The Gentle Place exudes a calming energy, making it an ideal spot for people to heal through yoga classes, meditation sessions, and massage. Inside the converted antique colonial house, sunlight floods through large windows, bathing the yoga studio's lavender walls in a soft light. Here, Donna Kramer Merritt, who owns The Gentle Place, and a team of 8 certified yoga teachers lead yoga and meditation sessions to help students clear cluttered minds and connect with their best selves.

Donna is also a licensed massage therapist and can take the relaxation one step further during massages. For these, she might use long, flowing Swedish strokes to fight stress or loosen muscular tension with sports-massage kneads. She performs the massages in one of the house's other cozy rooms, where a comfy massage table awaits.