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Small Business Saturday deal

Get your gift purchases done and do something nurturing for yourself. Buy three gift certificates and get a treatment for yourself at no charge. Contact us today to use this offer. Did you know? Vermont and federal law specify that…
Keep readingHoliday Special: 20% off When You Take Care of Yourself & Those on Your Gift List

Already? Yes, already. Holiday stress is a reality whose time has come. Whether it’s the happy stress of preparing for visits with loved ones or the anxiety of less welcome obligations, whether you participate or just feel the buzz in…
Keep readingDoodle your way to relaxation

On Jan. 3, 2015, we’re hosting a workshop in Zentangle: Relaxing, meditative drawing for non-artists (artists welcome, too) ☀ 10 a.m. workshop followed by 1 p.m. potluck ☀ $35 per person includes materials ☀ Limit 12 participants ☀ Please pre-pay to…
Keep readingScented or unscented?

I offer clients the choice of scented or unscented products in their massage and foot reflexology treatments. Yet we ask clients to avoid wearing scented products when they come to see us. Is that fair? Why I use essential oils Scent…
Keep reading20% discount: Mention Montpelier Home Tour when booking/buying before 10/31

On Saturday, October 11, Chris and I opened our home to members of the public who were taking The Montpelier Home Tour. This very local fundraiser is spearheaded by The Montpelier Chamber Orchestra. The MCO invites four other organizations to participate….
Keep readingFirst Buy Local Coupon redeemed!

This is our first year with a coupon in the Buy Local Book, part of VBSR’s Local First Vermont program. Only independent, locally owned businesses get to advertise in the book. Today a new client redeemed the first Massage Vermont coupon….
Keep reading“I can’t do yoga. I’m not flexible.”

Every yoga teacher has heard this. For now, I’ll save the (true) reassurances that anyone who can breathe can do yoga, that yoga has nothing to do with flexibility and everything to do with attention, awareness, and acceptance. I understand…
Keep reading“I want total, delicious relaxation.”

Our brief intake forms ask clients what they want from their treatments with us. Clients’ goals include relief from particular aches and pains, increased mobility, support for better sleep, reduction in anxiety and depression, or a complement to their fitness…
Keep readingRemember

After a client’s recent session, her eyes sparkled and she spoke softly of a memory that had arisen in the session. It was something she hadn’t thought of in years. Deep in a relaxed state, she recalled an experience she’d had…
Keep readingOwners’ Manual for the Human Body

What is the hardest bone in the body? (See the end of this post for the answer.) In May, Chris and I participated in a great anatomy workshop. Since then we’ve increased our ongoing review of the body’s parts, systems, and…
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