Ayurvedic Holistic Center
Essence Health & Beauty
Barbara Bailey, Lic. Esthetician, CMT, NE, CAS, PKS, RYT
Formerly known as the "Sonoma Holistic Spa, " Barbara is now a member of the Songbird Community Healing Center, located in downtown Cotati. Barbara is available by appointment days, evenings, or for drop-ins, every 2nd and 4th Monday from 2-5 pm.
Essence Health & Beauty services menu include holistic East Indian Ayurvedic spa therapies and wellness consultations. Ayurvedic principles of the five elements theory, identifies qualities characteristic of the elements, which compose the essence of health. What we choose every minute reflects the five elements, revealed through our six senses. This secret formula is actually a simple and approachable model of happiness and harmony through the seasons of natu...
Essence Health & BeautyBarbara Bailey, Lic. Esthetician, CMT, NE, CAS, PKS, RYT
Essence Health & Beauty services menu include holistic East Indian Ayurvedic spa therapies and wellness consultations. Ayurvedic principles of the five elements theory, identifies qualities characteristic of the elements, which compose the essence of health. What we choose every minute reflects the five elements, revealed through our six senses. This secret formula is actually a simple and approachable model of happiness and harmony through the seasons of nature and of every age in life. Time honored Ayurvedic teachings have continued in modern medical and surgical practices and indigenous provincial settings for five thousand years and research continues to indicate the success of this ancient traditional healing system. Complimentary self-care can be effective through the traditional diagnostic observation of appearance, touch, speech, eyes, tongue, digestive function, as well as pulse reading.
Essence wellness spa packages include a series of therapies in office and a gentle home cleanse of simple vegetarian meals. Specialty foods may be ordered or purchased after the Ayurvedic nutritional consultation.
Essential spa rejuvenation services feature warm oil massage, the shirodhara facial and scalp massage, and herbal body steam. Recommended home care products include herbal oils, for hair and body, culinary herbal clarified butter, teas, nutritional supplements and home health tools.