SPRING 2026 | WELLNESS
Story by SAV MCKEE Design by BROOKE SHERIDAN
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hree years ago, a medium at Paloma Wellness studied a Polaroid portrait of me, her eyes tracing the colors of my aura. She looked up, met my gaze, and asked me, “Do you feel fulfilled in your career?” At the time, I was considering a departure from my role as a high school English teacher to embrace a life in creative editorial work. I said nothing about it to her, but psychics tend to know these types of things. When I returned to Paloma last month, I was no longer a teacher contemplating a career change, for that already happened, but a writer seeking clarity after a stubborn bout of creative block. I arrived with a tired body and a weary mind, searching for inspiration. What I found was something far more profound: confirmation. Some come to Paloma Wellness, located in the heart of Grandview, for lymphatic drainage massages and decadent facials. Others arrive seeking spiritual connection—intuitive readings, reiki rituals, moments of quiet reckoning. For co-founders and co-owners Angela Gann and Stella Giometti, there is no distinction. “It’s a destination and accumulation of experiences that support someone’s mental, physical, and spiritual well-being,” Stella emphasized. “If we just called Paloma a ‘spa,’ well, no, there’s so much more that we offer.”
DEEP BREATHS Along with spiritual guidance, Paloma offers a plethora of body work, such as massages, facials, and lymphatic drainage. Pictures by Brian Kaiser and Meghan E. Kerr.
Like many of their guests—including myself—both Angela and Stella walked away from something in search of a life that felt truer, more honest, and more attuned. Still, they’re careful to note that Paloma is not a place for prescriptions or persuasion. It’s a space for self-discovery. “We do not tell people who they are or what they should be doing,” Stella explained. “We provide them with experiences that allow them to remember, to trust their intuition, and to emotionally regulate…to empower them to say, ‘I trust my inner knowing, and the decisions I make for myself are the right ones.’”
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