Facial Ritual II
Rose Devotion
A devotion to the skin, and to the self beneath it.
90 minutes · A practitioner of your own · Toronto
Devotion, spoken through the skin.
- Scent
- Damask rose, opened at the start and again at the close
- Warmth
- A warm heart compress, weight over the eyes
- The room
- One affirmation set beside you, read only if you want to
Who It Is For
For the woman who has been strong for too long.
Rose Devotion opens with a botanical facial, slow and unhurried. Your hands are lowered into a Turkish hammam tasi of warm rose water while a warm compress rests over your heart. Then the cocooning begins, four steps of warmth: the eyes covered, the heart, the neck, the hands. Only then does the massage begin, travelling the jaw, the shoulders, the length of each arm. Damask rose rises at the start and returns at the close. It is made for anyone who has been carrying everything, and it moves slowly enough that the body finally sets it down.
The Sequence
How the hour moves.
I
A rose scent ceremony that opens the hour and closes it
II
A botanical facial, slow and unhurried
III
Your hands resting in a Turkish hammam tasi of warm rose water
IV
A warm heart compress, then four steps of cocooning warmth: the eyes, the heart, the neck, the hands
V
A slow massage through the jaw, the shoulders, the arms
VI
A private affirmation placed beside you, and a rose keepsake for after
