Category Massage Therapy
Massage Therapy Awareness Week
I love my career. I sometimes get so busy being a spa owner that I forget I’m a massage therapist too. When I get to meet with a client (this is getting rarer as I get busier) and help them feel better, it is just about the greatest feeling in the world…right up there with […]
Good for my body, bad for my skin!
I spent more time outside tri training last summer than I have spent outside for probably the prior 5 summers combined. At work this week, my esthetician Lydia and I were playing with her Woods Lamp to take pictures of our skin to enlarge and show at a health fair at the Science Center or […]
World Massage Festival
Last week I was fortunate to be able to go to the World Massage Festival in Las Vegas from Monday early morning-Thursday afternoon and learn from some really accomplished massage therapists. The timing stressed me out though, just 2 weeks before the HyVee Tri and my last hard training week so I knew I’d have […]
I’d always be in pain without…
My top picks for self-care (full disclosure, I carry several of these items at my business, but that’s only because I believe in them wholeheartedly and use them regularly): #5: Biofreeze We sell this like crazy at the spa. I prefer the spray as it is easier to apply and is a higher concentration than […]