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Holistic Healing
Find your calm at Savage Mill. Discover aromatherapy, ozone therapy, herbal remedies, reiki, and healing experiences that blend science and spirit. All this and more, offered by passionate practitioners who care about your whole self, inside and out.
Ancestors Bosom Herbal Apothecary
Ancestors Bosom Herbal Apothecary is a woman-owned, Black-owned herbal apothecary offering plant-based remedies rooted in ancestral wisdom and spiritual herbalism. Located in Savage Mill, the apothecary provides hand-blended loose-leaf teas, handcrafted herbal tinctures, oils, salves, and bulk dried herbs made in small batches with care and intention. Ancestors Bosom approaches wellness as a practice of remembrance—honoring the connection between spirit, mind, body, and lineage.
In addition to herbal products, the apothecary offers personalized consultations, custom herbal formulations, and spiritual and intuitive services rooted in ancestral reconnection. The space also hosts small workshops and educational gatherings that share practical, culturally grounded herbal knowledge. Designed to feel calm, welcoming, and unhurried, Ancestors Bosom invites visitors to slow down and build a meaningful relationship with plant medicine. The apothecary is deeply committed to community presence, accessibility, and long-term stewardship rather than trend-driven wellness. Ancestors Bosom serves as both a retail space and a place of learning, care, and reconnection within the Savage Mill community.
Essentially Divine
Essentially Divine is a holistic wellness boutique dedicated to nurturing the mind, body, and spirit through nature’s wisdom. We specialize in handcrafted, organic-inspired skincare, wellness products, and spiritual tools that support intentional living and self-care. Every item is carefully crafted in small batches with love, using high-quality ingredients infused with healing energy and a purposeful intention. From detox baths and botanical oils to room mists and metaphysical essentials, our offerings are designed to elevate daily rituals into sacred experiences.
Our boutique also serves as a community hub, offering workshops, healing sessions, and lifestyle classes that empower individuals to reconnect with themselves and live in balance. Whether you're seeking emotional clarity, physical rejuvenation, or spiritual alignment, Essentially Divine provides the space and tools to help you thrive. We believe wellness is a journey best taken with intention, integrity, and authenticity. Rooted in tradition and guided by intuition, Essentially Divine is more than a store—it’s a sanctuary for those who seek to live fully and freely.
Gentle Hands Healing Arts
Gentle Hands Healing Arts is a wellness collective offering Reiki, acupuncture, personalized sound healing, Tarot reading, herbal consultations, and nature therapy for all. Family Reiki sessions and couple’s sound baths are also offered, as well as Reiki mentorship courses and healing events. Each of our providers is a sole proprietor operating their own business and bringing their wealth of skills to Historic Savage Mill. Jessica Sharp specializes in emotional healing, trauma recovery, and spiritual growth. Dr. Rachelle Dixon’s specialty is Traditional and Indigenous healing wisdom and the decolonization of care. We believe that every person deserves care that is tailored to their individual needs; and we honor each client’s safety, comfort, sovereignty, dignity, life experience, and goals. It is our hope that clients will feel nourished, supported, and deeply welcomed into our tender little corner of the Mill.
Pinions Institute
The Pinions Institute is a research and ethics organization dedicated to understanding the universal process of recursive through identity, differential ontology, and containment-driven logic systems that are the patterns of our daily life and universal structure both.
Founded by Alan Gallauresi, the Institute formalizes and teaches the core structures of Pinion Theory — a framework that models all existence as self-generating, difference-driven recursion. Our space at Savage Mill serves as a hybrid studio, meditation space, and recursion sanctuary — a place where written law, poetic structure, and lived coherence meet in embodied concretion. We offer use of our technology and process to other non-profits and offer a space for personal development and meditation.
Temple of Amada
Our Mission
The Temple of Amada is designed to enlighten your entire being. The word Amada means, “worthy of love“. Your body, spirit, and mind, “the temple“, is worthy of love. Our calling is to promote holistic healing by utilizing your body’s energy and promote the self-healing abilities from within oneself. We aspire to assist in strengthening omniscience and spirituality. As you become mindful, you begin to heal. Our focus is to be “the pill alternative“.
We offer comprehensive solutions, including Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF/RIFE), Ozone Therapy (O3), Reiki, Reflexology, Photobiomodulation (PBM), Vibroacoustic Therapy (VAT), and Nutrition and Health Consulting.
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Plan your next friend hang where flavor meets fun. Wander through artisan shops, sip coffee or cocktails, take a group class, or just vibe out over good food and even better conversation. This is your new go-to gathering spot.
Looking for fun for any age? Fly through the trees at Terrapin Adventures, explore shops filled with both treasures and toys, and then unwind over dinner on the patio of Dive Bar & Grille. Bonus: our public spaces are pup-friendly — but check with your selected eatery to see if Fido can join you for dinner.
Switch up your usual date night with something charming, flirty, and fun. Take a pottery class, grab a romantic dinner, or catch one of the special nights on our Events Calendar. Every date feels like the first at Savage Mill — especially under our dreamy outdoor string lights.
