Kati Basti Clinic Warm Oil Therapy for the Low Back For the ones who've been on their feet all summer, whose low back has been asking for attention since August. Kati basti is the classical Ayurvedic treatment in which warm medicated oil is held inside a dough dam built over the lumbar spine — drawing out held tension, nourishing the discs and surrounding tissue, and grounding vata as the season turns. The antidote to a summer of doing.

Netra Basti (Ghee Eye Ritual) A warm ghee bath for the eyes. Soften tension. Restore vision. Clarify inner & outer sight. Netra Basti is one of Ayurveda’s most revered therapies for the eyes, mind, and subtle perception. Warm, purified ghee is pooled around each eye within a soft atta (flour) dam, creating a gentle, luminous bath that nourishes the optic nerves, releases stored tension, and supports both physical sight and inner vision. This ritual soothes the over-stimulated, over-screened, over-strained eyes of modern life—and clears the pathways of perception in the mind behind them. You’ll experience Warm ghee poured into a hand-formed flour dam around the eye Gentle blinking + guided relaxation allowing ghee to coat and nourish the ocular tissues Release of heat, strain, and emotional residue held in the eye muscles Brow, temple, and scalp marma activation to integrate the ritual and calm the nervous system A luminous, rested clarity that radiates through the senses Why this ritual works In Ayurveda, the eyes are the seat of Alochaka Pitta—the fire of sight, discernment, and truth perception. When overtaxed, this fire becomes sharp, dry, inflamed, or exhausted. Netra Basti restores balance by:• relieving eye strain + fatigue• reducing dryness + heat• improving tear quality• supporting vision + optic nerve nourishment• softening headaches + tension• enhancing intuitive “seeing”• calming prāṇa & easing mental agitation Perfect for Those who spend long hours on screens, experience dry or burning eyes, tension headaches, overwhelm, insomnia, decision fatigue, or desire clearer intuitive perception.