You might just lie back and let the scent of lavender and the sound of falling water quiet your anxiety while a licensed massage therapist eases the crick in your neck.

We used a conical flask, a fabric bag of sprigs of lavender plus shredded, a plastic delivery tube, and a test-tube in a beaker of cold water.

Gently heat the water so that it simmers, rather than boils violently. You need a steady supply of steam passing through the lavender.