6/29/18 Jacksonville's RITUAL Restaurant & Yoga Studio by Jessica Payne

RITUAL, a unique restaurant in downtown Jacksonville, focuses on healthy living and offers meditation, yoga and massage along with their made-fresh daily lunch menu. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Paper)

RITUAL employee Ellie Day lights candles prior to opening on Friday, June 29. The restaurant is located on Main St. in Jacksonville. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Paper)

RITUAL, located on Main St. in Jacksonville, offers a unique experience ranging from lunch to a massage and boutique. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Paper)

RITUAL in Jacksonville makes their menu items fresh daily and include The RITUAL Burger (pictured here) made with grass fed Wagynu beef. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Paper)

RITUAL head chef Janna Trotter stops for a photo while preparing lunch for customers on Friday, June 29. The restaurant is located in Jacksonville and also offers facials and yoga. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Paper)

Rusk resident Harley Helm (left) purchases facial products at RITUAL in Jacksonville after receiving a facial from owner Whitney Graham Carter (right). RITUAL also offers massage, meditation and unique menu items. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Paper)

Yoga, offered in the upstairs loft of the restaurant, if one of the many experiences offered at RITUAL in Jacksonville. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Paper)

RITUAL owner Whitney Graham Carter explains the importance of yoga while in the restaurant’s upstairs yoga room. The restaurant which boasts a rebooting of mind, body, and soul also offers facials and mediation. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Paper)

RITUAL owner Whitney Graham Carter smiles while in the facial and body work room of the business. The restaurant offers a unique experience ranging from lunch to massages and a boutique. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Paper)