About Us

Brandie’s journey with Healing Spirit Soaks began as a client, drawn to the calming and soothing environment that she now calls home. With a natural affinity for creating tranquility, she quickly realized that her gentle demeanor and empathetic spirit would perfectly complement the sanctuary's ethos.

For years, Brandie worked alongside Dr. Jazz, honing her skills in hosting therapeutic soaks and delivering rejuvenating massages. Her dedication and passion for holistic wellness became evident, and when the universe presented a new path, Brandie embraced the opportunity to take the reins of this desert healing sanctuary.

Today, as the owner and operator of Healing Spirit Soaks, Brandie is honored to guide others on their healing journeys. She has cultivated a space where everyone is welcome—a safe, non-judgmental haven to slow down, relax, and reset your nervous system. Under her care, Healing Spirit Soaks continues to be a place of profound transformation, where your well-being is her highest priority.

The Founding Mother of Healing Spirit SoaksJasmine May, ND, received her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine in 2008 from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (currently named the Sonoran University of Health Sciences).  Dr. May, or as she affectionately became known to her clients, “Dr. Jaz”, had an affinity for the age old, “time tested” healing traditions such as plant medicine and the simple elegance of “water cure”.  Contrast hydrotherapy – alternating hot and cold water plunges or applications – was/is a personal favorite for her, “it’s pure joy to submerge in a natural hotspring, followed by a cold dip in a nearby river!” - not to mention the numerous documented medical benefits of such an experience.  Though she loved her patients and enjoyed seeing them feel better, after a decade of practicing medicine, she found that most ailments requiring doctor’s care were at least partially (if not completely) rooted in the sicknesses of our society (work environments that are not ergonomically/posturally healthy, overexposure to microwave radiation from cell phones and towers, positive ions from screens and computers; cultural norms to overwork with minimal time for self care, family, vacations; unrealistic body image ideals; poverty; lack of connection to nature, cosmos, and community; meaning and purpose squelched in popular culture; supermarkets saturated with nutritionally devoid, genetically altered toxic and processed foods, etc.).  Dr.May’s inspired action to positively counter those obstacles to health was to follow her calling to create Healing Spirit Soaks:  a sacred space for healing and wellness, where anyone seeking refuge from the tedium of modern life can come soak away their stresses.  Instead of seeing patients in an office and focusing on what is “wrong” with them and how to fix it, she could invite people into a calm refuge swimming in healing crystals, decorated in local art, the sound of healing hot and cold waters bubbling in the cedar and copper tubs, and allow them to literally shed their cloaks of armor, scrub them to renewal with her handmade medicinal salt and herb blends.  It was a dream come true, a complete joy to offer this service to Tucson.  After about 4 years of establishing and running Healing Spirit Soaks, Dr. Jaz surprised herself to realize she was about ready to let go of the business, as the next level of her own personal spiritual healing journey became more important than being a successful business owner.  Fortunately, or perhaps divinely orchestrated, Brandie (the spa’s veteran massage therapist and “2nd in command”) found herself ready to take on the responsibility of ownership...  So began the smooth transition from founder to current owner.