Tui Na Clinic

Upcoming Tui Na clinic 

November 22 and December 13 

10 am - 2 pm 

Only $25 per session! 

By appointment only. 

Clients who haven't participated in prior clinics will have priority. 

Session to last approx. 50 minutes. 

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Visit my website for contact information. 

Calm Spirit Bodywork

These appointments fill up quickly, schedule your soon.

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Many folks ask me why I hold these 'clinics' on occasion. 

1. I like to introduce Tui Na to as many new people as possible.

2. As I am continuing to take classes, it is important that I work on new things immediately.

3. To help those out who may not be able to afford full price sessions.

4. It is FUN!! 

See you there! :)

Acupressure to ease anxiety pre surgery

I came across this article posted on Yahoo Health and wanted to share it.

Acupressure seen to calm children before surgery

It would be interesting to see if the effects would have been more pronounced if an acupressure treatment would have been given by a trained professional versus just using the bead method. No doubt the hands on approach would be more successful.

Busy Busy!

Things have been so busy with setting up at the new location. However, I am up and running and enjoying the relaxing new studio! It is amazing how just moving can make it feel like starting all over again, except this time I am not a student.

I will upload new photo's of the room ASAP.

There is also updated information on the website: Calm Spirit Bodywork with location, parking information, link to calendar and a link to purchase gift certificates if you are in a pinch for that perfect gift.

Many will notice that my website has changed again. Sigh. Long story and all about technical things related to Google and search results. This site will probably be somewhat temporary also. You will see it lacks my normal gravitation to something flowery! In order to spare my body from the dangers of sitting at the computer for hours, I will have to get back to that later.

Thanks to all my clients who made the transition to North York smooth. Hearing so many compliments really made my days.

HUGS!

How is the room coming along?

This is seriously become a major task for me! So much effort for just one room. Luckily I had some great friends help me out (thanks Tracy and TJ!)




These photo's were taken before anything was hung on the walls.


Besides working on the room, I have been working on a new website due to some technical difficulties with my current on. Let's just say its best to really check out who is doing your site, if you pay someone. Live and learn, right! I am actually liking what I have done better anyways but am anxious to get some feedback so here is the link for now, check it out.

test site

As you can see, I have been very busy. But it's all good stuff and there is always time for Marley. We are heading to the park later.

Have a great week!

New Location!

I have gone and done it again. Moved, that is. I stumbled onto this room for rent and as you will see by the photo's, it was hard to say no to.

Things have been so busy with getting new things to set it up, moving things from my home to there, ect. But how grand is it, I finally have my own space! The room I have been working out of, I was sharing with a lovely lady name April. Sharing makes it hard to schedule and be flexible and now I hope to cut down on phone tag time with clients who want to make an appointment. 

I was having a hard time filling the space though. It is a large room in comparison to other massage rooms I have worked out of. There is a sink in one corner which is a HUGE plus! The only other place I worked at with sinks in the room was at the Spa at the Hotel Hershey. Very nice to be able to wash hands immediately after doing bodywork. There are also dimmer lights in the ceiling and a ceiling fan.

My next post I will show you what I have done with the space as of now. I admit to changing things around but now, I am pretty content. No wall hangings are hung yet but possibly this week. 

Marley loves the park!

Here he is resting after play. Eventually I hope to get a good photo of play time.

Here you can see just how large this off-leash area is. This is one of 3 at Canine Meadows, located in John Rudy Park in York, Pa.

Hope to see you there!

Mindless entertainment

Two websites that I have come across that are interesting.

Give this one some time to load..... totally worth it.

HEMA

This one you can't let the cat out.

CAT

ENJOY!!!!!

Fresh new look!

I have searched and tried a million, give or take, templates to update the look of my blog. Blogger sure has slim pickings so I had to look for outside help.

Links to my favorite blogs will be added ASAP!

What do you all think?

And I got it!

So I ordered the Haiku bag from Zappo and they have fast shipping. I ordered Friday morning and got it Monday morning. This bag is so functional I can't wait to take another day trip to NYC to carry it around. It is being used now but I have found its to big for my daily use.

