But wait, there’s more! As you would
expect, Mii amo’s hiking program and
spa treatments are both top-notch, but
we luckily stumbled across two people
who deserve an extra special shout-out
for keeping Native American traditions
alive.
Our fave Red Rock hike was led by
Roy, a clinical psychologist as well as
an avid outdoorsman, who gets my
vote for the person I’d want to be with
if I got stranded in the desert. I doubt
there’s anything he doesn’t know about
the local flora, fauna and Native
Americans. After spending a
fascinating couple hours with him, we
learned how to make needle and
thread from a yucca plant (as well as
about 18 other survival tips utilizing
yucca) tasted different flours he
ground from Manzanita and juniper
berry, and marveled over the beautiful
arrowheads he had carved from a
homemade knife, as well as sandals,
shampoo, baskets, etc. he had made
from desert elements. He is so
knowledgeable that a local Native
American tribe reached out to him to
teach their teenage boys survival skills.
Check which hike he’s guiding and be
sure to sign up in advance, since they
only allow 6 people on a hike.
Marvelous massage.
minutes of sheer bliss offered exclusively on days around the
new moon, which Gita explained to me was the perfect time for
manifesting your deepest desires and wishes. This powerful
treatment begins with a footbath while writing down your
intention on parchment. This was followed by a full body and
scalp massage to stimulate mental function, activate intuition
and enhance inner guidance. It was so wonderful that
afterwards, I asked Gita if I could change my wish to having her
give me a weekly massage. That would really raise my spirits.
Contact Information
525 Boynton Canyon Rd.
West, Sedona, AZ 86336
(928) 282–2900
(800) 826–4180
www.enchantmentresort.com
www.miiamo.com
The second crown jewel here is Gita
Wagner, a licensed massage therapist
and healer. Gita has studied in
Europe, India, and Africa with
extensive training in Spiritual Therapy,
holistic massage and Body Oriented
Psychotherapy Trainings and
Meditation. Neither of her workshops,
The Time is Now and Food for the
Soul (for women to explore the
forgotten art of nourishing oneself)
were available during my stay, but I
had timed it right for a Spirit of the
New Moon Treatment. This is 90
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Joan and I hiking Coffeepot ( see it behind us?)