Save the Date – Holistic Happy Hour Oct. 13!
Come join the Resonance Center Practitioners Every 2nd Thursday of Every Month from 4pm – 7pm to Relax, Rejuvenate, Release Tension & Stress, Refresh and Synchronize
Come Pamper Yourself with Mini-Treatments
ONLY $10 per Treatment:
Massage – Acupuncture – Reflexology – Skin Care – Waxing – Paraffin Dips – Energy Work – Local Art – Refreshments – Special Offers
We look forward to getting to know you while we work on you.
See you soon!
2011 Dates: Oct. 13/ Nov. 10/ Dec. 8
Acupuncture Is Back at Resonance Center
After becoming a first time mother and spending bonding-time with her beautiful new baby Isabella, our resident acupuncturist, Diana Horowitz, has returned from maternity leave. We are so excited to have her back in the office!!
For those of you who have never experienced Diana’s work, she is a talented and dynamic acupuncturist with eight years of experience. Diana integrates wisdom from Traditional Chinese Medicine, Japanese-style Acupuncture and modern Muscular Release Techniques into her acupuncture treatments. She uses tuning forks to stimulate acupuncture points with vibration and sound as an incredibly relaxing and rebalancing alternative to needles. Not only that, she specializes in revolutionary, contemporary techniques such as:
* Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture: a natural, safe and effective means for aging gracefully and
* Bio-puncture and Muscular Release Acupuncture for pain management, injury rehabilitation and reducing inflammation.
Diana can support individuals who desire a holistic approach to most health conditions, such as:
~ Smoking Cessation
~ Seasonal Allergies
~ Fibromyalgia and many other types of pain
~ Insomnia
~ Headaches
~ Pregnancy Related Symptoms (Nausea, Morning Sickness, Tiredness)
~ Support with Regulating Menstrual Periods
~ Helping Boost Fertility
~ Weight Management
~ Emotional Balance
To learn more about Diana’s Services:
http://www.resonancebodywork.com/our-services/acupuncture/
Diana’s NEW Office Hours (no worries, more times will be added soon):
Monday 4-8 p.m.
Wednesday 4-8 p.m.
Saturday 9-5 p.m.
**WHEN YOU BOOK ONLINE IN AUGUST, RECEIVE A RELAXING 15-MINUTE TUNING FORK SESSION FOR FREE ALL MONTH LONG!!!***
To book online go to http://resonancecenter.genbook.com
Tips for Buying Soap
By Erika Bryant, Reflexologist and Formulator of Clean Benefits Soap Inc.
What is soap?
Soap is made through a natural chemical reaction between an acid and a base. The acid part is the oils used (coconut oil, palm oil, olive oil, sunflower oil, etc.) and the base is a mixture of water and sodium hydroxide. When the two come in contact with each other a process called “saponification” takes place. Saponification is the process of the sodium hydroxide bonding to the fats in the oils. This bond transforms the separated mixture into a thicker more uniform mixture that hardens and becomes soap bars.
Everyone knows that we need soap to get clean, but how does soap actual get us clean?
Soap bars help us get clean in two ways. Their first act is to prep the surface of our skin so that the water can reach the surface (our skin has a natural oil covering it and water and oil just don’t like to mix). Its second act is to connect the dirt and germs on our skin to the water, that is now able to get to the skin, helping the water to wash the dirt away.
How do I know what soap to buy?
Soap comes in many different packages and price ranges. The difference in packages just comes down to marketing. Do you buy the item with the least amount of packaging? Do you buy the most colorful? Or do you buy the prettiest? Price range differs based on the quality of acid (oils) used. If a company is trying to compete on price then they will use low quality oils because this keeps their costs down which in turn makes the product cheaper for the consumer. But if it is quality your after then be prepared to pay a bit more.
Why do I need quality? Don’t they all just do the same job?
Something to take note of is that our skin is our largest organ. Our skin also absorbs everything we put on it. So with this in mind, being aware of what you are putting on your skin is extremely important. The oils that are a higher quality contain essential fatty acids. Essential fatty acids are named so because they contain essential nutrition for the skin and are not produced by the body so we must get them either in soap or lotion form to apply to the skin or take them internally.
3 Skin Care Remedies You Can Do at Home
Sheila Hurtado, Esthetician
1. A great anti-aging facial that you can do at home is to mix strawberries, yogurt and honey in your food processor or blender and place onto clean skin. Leave on for 10-15 minutes and your skin will not only feel soft and hydrated but also look tight and dewy.
2. All natural olive oil, almond oil or coconut oil are also great hydrators for that dry Colorado skin. Apply to clean skin at night and let it absorb before going to bed. You will wake up with soft, hydrated skin.
3. Blemish solution; mix a little baking soda with water, once you have made a paste apply it to your blemish and let it dry over night. If you have more than one or two blemishes, apply all over skin in soft circular motions and leave on for 10 minutes. Follow by rinsing with cool water. The alkalizing qualities in the baking soda will dry up any left over oil and residue. Best to use 2-3 times a week, alternating days.
Maximizing the Result of Bodywork and Disease Prevention Tip #1
By Shalene Zarate, CNMT, CST
Stay hydrated.
I once heard someone say, “hydration is the difference between a grape and a raisin”. This analogy offers a great visual. In your minds eye, imagine the difference between hydrated skin and dehydrated skin – dry, flakey brittle and wrinkled skin vs. plump, glowing, resilient skin. Now visualize the internal organs. Imagine a brain, the intestines, and muscles. Imagine all the different chemical processes and exchanges each and every cell and organ must perform in the liquid environments going on in your body right now.
Chronic dehydration is the root cause of many diseases. Depriving our bodies of proper hydration can result in variety of symptoms that may include:
- Headaches
- Muscle soreness
- Joint stiffness
- Hemorrhoids
- Ulcers
- Constipation
- Toxicity
- Decreased mental focus
- Weight gain
- Indigestion
- Illness
- High blood pressure
- Slow recovery to injury
When receiving bodywork, hydration will afford you far better and longer lasting results. Benefits include:
- Faster release of muscular tension, allowing for more time to focus a massage session on more areas
- Quicker injury recovery time and less regression between treatments
- Pain threshold is higher, making for a more pleasant experience
- Toxins that are stirred up from the tissue will be flushed (eliminated) rather than re-absorbed
- Support circulatory and detoxification/eliminatory systems by keeping them from becoming stagnant
- Supports metabolic processes in the body by keeping the volume of the liquid mediums high and replenished
- Muscles are less likely to become sore and inflamed and less prone to headaches post massage