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Bring on the sun year round with sunflower oil

Summer may be moving on, but you can help clients keep a “sunny disposition” by offering them the benefits of Sunflower Oil. The oil of the universally loved Sunflower helps to keep skin younger looking and toned all year round.

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Honoring Indigenous Healing Traditions

Honoring Indigenous Healing Traditions

November is Native American Heritage Month. “It is a great time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions and histories, and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people,” according to the NCAI. I recently participated in the World...

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Let’s Talk About CBD Oil

Many of your clients may be asking you about CBD oil and for good reason.  It’s enjoying a great deal of popularity because it has the unique characteristic of being both a natural and yet state-of-the-art ingredient for managing pain. CBD or Cannabidiol...

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White Camphor Essential Oil

Getting Down to Essentials: White Camphor Essential Oil

Among the essential oils whose scent packs a powerful punch, camphor oil ranks high on the list. Clean, bright and intense, the aroma of camphor oil is considered both refreshing and stimulating. And its effect is no less powerful, inducing both cooling...

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Turning around spa sales requires some new thinking

Turning around spa sales requires some new thinking

Not everyone is a born sales person. But that doesn’t mean that everyone can’t learn how to sell even those who may cringe at the thought.

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Massage Therapy News and Research

Massage Therapy News and Research

Massage Magazine writes about the value of massage therapy in helping clients overcome grief.  Research reported in Science Daily, finds that receiving massage therapy eight weeks after a loved one passes on helped those suffering the loss cope.

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Is the Internet important to your marketing strategy? The answer is an emphatic yes.

Is the Internet important to your marketing strategy? The answer is an emphatic yes.

Today, there’s a pretty good chance that new clients walking through your spa or massage practice door – or current clients seeking more services – started with an online engagement. (Pew Research reports that one quarter of Americans are online...

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Don’t wait: Get control of your life and work

Don’t wait: Get control of your life and work

Some days you may feel that things are getting out of control in your life and your business. The feeling may stem from your need to keep on top of everything. Or it may be that there is so much going on that you really can’t manage it all, which is not at all...

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It’s time for a Healthy focus on Breasts

It’s time for a Healthy focus on Breasts

As the official month of National Breast Cancer Awareness, October is all about the chest. Protecting them, saving them, and taking care of them. It’s also about respecting them and the boundaries they generate in the treatment room. I can’t remember...
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Can lemongrass make you happy? The answer might be yes.

Can lemongrass make you happy? The answer might be yes.

Did you know that the scent of lemons is one of the smells that can make you happier? In case you are wondering, some of the others are pine, rosemary and freshly cut grass, as noted in “8 Smells That Can Make You Happier, according to...

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The most common challenges in running a spa or massage practice

The most common challenges in running a spa or massage practice

What’s your biggest challenge in running your spa or massage practice? A few years ago, Phorest, a salon software solution, asked 250 salon and spa owners and managers in the UK and Ireland that question. The three top challenges were in...

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Getting Down to Essentials: Geranium Oil

Getting Down to Essentials: Geranium Oil

If for no other reason, spa and massage therapy clients will love Geranium Oil because of its sweet, floral scent. But that is just the beginning of the many benefits of the oil extracted through steam distillation of the stems and leaves from the lovely...

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