If you’re juggling a busy career or a hectic family schedule, you know that “me-time” often falls to the bottom of the list. But here at Changes Salon & Day Spa, we believe that self-care isn’t a luxury, it’s the maintenance required to show up as your best self. We have spent over four decades perfecting the art of the day-cation, and The Saturday Edit is our team’s answer to the busy weekend.
The Opening Ritual: Prologue Coffee & Tea.
Every meaningful reset begins with a quiet moment. Before your appointment, we recommend a visit to our neighbors at Prologue Coffee & Tea, located inside the Walnut Creek Library. It is a beautiful hidden gem, a true local favorite for those who prefer a tranquil start to their day. Grab a specialty latte and enjoy a brief walk through the park to clear your mind before heading over to our North Broadway sanctuary.
The Digital Detox: Our Aqua Terra Room
Upon arrival, we invite you to do something radical: put your phone away. True relaxation begins at the threshold of our Aqua Terra room, anchored by a 16-foot, double-sided waterwall. This rhythmic cascade serves as a white-noise sanctuary that spans into our pedicure room, designed to drown out the mental chatter of the work week.
We encourage guests to arrive 15 minutes early to settle into this space. Pour a cup of freshly brewed Peet’s Coffee or enjoy our other refreshments as you watch the water. It’s a vital mental reset that signals your nervous system to let go, making your subsequent spa services even more effective.
The Curated Path: A Sample Itinerary
The benefit of visiting an independently owned, full-service boutique like ours is that you don’t have to bounce between three different locations to look and feel your best. Whether you have 45 minutes for an express treatment or an entire day to dedicate to a total reset, our 42 years of expertise ensures every department works in harmony.
To help you navigate our offerings, we’ve designed a sample itinerary, an “Edit” of our most transformative wellness rituals:
- The Grounding Ritual: Begin with a Cupping Massage. By incorporating this specialized technique to ease deep-seated tension, you ground your nervous system and set a baseline of calm far beyond a standard massage.
- The High-Performance Glow: Transition to a HydraFacial, our most sought-after advanced skin treatment. To truly elevate your results, we suggest adding Microchanneling to stimulate natural collagen and leave your complexion refined and luminous.
- The Immersive Reset: Move into our nail sanctuary for a Spa Pedicure. This is your window of stillness, a chance to enjoy the waterwall’s rhythm while your feet are treated to a hydrating paraffin wax and a meticulous, high-end finish.
- The Elevated Finish: Conclude your retreat in our Hair Salon. There is a psychological power to a professional Blowout. Leaving our doors with expertly styled hair provides an immediate boost of confidence as you transition back into the world.
Beyond the Sanctuary
The Saturday Edit extends into our boutique, a space designed for slow discovery. The shelves hold a thoughtful blend of local craftsmanship and luxury wellness essentials curated to mirror the experience of our treatment rooms and salon.
Every piece is chosen to help maintain a post-service state of mind. Among our collection, weighted blankets, professional recovery tools, and hand-poured candles offer intentional ways to make a home feel like an extension of the retreat. Each visit reveals new additions designed to anchor your daily wellness rituals.
Experience the Edit. True luxury is found in the space to breathe and the time to let go. Our team is ready to help you design a Saturday that leaves you feeling restored. Visit us downtown and make our sanctuary your own.
As a member of the Guest Experience Team, Kristina is committed to maintaining Changes’ standards of excellence through front-of-house coordination and marketing support.
- The Saturday Edit: A Curated Guide to the Ultimate Walnut Creek Spa Retreat - February 15, 2026