Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Nearly Grand Reopening
The new massage space is up and running! It's not quite what we had planned on originally....I think it turned out even better. Instead of an addition we chose to build a yurt! Yes, a massage Yurt. In case you aren't familiar with yurts you can check them out at www.coloradoyurt.com to see just what one looks like. It was quite an endeavor, but its done! Thank you Tim! We'll be posting some pictures later this week so you can see just what it looks like. As for the Official Grand Reopening I'll be doing that as soon as we finish ripping up the concrete and making the new patio area. Look for the official notice in about a month. Until then, please excuse the mess, we're under construction....
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Daylight savings is almost here!
It's time to start preparing now for that hour of sleep your are about to lose in the wee hours of Sunday morning. At 2am Suday morning we spring forward (pun intended!) to 3am thus losing a whole precious hour of sleep.
Most folks don't even remember this is going on until they show up an hour late for church on Sunday morning or someone reminds them at the bar on Saturday night. While an hour may not seem like a big deal it messes with your circadian rhythm and can leave you sleep deprived causing you to be more prone to accidents or can even exacerbate existing mental illness. What I found interesting was that the Spring transition tends to be more disturbing to evening type people while the Fall transition is so to morning type folks. So you night owls might want to end your Saturday evening out just a big earlier this weekend!
In terms of health and wellness, sleep has a tremendous impact. Being sleep deprived may compromise your immune system causing you to get sick more often, make it difficult to concentrate, or cause short term memory loss.
You can ease the transition by starting to get up just a little bit earlier each morning. Set your alarm for 10 or 15 minutes earlier for the days preceding the jump forward. You won't miss 10 minutes of sleep one night. And no hitting the snooze button!
Most folks don't even remember this is going on until they show up an hour late for church on Sunday morning or someone reminds them at the bar on Saturday night. While an hour may not seem like a big deal it messes with your circadian rhythm and can leave you sleep deprived causing you to be more prone to accidents or can even exacerbate existing mental illness. What I found interesting was that the Spring transition tends to be more disturbing to evening type people while the Fall transition is so to morning type folks. So you night owls might want to end your Saturday evening out just a big earlier this weekend!
In terms of health and wellness, sleep has a tremendous impact. Being sleep deprived may compromise your immune system causing you to get sick more often, make it difficult to concentrate, or cause short term memory loss.
You can ease the transition by starting to get up just a little bit earlier each morning. Set your alarm for 10 or 15 minutes earlier for the days preceding the jump forward. You won't miss 10 minutes of sleep one night. And no hitting the snooze button!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Pain in the neck
I've been sitting at my computer most of the day today. Yeah, I got up several times to go to the bathroom, get food, do some laundry, but I've spent most of the day working at the computer. It's 3pm now and I am starting to realize that I am getting a bit of a headache starting right at the base of my neck telling me its time to quit this and go do some other work. But it got me to thinking....As a massage therapist I see a number of clients with specific pain issues from tension headaches, to low back pain, chronically tight neck and shoulder muscles. These folks come, get massage, feel better, go home feel good for a period of time and then the same issue returns. At this point I start to discuss with them what their activities are like that might be perpetuating the problem.
For folks who spend a large amount of time working on a computer you might want to take a minute to do an ergonomic evaluation of your set up (there are actually entire jobs and businesses dedicated to this one thing!). Is your screen right in front of you or do you have to look to the left or right (even just slightly to the side)? Do you have to scrunch down in your chair to look at it straight on? Is your chair at a comfortable height? Enough low back support? How is your posture? Are your shoulders hunched over? How is the height of your monitor? Mine was too low and I found myself slumping down to look at it. I put a small box under it to raise it up and I began noticing quite a difference within just a few minutes. Ok, I can go on, but you get the idea. You want to make sure that your workspace is set up to create the least amount of strain possible. I know you're thinking that having your screen just a little bit to the left isn't going to make a huge difference, but over time you'll start to feel it.
Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!
For folks who spend a large amount of time working on a computer you might want to take a minute to do an ergonomic evaluation of your set up (there are actually entire jobs and businesses dedicated to this one thing!). Is your screen right in front of you or do you have to look to the left or right (even just slightly to the side)? Do you have to scrunch down in your chair to look at it straight on? Is your chair at a comfortable height? Enough low back support? How is your posture? Are your shoulders hunched over? How is the height of your monitor? Mine was too low and I found myself slumping down to look at it. I put a small box under it to raise it up and I began noticing quite a difference within just a few minutes. Ok, I can go on, but you get the idea. You want to make sure that your workspace is set up to create the least amount of strain possible. I know you're thinking that having your screen just a little bit to the left isn't going to make a huge difference, but over time you'll start to feel it.
Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Brrrrrr
Still cold here in East Berlin, PA! I know its no surprise that its still cold in February, but my thoughts have turned to spring and I was just hoping the weather would too. Just passing along some tips to help you all survive the rest of this cold weather with me.
Just can't get warm? Try a hot stone massage at your next appointment instead of your usual massage. It just feels fabulous on those cold winter days (I already have one booked for myself next month!). Not only does it feel great, it is very therapeutic as well. The heat will help to quickly loosen up tight muscles and the stones can even been used for doing some of the most relaxing trigger point or deep tissue work.
