Red clay. Volcanic ash. Sage oil. Rose water. Red chile.
I’m saying the words silently, focusing on their cadences as I lie covered in a tingling mixture of these ingredients. Massage therapist Christina Conder is gently pummeling my body with small flaxseed-filled muslin bags dipped in herbal oils. As her percussive rhythm helps the clay soak into my skin, I follow a flute’s sinuous warble on the sound system. I drift and daydream, but I’ve never felt more grounded.
I’m deep into Ancient Drumming, an 80-minute signature treatment at Tamaya Mist Spa & Salon at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya, at Santa Ana Pueblo. Being at