The ROVARA Review

Thoughtful care should begin with clarity, not confusion. At ROVARA, we believe the environment in which care is delivered matters just as much as the care itself. Our studio was designed with the nervous system in mind. From the atmosphere of our treatment rooms to the structure of our appointments, we've considered how each part of the experience can support a greater sense of ease. That philosophy extends to something as ordinary as our service menu. Fewer choices. More in

If ROVARA doesn't want therapists increasing their earning potential simply by putting more bodies on their tables, how can their careers and compensation grow? It's a fair question. Our answer is through development. The starting rate for ROVARA's founding Massage Therapist role is $28 per hour, but we don't intend for a therapist's starting position or compensation to represent the ceiling of their career here. As practitioners deepen their skill, expertise, judgment, and l

For a massage therapist, the words gratuity-free can raise an immediate and reasonable question: Does that mean I’ll earn less? We understand the concern. In much of the massage industry, gratuities make up a meaningful portion of a therapist’s income. Removing them without reconsidering the rest of the compensation model would simply remove income. That isn’t what we’re building at ROVARA. Our decision to be gratuity-free is part of a larger question we’ve been asking from t

ROVARA was designed with the nervous system in mind. That shapes the experience we create for our clients—the pace of a session, the environment around it and the way our therapists approach their work. But we don't believe that philosophy can stop at the treatment room door. If we're going to ask our therapists to help create the conditions for regulation in someone else, we have to think carefully about the conditions we're creating for them, too. That's one reason ROVARA t