As I'm typing I'm looking down at my chapped dry hands. Yeah, I know I do massage, my hands are in oil for hours every week! But I have to wash my hands just like everyone else (probably more than everybody else - before and after every appointment) and I don't always get around to moisturizing until its too late. So, to treat myself later I am warming up my paraffin wax and taking my hands for a warming moisturizing dip later this afternoon. If I could I'd give myself a body wrap. I've got a great seaweed gel and a European Rose Mud that are great for bring moisture back to dry winter skin. I guess I'll settle for giving myself a nice scrub and then a head to toe coat of Shea Butter!
And of course an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure so, make sure you wear gloves and try to moisturize before your hands turn to alligator skin!
Just can't get warm? Try a hot stone massage at your next appointment instead of your usual massage. It just feels fabulous on those cold winter days (I already have one booked for myself next month!). Not only does it feel great, it is very therapeutic as well. The heat will help to quickly loosen up tight muscles and the stones can even been used for doing some of the most relaxing trigger point or deep tissue work.
As I'm typing I'm looking down at my chapped dry hands. Yeah, I know I do massage, my hands are in oil for hours every week! But I have to wash my hands just like everyone else (probably more than everybody else - before and after every appointment) and I don't always get around to moisturizing until its too late. So, to treat myself later I am warming up my paraffin wax and taking my hands for a warming moisturizing dip later this afternoon. If I could I'd give myself a body wrap. I've got a great seaweed gel and a European Rose Mud that are great for bring moisture back to dry winter skin. I guess I'll settle for giving myself a nice scrub and then a head to toe coat of Shea Butter!
And of course an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure so, make sure you wear gloves and try to moisturize before your hands turn to alligator skin!
Friday, February 20, 2009
More room!
We've hemmed and we've hawed, we've huffed and we've puffed....and we're gonna blow the house down. Alright, just one wall....but then we're going to replace it with a new room. My new massage room!!! With a gigantic closet! We hope to start as soon as we can this spring so watch out for updates and pictures and our grand re-opening!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Holiday Specials
Gift Certificates:
(1) 1 Hour Massage - $45
(2) 1 Hour Massages - $90
(3) 1 Hour Massages - $110
Special Holiday Treatments
Whipped Shea Butter Moisturizing Treatment Add a 1 Hour Spicy Gingerbread Massage for $35.00
Gift Certificates:
(1) 1 Hour Massage - $45
(2) 1 Hour Massages - $90
(3) 1 Hour Massages - $110
Special Holiday Treatments
Cranberry Orange Wrap - $50.00
- Cranberry Sugar Scrub
- Cranberry
Hot Chocolate Wrap - $50.00
- Vanilla Sugar Scrub
- Hot Cocoa Mud Wrap
- Whipped Shea Butter Moisturizing Treatment
- Add a 1 Hour Cocoa Massage for $35.00
Hawaiian Christmas Wrap - $50.00
- Pineapple Sugar Scrub
- Warm Mango – Papaya Rose Moisturizing Mud Wrap
- Coconut Crème Moisturizing treatment
- Add a 1 Hour Coconut Lime Massage for $35.00
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Beware of scam!
This is not directly related to massage, health, or well-being...but I am going to stretch it a little bit and hope this saves a couple of people some headaches later! I got this email a few minutes ago and it was a new scam to me. Never saw this one before.... When I went checking on the internet I found that others had received it in various forms lately. So, its junk, delete it!
Dear CEO,
We are One Net Technology Limited which is the domain name register center in Asia. We mainly responsible for domain name registration and dispute. I have something need to confirm with you. On the September, 9, 2008, we received an application formally. One company named "M-Shop International Holdings Ltd" wanted to register following:
The domain names:
anahatamassage.asia anahatamassage.cn anahatamassage.com.cn anahatamassage.com.tw anahatamassage.hk anahatamassage.net.cn anahatamassage.tw
and Internet brand:"Anahatamassage" through our body.
After our initial examination,we found that the domain names and Internet brand applied for registration are as same as your company's name and trademark.These days we are dealing with it, hope to get the affirmation of your company because that may relate to your intellectual property on internet. Now we have not finished the registration of M-Shop International Holdings Ltd yet, in order to deal with this issue better, please let someone in your company who is responsible for trademark or intellectual property rights contact us as soon as possible.
Best Regards,
Dear CEO,
We are One Net Technology Limited which is the domain name register center in Asia. We mainly responsible for domain name registration and dispute. I have something need to confirm with you. On the September, 9, 2008, we received an application formally. One company named "M-Shop International Holdings Ltd" wanted to register following:
The domain names:
anahatamassage.asia anahatamassage.cn anahatamassage.com.cn anahatamassage.com.tw anahatamassage.hk anahatamassage.net.cn anahatamassage.tw
and Internet brand:"Anahatamassage" through our body.
After our initial examination,we found that the domain names and Internet brand applied for registration are as same as your company's name and trademark.These days we are dealing with it, hope to get the affirmation of your company because that may relate to your intellectual property on internet. Now we have not finished the registration of M-Shop International Holdings Ltd yet, in order to deal with this issue better, please let someone in your company who is responsible for trademark or intellectual property rights contact us as soon as possible.
Best Regards,
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