Japanese garden expert Robert Ketchell from England will be visiting Osmosis next week. He will be conducting a special tour of the garden on Thursday morning July 22nd at 11am.
This is Roberts first visit to the garden since it was completed in 2003. Ironically, this is also the year of the Ox and it just so happens that the Osmosis garden is based on the Chinese parable of The Ox and The Ox Herder. On the tour you will see how this story, typically shown in wood block prints, is depicted with stone, plants and water features in the Osmosis meditation garden.
The magic of moon lit nights in Japanese gardens and festivals remain as one of my fondest memories from living in Japan. One of the most celebrated traditions of Asian gardens from centuries past was to hold festivals to honor significant points in the cycles of nature.
From the moment Wei Shan Liu stepped into the garden she recognized the deep intention of the garden and called it a temple. All of us at Osmosis are exited to have her back for the first time in years to play her captivating ethereal music in the meditation garden the evening of Thursday, July 22nd.
Just had to take a moment to share all the exciting activity taking place at Osmosis this week. The spa is closed for a major dress up and there are several teams of people working away to bring about quite the transformation. The front lawn is being set up with permanent umbrella stands to provide shade for picnicking in anticipation of the many who will want to enjoy the sumptuous box lunches now available to our guests.
We are all very excited about the fresh paint and a new color scheme is being applied to our building!
The small, rural village that is Freestone, CA packs a whole lot of fermentation into it's little corner of Sonoma county. The population hovers around 100 residents, but the local businesses share a common theme... FERMENTATION! Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary boasts the only authentic Cedar Enzyme Bath in North America. Wild Flour Bakery is the place to be for fresh organic breads and pastries. And, Freestone Vineyards completes the fermentation family with their amazing bio-dynamic wine.
Press Release from Jennifer Neeley, Fundraising Manager of West County Heath Centers, regarding the popular anual event Resorts In Bloom.
Resorts in Bloom is a garden tour for charity that yearly raises money for health and human services in West Sonoma County. Osmosis will once again be featured as one of the many beautiful properties known for their grounds and gardens.

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Located 1.5 hours north of San Francisco, Osmosis is a Japanese style retreat with beautiful bonsai and bamboo gardens.
Osmosis is the only day spa in the U.S. that offers the Cedar Enzyme Bath, a rejuvenating heat treatment from Japan.
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