Weddings
Say “I do” in a space that feels like a storybook.
Savage Mill offers two unique venues: our light-filled Great Room with scenic river views and soaring ceilings, and the intimate and charming Rosebud Micro Venue, perfect for elopements and bridal showers.
With in-house photographers, bridal boutiques, custom tailoring, and full beauty services on site, you’ll find everything you need to bring your special day to life under one historic roof.
Leasing Opportunities
Become Part of the Mill
Opening your first shop or expanding something you love, Savage Mill offers a vibrant, ready-made community to grow your business.
We’re home to over 80 sole proprietors — artists, makers, and more — and we’d love to welcome you next. View available spaces, floor plans, and details on our Leasing page.
Follow along on Instagram at @experiencesavagemill
The Savage Bluegrass Festival is almost here, and we`re excited to introduce one of this year`s bands: @reddandthepaperflowers
Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, Redd & The Paper Flowers describe their sound as "Living Room Folk," music rooted in friendship, resilience, and storytelling. Known for their heartfelt songs and joyful performances, the band creates the kind of music that makes audiences feel right at home.
Their debut album, Appalachian Bell Jar, was released in 2025, and they`re currently working on their second album, set for release later this year.
Catch Redd & The Paper Flowers live at the Savage Bluegrass Festival on June 20!
Get your tickets in the link in our bio!
Still looking for a fun outdoor summer camp for your child? @terrapin_adventures offers six great camp programs for ages 4-17. We caught up with three of their camp counselors to learn more about the options, their backgrounds, and what they`re excited about:
https://www.savagemill.com/terrapins-summer-camps-nature-exploration-growth-and-smore/
#summercamp #summertime #kidscamp #outdooradventure
Our shirts are in for the Savage Bluegrass Festival on June 20th! Get your tickets today and support your local music! We`ll see you there!
Tickets are in our bio!
Last evening`s Girls Night Out drew over 650 guests to celebrate all things plants, from make-your-own floral bouquets and pressed flower art to houseplants and native plants. Together with our tenants, we created a magical world of beauty and whimsy that brought joy and connection. Mark your calendar now for the next one Thursday, Aug. 13th!
Extra! Special guest @laurensgardens is lingering with us on this rainy weekend through Saturday evening!
Savage Mill`s tenants are excited to be welcoming you this evening with specials of their own:
Inside @alumia_design Studio: intuitive one-card readings for anyone who would like a little guidance or insight. There will also be a tea blend raffle giveaway!
@ancestorsbosom Herbal Apothecary: a self-guided Botanical Bath Ritual Bar and a complimentary cold brew featuring the Perfect Love blend, a heart-opening herbal tea designed to soften and restore.
Anne and Chris at the Portrait Salon: Graduations, Mothers and Father’s Day portrait sessions are available.
The @Antique Center: sales, enter to win a $50 Antique Center gift certificate! And don`t miss the mini-scavenger hunt. There`s a winner every hour!
@ArtCraft: 10% off David Marsh furniture.
@Bead Soup: fun make-n-take $5 beaded earrings and key chains.
Stop by @Boyd Cru Wines for $5 off a wine cocktail flight.
Try out a $25 beginner candle-making class with Candles by Candy.
@Clay Coven Pottery Studio: spin the discount wheel for 5-25% off off in-store retail!
@Drama Mama Bookshop is presenting their Row House Journals.
@Essentially Divine: Buy 2, get 1 free on selected items, as well as a Spring Self-Care Bundle $35 (2 item combo).
@LaRaydiance Wellness Spa & Boutique: 10% courtesy on gift certificates and retail products, up to $10.
Mane Hollow: tinsel extensions, quick updos, plants in unique vintage glassware, and thrift items for sale.
Swing by @More Than Java Cafe for coupons.
@Omnihedral Game Store: free games all evening.
On the way up to the tower to visit Events Chick, experience a pop-up boutique. Enter to win a Rooted Energy Glow Gift Basket.
@Raven and Rose Studios: plant-themed flash tattoos and merch!
To cheer us up from today`s damp weather, @Roggenart is featuring a London Fog with Lavender and Earl Grey madeleines.
Military and First responders receive 10% off their purchase of $10 or more at Skinsational Scents
Arrive early for the free chocolate-dipped strawberries at Sweet Cascades Chocolatier while supplies last.
The Bonnie Wee Bookstore: 10% off book purchases.
Xanadu Botanicals & Design is raffling off an original moss art piece.
We`re getting excited over here for this Thursday`s plant-themed Girls Night Out! Here`s a sneak peek at a few specials: Stop by @drinkstursi for a mocktail or Cane Collective for a fun drink sample (Black-Eyed Susan, Tropical Green Orchard, or Cranberry Cucumber Fizz). Check out themed activities offered by the Howard County Library System and grab something sweet from the you-can`t-get-it-more-local-than-this Savage Honey Company!
