There is a place in the woods that is waiting for you.
Seven private acres in the Sierra foothills, where the trees are tall and the quiet is real.
No agenda.
No performance.
No one needing anything from you.
This is your sanctuary, your clubhouse in the woods— the place you slip away to when the weight of ordinary life has been carried long enough.
Where someone tends to you for a change.
Where your body gets to exhale, your mind gets to wander, and you are allowed — fully, completely allowed — to do absolutely nothing.
Come for an afternoon.
Stay the night.
Essential Elevations exists for the moments when you most need it and you are always welcome here.
ESPECIALLY GOOD FOR:
• Those navigating hormonal shifts, fatigue, or disrupted sleep
• Those carrying caregiver exhaustion
• People in the middle of a big life change — divorce, reinvention, loss, becoming
• Couples wanting to slow down and reconnect in a space that holds them well
• Those who simply haven’t stopped in too long.
• Best friends seeking a night of self care and connection,
The Pause
2 hours • Solo • $155
Available Weekday Mornings
2 hours set aside just for you.
This is a slower, more intuitive session designed to help your body fully settle — not just be worked on and sent back out the door.
Create your healing timeout with these available options:
- Private bodywork and. guided meditation session with Brandy LaRae.
- Chi machine
- Aromatherapy steam facial station
- Herbal foot bath
- Yoni steam
- Apothecary blending station
- Restorative Rest in Red Light Lounge .
The Reset
3 Hours • Solo, Duo, Couples • $255 + $55 additional guest.
Three hours to slow all the way down.
Your Reset flows through 90 minutes of restorative bodywork in Brandy’s gentle, intuitive style with time to enjoy the chi machine, aromatherapy steam facial, herbal foot bath and yoni Steam.
Unhurried from beginning to end.
When there are 2 guests: Individual Sessions
On the table, one at a time, 45 minutes each in the same gentle intuitive style.
While one person is being worked on, the other rests, steams, or wanders the property.
Overnight Sanctuary
6/7pm – 10 am · Solo, Duo, Couples, or Small Group • $455 + $75 for each additional guest. Limit 4.
You arrive in the evening. You don’t have to be anywhere until morning.
There’s generous time to wander the property, sit in a hammock, take a steam, rest in the red light lounge, and simply be.
That’s the whole point.
Overnight bookings are confirmed personally — I’ll reach out within 24 hours.
YOUR OVERNIGHT INCLUDES:
• 2 hours of restorative bodywork — savor it solo or divide between guests
• Herbal foot bath customized at the full apothecary
• Red light rest lounge wrapped in green velvet
• Hammocks under the sky
• Oracle cards and journals
• Full kitchen access and cozy accommodations
This is a comfortable space for a night that nurtures connection — an anniversary, a birthday, a quiet celebration, or simply an evening where you get to be completely present with each other without the noise of ordinary life.
Many guests leave feeling calmer, clearer, and closer than they have in a long time.
THE SPACE
Your retreat takes place on seven private wooded acres in Volcano, California — about 15 minutes from Sutter Creek.
THE SANCTUARY INCLUDES:
• Private guest suite with full kitchen (stocked with coffee/tea & cooking basics) , bathroom w/shower and private entrance on bottom level of a private home.
• Restorative rest lounge with red light therapy and cozy sleeping accommodations for up to 4.
• Massage room with yoni steam station and full apothecary
• Outdoor patio with hammocks overlooking the hills
HOW FAR IS IT?
– 15 minutes from Sutter Creek
– 20 minutes from Jackson
– 1.5 hours from Sacramento
– 2.5 hours from the Bay Area
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