http://gracehealing.com/blog1 news, articles, & insights regarding the world of health & the healing arts. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:34:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, it is official. Spa Grace will be opening up by the end of the holiday season this year! We have signed our lease at 2913 Boone's Creek Road. It is a great location just off I-26 in the shopping center where Woodcraft and Beef O'Brady's is located (across from ... http://gracehealing.com/blog1/2007/10/04/spa-grace-to-open-soon/ The proverbial summer of 2007 is over *sniff*. It's back to work or back to school for most of us. Just because summer is almost over doesn't mean you can't still indulge in things that are sinfully good for you... Chocolate has recently been touted in both the health food and ... http://gracehealing.com/blog1/2007/09/07/chocolatey-goodness-for-your-skin/ Many of you who've come to me with specific problems and received deep tissue work have heard me recommend a nice, hot bath in Epsom Salts that evening. Well, there is a good reason for it. With the creation of new tonics, balms, sprays, soaks and other aids, many people ... http://gracehealing.com/blog1/2007/08/16/the-benefits-of-epsom-salts/ How many of us have seen "aromatherapy massage" offered in spas, massage clinics, or salons? Have you ever received one? What, I ask you, is your definition of "Aromatherapy"? I would be willing to bet that your first thought was "it's just a massage with scented oils". Sadly, most ... http://gracehealing.com/blog1/2007/06/27/the-power-of-true-aromatherapy/ Category: News/Announcements Hello all! Recently I started a Referral Rewards Program to give my valued clients something back, as well as their family, friends and colleagues. I want you all to share your experience and be able to give others a discount on their first treatment - and benefit yourselves as ... http://gracehealing.com/blog1/2007/05/03/how-to-receive-free-treatments/ Recently, thanks to a wonderful massage therapist named Tammy Howell who is a graduate from the Center for Massage in Asheville, I've been able to start providing some new services in my day spa with advance notice. Among these include Couples Massages, which is an ever-growing trend in the spa ... http://gracehealing.com/blog1/2007/04/23/sharing-the-gift-of-therapeutic-touch/ Category: "The Philosophical Side" I base this article on several different books that I have read, but one in particular called "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success" by Deepak Chopra (one of my favorite authors). In this book, he discusses the seven spiritual laws which naturally govern our lives. To me, ... http://gracehealing.com/blog1/2007/03/23/on-letting-go/ Category: Beth's Personal "stuff'" The weight thing? Ohhhh...yeah. That. Ah-hem. Ummmm... Actually I had been doing really well, with the exception of Thin Mint girl scout cookies that David brought home. Damn those cookies!! They are EVIL I tell you! And this is coming from a lady who was a girl scout ... http://gracehealing.com/blog1/2007/03/16/getting-in-shape-ii/ The first thing you may be asking yourself is, “What the heck is Somatic Therapy?” It is a term I never heard until I enrolled in massage school. The word Soma means “body experienced from within.” If you think about that, it isn’t too difficult to put two and two ... http://gracehealing.com/blog1/2007/03/10/massage-therapy-as-a-path-to-somatic-healing/ Ahhhhhh... March. Spring will be here, officially, in less than 3 weeks. It has gotten a tad warmer in recent days which has been wonderful. Often our minds turn to spring cleaning at this time of year. We go through our winter clothes, decide what to put away, what to ... http://gracehealing.com/blog1/2007/03/01/the-benefits-of-hydrotherapy/