Luckily my next trip will be in 3 weeks when I go for a Qi Gong lesson! How exciting!

The bag I searched for in NYC

I Like:

To- Go Bag Calligraphy
by Haiku by Sharon Eisenhauer

The train....update.

4 hours and 45 minutes on the train. 30 minutes of sitting because of storm damage. A train ride that takes less then 3 hours. Had I not just had acupuncture, I imagine I would have been fit to be tied. 

But some photo's:

This was taken early evening. We were near Philadelphia and trust me, it should have been nice and bright out. This was a pretty fierce storm.

My daughter goofing with the camera settings.

Train tests my patience!

This is one heck of a day. We got up early to catch the 8:30 am train to NYC. The traffic to the train station was bad and I really think I got the last parking spot there. Big sigh!

We head to an outdoors store because I wanted one particular bag (more about the bag later). We go out of the way, find the place but no Haiku bag!!! :(

Off to get acupuncture and no doubt that was great!

We figured we would take an early train back home. Honestly, we missed Marley. I pay extra to change the reservation and we are set to go. Next thing, all trains are suspended. SIGH! Our train was to leave at 5:10. It left at 6:15. Penn Station was a madhouse! Now the train is running slow and we will probably get back at the original time! And I paid extra for this bull!!!

Everything happens for a reason, right?? LOL

The Massage room

Here is a photo of the room I work out of. It is a calming environment.

Come to York, PA and experience it sometime! :)

Strawberry Fields.....

Forever...

MEME fun

I got tagged! Tracy at Pink Purl wants to see me answer these  questions so here goes!

Five things on your to do list:

1. do this meme

2. laundry

3. email some friends

4. take dog to park

5. teach daughter to park car

What were you doing 10 years ago?

My daughter was 7. I was working at a average job, raising her and probably in some dysfunctional relationship. 

Five snacks you enjoy:

1. chips

2. fruits (banana, strawberry, blueberry)

3. nuts

4. popsicles

5. chocolate

Things you would do if you were a millionaire:

1. buy a home

2. go to college

3. travel

4. give gifts to friends

5. help family

Places I have lived:

Only one, York PA. 

Tracy also gave me 2 awards and I would like to say Thank you! HUGS!

Veggie Pig-Out!

What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon, especially when the weather is blazing hot!

Yoga Home had a celebration today and many folks showed up bearing wonderful plates and bowls of vegetarian food. Jon Protopapa was a gracious host and a good time was had.

Look at this bountiful supply of food -

A BIG thanks to the Yoga Home for this great event. I look forward to many more. 

HUGS!

Counting down the days

10 Days till V-Day! The start of my vacation. :)

I wish I didn't feel like it was so necessary for me to take off. But then I read an article that expressed why it is so important to take vacation, even if one can't afford to go somewhere far. Time away from the job recharges you, making you more focused and productive. There you go..... I gotta do it.

So far I will be in NYC the 18-19. There are a few places I like to check out but weather is always key so time will tell. This time I will be staying at the Madison. Not an exciting hotel but cheap. I wanted to stay at the POD Hotel but couldn't get a decent price.

Besides NY, there are appointments that need to be taken care of, and some day trips planned. Any suggestions for this area would be appreciated!

The next few days will see temperatures in the high 90's. Expect me to blog more, as being outside will be grueling! Air conditioning will be a must. It has to be hot, as most know I do not use the AC unless I have to.

Peace and Love!

A little walk

Sunday I went up to Pinchot Park again. As you can see from this post last year, I like to walk around here.

Here are some photo's I took:

Marley and friend.....

Meet Rose. She lives in the apartment complex and Marley and Rose get to play often.

Losing a friend

Who hasn't been effected by cancer? It is so predominate, often times a killer. It has taken another victim.

She was a strong women, battling many evils through her life span. This last one, she fought strong against for almost 10 years. One of her wishes, to see her sons enter college - fulfilled.

The pain was overwhelming her. The peace is her reality now.

Love to her family.