I Was Emotionally Cleansed by a Looping Machine
Can an energy healing session steel me for reentry into the postpandemic world?
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What It’s Like to Get a $299 Massage
In which our Experimentalist tries a lymphatic drainage treatment that promises to reshape her body.
I Tried a Power Plate Workout and Didn’t Fall Off
Can working out on a vibrating platform make me as fit as a Russian cosmonaut?
How I Became a Drugstore Epicure
A Walgreens-sourced wine tasting to cure the pandemic blues.
I Went on a Zoom Date With a ‘Bachelorette’ Contestant
What’s it like to date a boy-band manager and Bachelorette contestant?
Choose Your Own Health Adventure
Can a members-only wellness club help me trade my beloved pizza for seeds?
Enneagramming My Way Through Quarantine
Can a personality test help me manage my emotions during the pandemic?
“You Are Feeling Very, Very Hungry…”
In which our Experimentalist gets hypnotized — again.
Reiki From Another Room
Can long-distance energy healing ease a pandemic-troubled mind?
Will Lying on an Amethyst Mat Do … Well, Anything?
A crystal cynic checks out Ruby Room in Ukrainian Village.