Boston - November 28, 2005

Whole in One

Homeopathic Facial

His many gifts notwithstanding, Walt Whitman is probably not your style idol. (After all, the man wore a wreath beard, ferchrissake.)

But he did know one thing: that the world is part of one big whole; everything in and outside of us is connected.

Well, he’s not the only one: The good ladies over at Carriage House (that beckoning little salon and day spa nestled in a remote corner of Harvard Square) know it, too. And they’re proving it with their homeopathic Dr. Hauschka facial.

Being so holistically inclined, the treatment starts at your feet, which are massaged with sage lotion to purify and relax you and to draw your energy out of your head. Then it’s on to the face: Facialist Anne Cronin inspects, cleans, exfoliates, extracts, and heals every last inch of your skin with all-natural products, asking questions about any parts of your lifestyle that might be affecting your visage and doling out useful advice as she goes.

Two hours later, you’re relaxed, well balanced, and so at one with the universe that you might as well be Walt reincarnated, singing of your body electric.

With much better skin, of course.

Carriage House Salon, 33 Church Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge (617-868-7800 or carriagehousesalon.com).