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A wooden hot tub on a deck above the fir line, the mountains under low cloud

Where the forest meets the water,
and the day finally slows.

A small day spa on the edge of Capitol Forest. Six treatment rooms. Two hot pools. One quiet hour at a time. By appointment only.

Reserve a treatment → Browse the rituals
A lit candle in a ceramic burner beside rolled towels on a wooden counter
II. — A note from the practitioners

Stillwater is not a place you visit. It is a quiet you take with you.

A woman swimming out into cold, still water under a grey sky
i. The cold plunge
A cedar-lined sauna with slatted benches and a stone heater, daylight on the floor
ii. The cedar room
A white soaking tub set into a timbered room, towels folded on the step
iii. The mineral soak
III. — The rituals

Eight rituals,
by appointment.

Each ritual is a sequence, never a checklist. Therapists trained in Pacific NW herbalism, deep-tissue, hot stone, and water immersion. Reserve about a week ahead; we don't take walk-ins.

A therapist warming oil in her hands above a client’s back
i. The forest hour
A botanical mask brushed across a client’s face, a towel wrapped over her hair
iv. The face: a quiet hour
  1. i.
    The forest hourCedar · sage · juniper · bergamot
    Sixty minutes of full-body massage with PNW-foraged essential oils. The therapist works the long muscle groups slow, in silence, with hot river stones along the spine.
    $18560 min
  2. ii.
    The water sequenceCold plunge · steam · mineral · rest
    A two-hour rotation through cold plunge, eucalyptus steam, mineral pool, cedar relaxation room. No phones. Robes provided. Reserve in pairs or solo.
    $95120 min
  3. iii.
    The deep ninetyTherapeutic deep-tissue · trigger
    For runners, climbers, desk-bound, and the just-tired. Therapist works the whole body, hard, with arnica and CBD oil. You will be sore tomorrow.
    $24090 min
  4. iv.
    The face: a quiet hourBotanical facial · herbal compress
    Cleansing, exfoliation, mask, sculpting massage. Botanical-only product line. No acids, no actives, no machines. The face you came in with, lighter.
    $14560 min
  5. v.
    The full afternoonForest hour · water · facial · tea
    All three pieces, in sequence, with a break for tea between. Three-and-a-half hours from arrival to door. The rest of your day will not feel the same.
    $4203.5 hr
  6. vi.
    The mineral soakJust the water · no therapist
    Reservation for the mineral pool, a robe, and a quiet room. No therapist, no schedule. Bring a book; we'll bring the tea.
    $4890 min
  7. vii.
    The couples roomTwo therapists · two tables · priced per guest
    Two-person treatment in our largest room, fireplace lit. Choose any of the rituals; we'll prep both for the same start time.
    +$40room fee
  8. viii.
    The membership, quietlyTwice a month, all year
    Two 60-minute rituals a month, with priority booking and 20% off product. The way regulars get the most out of us.
    $295/month
Reserve a treatment → All eight, in detail
IV. — The practitioners

The three who lead
the rituals.

Naomi Tanaka, lead therapist and owner of Stillwater
i.
Naomi Tanaka
Lead therapist · Owner · LMT, 12 yrs

Studied shiatsu in Kyoto, deep‑tissue in Seattle. Opened Stillwater in 2019. Specializes in the forest hour and the deep ninety.

Eleanor Reyes, esthetician at Stillwater
ii.
Eleanor Reyes
Esthetician · LMT, 8 yrs

Botanical-only facials. Trained in herbalism at Bastyr. The face: a quiet hour is hers; she'll prep your tea while she works.

Maren Holm, therapist at Stillwater, leaning on a made-up treatment table
iii.
Maren Holm
Therapist · LMT, 6 yrs

Hot stone, hot towel, water sequence. Has not raised her voice in fourteen years. Climbs in the Olympics on her days off.

V. — Words from the room

What our regulars say.

★★★★★
"There is no music. There is no scent in the air. There is just the sound of the water and the warmth of the stone. I came in tired and left quiet inside."
Helen B. · 3 yrs · Olympia
★★★★★
"The forest hour is the most honest $185 I spend on myself. I rebook on the way out the door."
Theo C. · 1 yr
★★★★★
"My therapist remembered the same shoulder from six months ago. She didn't have to ask where it hurt."
Margaret L. · 5 yrs
A gravel path running between tall firs toward a cabin in the trees

Four minutes from the car to the door, under the firs.

VI. — The retreat

At the edge of Capitol Forest.

Eighteen miles west of Olympia, on the Black River. The road in is gravel for the last mile. People drive down from Seattle anyway.

Address

8853 Black River Road
Olympia, WA · 98512

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