Rolled towels, a reed diffuser and candles in the treatment room

About the studio

AsmallstudioinBelAir,runbytwopeoplewhohavedonethisalongtime

What this place is

Therapeuticmassage,advancedskincare,facialsandbodytreatmentsbyappointmentonly,sotheroomisneversharedwithawaitinglist.

Sanctuary Wellness is a wellness centre rather than a day spa: the treatments are chosen for a result, and the menu runs deep in the two things the studio actually does — hands-on bodywork and clinical skincare.

Every therapist keeps their own book and their own phone line, so the person you speak to is the person who treats you. Whether you are here to refresh, recharge or reinvent, the booking is the only complicated part, and it takes a minute.

The people

Twopractitioners,forty-fiveyearsbetweenthem

Glenda Ruth

Owner & esthetician

Glenda Ruth

Licensed since 1993 · 30 reviews

(410) 838-0707

Glenda has been in the wellness industry for over twenty-five years, and has held licences as both an esthetician and a massage therapist since 1993.

She trained at the Florida College of Natural Health and has kept studying since — advanced skin therapies, body treatments, and oncology-aware seaweed work for skin recovering from radiation. Her practice is result-oriented rather than pampering-for-its-own-sake, which is why the skincare menu runs to sixteen treatments instead of three.

  • Allure magazine, 1999 — named one of the best estheticians in the country
  • Featured in Boca Raton, South Florida, Baltimore and Allure
  • Florida College of Natural Health
  • Micro needling, dermaplaning, light therapy, glycolic peels
Linda Minichiello

Massage therapist

Linda Minichiello

Practising nearly 20 years · 25 reviews

(443) 326-7527

Linda grew up on the west coast of Norway, and met massage therapy at fourteen — as the thing that finally answered her chronic headaches. The idea of doing that for other people stayed with her.

She graduated from the Baltimore School of Massage and began in a chiropractic practice, working in rehabilitation. Swedish and deep tissue, certified in prenatal, and years of myoskeletal alignment training behind the way she reads a body.

  • Baltimore School of Massage
  • Certified in prenatal massage
  • Myoskeletal alignment technique
  • Rehabilitation background in chiropractic care

Each therapist keeps their own book, so the treatment and the person are chosen together.

Sanctuary Wellness
“Oneofthebestestheticiansinthecountry.”

Allure magazine, 1999 · on Glenda Ruth

Before you book

24 hours notice, $25 inside it

Appointments need twenty-four hours' notice to move or cancel, by phone. Inside that window, $25 of the service is charged. Arrive late and we will fit in as much of the treatment as the day allows, at the full price — the therapist after you has their own hour.

Gift cards are not redeemable for cash or usable for gratuity, and need to be present when they are redeemed.

Sanctuary Wellness

Thehourisalreadyyours.
Comeandtakeit.

Good to know

  • BookingBy appointment only
  • ParkingFree on site
  • CardsVisa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, debit, cash, check
  • Please noteAn adults-only space

Find us

21 Powell Ave, #200Bel Air, MD 21014

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