Osmosis Day Spa

90 minutes away: A day at Osmosis Day Spa in the tiny town of Freestone is more than just a day trip — it’s a total departure. Don’t be fooled when you drive up: Hiding behind the converted farmhouse are 5 acres of magical Zen gardens, a meditation garden and Japanese Tea Garden, as well as several meditation havens from a field of hammocks overlooking Salmon Creek to the Kyoto-style meditation garden.

Must-have treatment: If spending time wandering the tranquil, unique property doesn’t suck every ounce of stress from your body, the spa is known for its Cedar Enzyme bath, a fermenting mixture of warm ground cedar and rice bran. Exclusive in the U.S. to Osmosis, this warming and relaxing treatment is said by the spa’s representatives to offer many health benefits from improving circulation to relieving joint and muscle pain. The treatment starts with tea in the Japanese Tea Garden, followed by the cedar bath; to finish, you are swaddled like a newborn in a blanket and given earphones piping in sound therapy.

Pro tip: Extend your Zen by booking a dreamy massage in a secluded outdoor pagoda. Even if you visit during the rainy season, the pagodas are heated and the spa is nice enough to lend you rain boots and blanket ponchos for the picturesque walk through the gardens.

Details: 209 Bohemian Highway, Freestone. www.osmosis.com or (707) 823-8231.