A licensed bodywork apothecary on Lexington Avenue. Each session is written like a prescription — for the body that walks in today, not the one you booked from three weeks ago.
Every session begins with a 7-minute intake. We read posture, breath, and a brief history; then we choose. Pressure can be adjusted at any time, mid-session, with a single word.
Long, flowing strokes; the foundation. For everyday stress, sleep, or first visits. Lavender + sweet almond.
Slow, sustained pressure for chronic holding patterns. Trapezius, glute medius, iliotibial band. Arnica afterwards.
Heated basalt stones placed along the spine; long strokes with smooth stones replace the therapist’s hands. Deeply quiet.
Custom essential-oil blend (we mix in front of you). Steam towel, hot compress, and slow-cadence Swedish.
Side-lying with a body bolster system. Approved by your OB or midwife. Second trimester onward; postpartum from week 6.
Two therapists, side-by-side tables, shared room. Glass of cold-pressed cider waiting at the end.
You’re met by name. Tea is poured. Phones go in the cedar box on the wall. We talk for seven minutes — sleep, pain, holding patterns, what brought you in today.
Three open jars come out. You smell them. You point to one. That’s your oil for the hour. No upsell, no menu of add-ons. It’s already in the price.
Heated table, flannel sheets, weighted bolster under your knees. Six minutes alone to settle. The therapist knocks before entering. Always.
Pressure dialed to your scale of 1–10, adjusted any time you say a number. We work in silence unless you ask otherwise. Music is yours to pick or skip.
Eight quiet minutes on the back porch with a tin of magnesium soak salts and a hand-written aftercare card you can take home and pin to the fridge.
Every therapist here holds a North Carolina license and active NCBTMB board certification. We meet on Monday mornings for case review. No commission on retail, no commission on add-ons; their pay is the same whether they do less or more.
Single-origin essential oils, blended in-house by Iris each Monday. The shelf is small on purpose — nothing sits more than three months. Everything is also available to take home from the front desk.
Our packages are sliding scale — the same hour at three different prices. The shop runs on the middle tier; the lower tier is held open by the upper. No questions asked, no proof required, no ranking of who you are.
“I’ve had massages all over the country. This is the first place that asked what I needed before they touched me. I cried on the table. I’m fine. It was that good.”
“Theo undid two years of office-chair posture in five visits. My golf swing came back. My sleep came back. My mood, mostly.”
“Sam saw me through prenatal and postpartum. She remembered my baby’s due date. Six months later she still asks how she’s sleeping. That’s what care is.”
Above the old brass-fittings shop. Take the stairs at the green door. Quiet building — please let the door close softly behind you.
Tranquil Touch Bodywork & Apothecary
38 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 555-0149 · [email protected]
Online booking is live around the clock. We confirm by text within four hours, never by automated email. If you don’t hear back, call us — the form may have slipped through.
Mailed in a waxed envelope, hand-written, on linen Wash card. Three business days. Anywhere in the lower 48.
38 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2 · Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 555-0149 · [email protected]
A quarterly almanac mailed by paper post. Spring oils, seasonal soak recipes, two short essays. No email.