Farewell to the 3rd year of the Bollman Bridge Elementary School Art Show! Yesterday we helped art teachers Sophie Cochran and Ray Henry uninstall and pack up the amazing work their students created for this year`s show. Thank you to the teachers, students, and parents for your support. We look forward to seeing you again next year!
The Savage Bluegrass Festival is full of lots of goods - good music, good vibes, good drinks, and good food. We`re excited that our friends with @allfiredupbopizza and @greekonthestreet will be bringing their deliciousness on June 20!
Get your tickets today:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/savage-bluegrass-festival-at-savage-mill-tickets-1987076935605
There can never be too many flowers! @laurensgardens is offering a Pressed Flower Frame Bar at next Thursday`s Girls Night Out. Visit them in the atrium courtyard. And don`t miss @chesapeake_flower_exchange`s fresh spring bouquets from their cute setup in the New Weave Commons.
Happy Mother’s Day! Spend the day shopping small, sharing a meal, and finding something thoughtful for the moms and mother figures you love most.
Shhh… we`ve got a little secret 🤫 Early bird tickets for the Savage Bluegrass Festival have been extended through May 7, but we’re down to the last batch at that price. Once they’re gone, only regular tickets remain. Visit the link in our bio to buy your tickets now!
Can`t make it to Paris this spring? Join us at Savage Mill this weekend for a celebration of the season and the finer things in life, as @boydcruwines marks their 1-year anniversary here and debuts something new - The Corkyard!
https://www.savagemill.com/a-parisian-spring-the-boyd-cru-anniversary-experience/
April showers bring May flowers! We`re so excited that @laurensgardens is joining us for Girls Night Out on Thursday, May 21st. We`re going to be checking out their full array of native plants, houseplants, garden plants and merchandise. And who`s up for a DIY Pressed Flower Bar?
Happy 10th Work Anniversary to Mike Foster, Facilities Manager here at Savage Mill. Mike knows these buildings and grounds inside out. He`s fixed leaky roofs, drafty windows, faulty HVAC and clogged pipes; built out tenant spaces and overseen recent renovations to give the space a fresh look; and been a competent and charming Mr. Fix It, always ready with a joke and a smile. The next time you see Mike, please be sure to congratulate him on making Savage Mill such a fun place to work and visit!
Thanks to our new tenant @savellevenue, the walkway from the Big Lot to the Great Room is now flanked by 100 baby limelight hydrangeas. They`re growing rapidly, and will transform the space into a vibrant, dense path of flowers over the next couple of years. The flowers begin as lime green in late June, turn to creamy white, and transition to shades of pink and burgundy by October.
Check out the work and vision:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVWE_eqjqSk/
What a whirlwind! Today`s install of the Bollman Bridge Elementary School Art Show: Young Artists in Process show was timed with an early release day. An enthusiastic group of teachers, paraeducators, students, and volunteers joined us to hang the works, and in two short hours the space was transformed. We`re looking forward to meeting the young artists at this Friday`s opening reception. Hope to see you there!
Join us for an afternoon of live music at the Savage Bluegrass Festival.
On Saturday, June 20 from 12pm to 5pm, the Little Lot comes alive with a full lineup of bluegrass bands, local brews from Manor Hill, and plenty of space to kick back and stay awhile. Bring your chairs, blankets, and your crew and settle in for a day of great music.
We’re dog friendly, so your pups are welcome too!
🎶 Music Schedule
12:00pm – 12:45pm : Redd and the Paper Flowers
1:15pm – 2:00pm : Moose Jaw Bluegrass
2:30pm – 3:15pm : Black Eyed Suzies
3:45pm – 5:00pm : The Plate Scrapers
Tickets:
Early Bird General Admission (through May 3) $14
General Admission $20
Kids 6 –12 $10
Kids 5 and under free
Make a day of it and experience the best of summer at the Mill!
Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/savage-bluegrass-festival-at-savage-mill-tickets-1987076935605?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
This Friday marks the return of an annual favorite, the Bollman Bridge Elementary School Art Show: Young Artists in Process art show! Join us for the opening reception from 6-7:30 pm, or stop by at your leisure to view a world of color and creativity as seen through the eyes of our community`s 3rd to 5th grade artists!
On display through May 14.
https://www.savagemill.com/vibrant-art-show-welcomes-spring/
#ElementaryArt #ArtTeacher #YoungArtists #SchoolArtShow #ArtEducation
🌿 You loved it so much, we’re bringing it back 🌿
Our plant themed Girls Night Out returns Thursday, May 21 from 4pm to 8pm.
Join us for a night of shopping, sipping, and exploring the Mill. Pick up your bag, bucks, and bingo card, then make your way through participating businesses as you play along. Enjoy wine samples as you stroll, plus plant inspired specials, pop ups, and experiences throughout the Mill.
Stay tuned for participating businesses and more details!
We`re excited to announce that Savage Mill will be open this Easter Sunday!
Some of our restaurants and shops will be open and hours may vary, so we recommend checking with individual businesses.
If you’re out and about, stop by and explore!
