Atop a hillside enveloped within the Santa Rosa Mountain range overlooking California’s Coachella Valley, I entered a blissful 100 minutes of pampering. My “Spirit of the Mountains” massage, the signature spa treatment at the Ritz-Carlton Spa in Rancho Mirage, began with my entire body being polished with a natural salt scrub followed by a refreshing outdoor shower in an adjacent sculpted rock garden.
Back indoors, my masseuse, Lili, artfully proceeded with a hot, rejuvenating stone massage of coconut and soy oil, followed by an application of shea butter. I was then cocooned in a warm blanket, while given a relaxing head massage. Upon leaving, I was handed a stone to toss into the restorative outdoor fountain to rid myself of any negative energy.
