Essential Elevations

12/06/2025

We gathered for a delcious potluck and crafted some everyday magic with beautiful Intention Globes / Witches Balls for this months Sacred Social.

12/01/2025

December- Cold Moon

As the year draws to a close, the Cold Moon rises high in the frosted sky. Its silver light touches the stillness of winter, inviting us to pause, reflect, and listen deeply to the quiet wisdom that lingers in the dark nights. December is not only a time of endings, but of sacred renewal. Honoring what has been while making space for what is yet to come....

As the year draws to a close, the Cold Moon rises high in the frosted sky. Its silver light touches the stillness of winter, inviting us to pause, reflect, and listen deeply to the quiet wisdom tha…

11/28/2025

11/27/2025

Sage & Tansy will be open from 5:00-9:00pm on December 5th for Ione’s annual “Hometown Christmas” event! We will have some very special activities and vendors in the studio, and you can also enjoy a downtown scavenger hunt, a Christmas tree lighting, and other fun holiday festivities! Hope to see you! 🎄

11/24/2025

Solo Sanctuary Weekend is open for booking ✨

A private 2-hour reset with massage, herbal foot soak, and quiet time in the Self-Care Lounge.

Ready for your reset?
Retreats available December 5th, 6th,7th
Book your sanctuary now online (link in comments) or IM with any questions.

11/20/2025

Time for a massage …

11/19/2025

This Sunday! Who will be joining us? ✨

11/17/2025

Volcano, CA — Spa Slumber Parties for Adults.

If you’ve been craving a night away that isn’t a bar, isn’t a restaurant, and doesn’t require planning a whole vacation… this is your new happy place.

Imagine this:
Matching robes.
Face masks and glowing skin.
Warm, cozy pajamas.
Laughing with your closest people.
A dreamy self-care lounge all to yourselves.
And absolutely no pressure to host, clean, or entertain.

Just show up. I take care of the rest.

🌙 SPA SLUMBER PARTIES
For groups of 3–5
✨ $99 per person
✨ Optional massage add-on: $125/hr — up to 3 hrs

This is a private, DIY-style spa night in my downstairs retreat apartment—beautiful, magical, and filled with self-care stations, herbal foot soaks, and all the goodies to help your nervous system finally exhale.

Perfect for:
• Girls’ night
• Birthdays
• Divorce glow-ups
• Sister weekends
• “We just need a night away” nights

If you’re in Amador County or the surrounding foothills, tag your people and start a group chat.
Let’s make a night of it. 💛

👉 Message me to reserve your date
👉 Or comment “INFO” and I’ll DM you the details

And if you know a group who would love this, please share this post—it helps small local businesses more than you know

11/15/2025

Next Sanctuary December 5th, 6th, 7th Reserve Your Space Now Most women I work with aren’t suffering from a lack of strength. They’re exhausted from holding everything together. There’s the work, the caregiving, the emotional labor no one sees, the constant background hum of “What needs me next?” Eventually your body starts whispering––tight shoulders, aching hips, restless sleep, anxiety spikes out of nowhere....

Next Sanctuary December 5th, 6th, 7th Reserve Your Space Now Most women I work with aren’t suffering from a lack of strength. They’re exhausted from holding everything together. There’s the work, t…

11/13/2025

The first weekend of every month is now officially Sanctuary Weekend at Essential Elevations… and you’re invited to make it part of your monthly ritual.

This isn’t a spa day.

It’s a two-hour reset crafted just for those who carry far too much and rarely—if ever—put themselves first.

Each Sanctuary Self Care Retreat includes:
✨ A full hour of therapeutic massage
✨ An hour in the Self Care Lounge with herbal foot soak
✨ Warm, quiet space to breathe, decompress, and come back into your body
✨ One-on-one, nurturing care with Brandy LaRae

Available the first full weekend of each month
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
11:30 AM or 3:00 PM

Saturday and Sunday • 6:00 PM
(6 PM includes optional upgrades like steam tent, shower ritual tray, extended massage time, or even an overnight stay.)

On the first Friday night we gather in community with a heart-opening Self-Care Social with Jenn from Concious Balance — the perfect community companion to your private retreat.

If your nervous system has been running hot…
If your shoulders have been screaming for months…
If you keep promising yourself “I’ll slow down soon,” but life never actually lets up…

Start here.
Give yourself one weekend a month to soften.
Sanctuary Weekend is your invitation to breathe again.

📍 Volcano, California
📅 First Weekend of Every Month
📲 Book your Sanctuary Self Care Retreat through Acuity or message me directly if you’re not sure which option is right for you.

Your body is asking for rest.
Let’s give it what it’s been craving.