Massage is a great way to reduce physical pain and the stress of modern life,especially,the beijing massage and shanghai massage in china. The various massage types available provide different benefits, and should be evaluated based on your personal needs. It is important to identify not only the appropriate technique, but also the right practitioner who can help you accomplish these goals.
Swedish, Shiatsu, cranio-sacral and reflexology are just a few types of massage available in today’ s market, each requiring special training and used with specific results in mind. As foreign as some of these names may sound, they can all be categorized into either massage that relaxes or massage that repairs.
A relaxing massage should be pain-free and leave you feeling calm and serene. Due to the inherent endorphin release, you may even feel slightly sedated for several hours afterward. A practitioner trained in Swedish massage will likely give you an easy-going, feel-good session.
A massage that repairs addresses specific problems, such as injuries or chronic pain. The goal is to provide optimal conditions for the body to heal. As sessions progress, you should feel less pain between massages in the problem areas and a sense that healing is taking place.
Unfortunately, some massage practitioners have a “no pain, no gain” approach. Be sure to speak up during the massage if the pressure is too much. If you already have a pain-related problem but find that you are suffering increased pain during the massage or hurting for hours afterward, it may be time to seek a different practitioner. As always, consider consulting a physician with medical concerns or before embarking on a new health regimen.
Please remember we are all ultimately responsible for our own health and well-being. While massage can help the body heal, it should be in addition to good nutrition, regular exercise and stress-reduction.
2009年11月30日星期一
2009年11月29日星期日
Nicolas Cage to light up spa town
Hollywood star Nicolas Cage is set to turn on the Christmas lights in Bath.
The star of The Rock and Con Air will bring some Christmas cheer to the Somerset spa town at 6.30pm.
Thousands of people are expected to line Milsom Street where Cage - who won the best male Oscar for his role as a despondent alcoholic in Leaving Las Vegas in 1996 - will push the button.
Cage, who has owned various properties in the city but reportedly sold them recently, said he was "excited and privileged" to be switching on the lights.
He will appear alongside other celebrities including Heart FM DJ and former TV presenter Toby Anstis.
The festivities will see the opening of the Bath Christmas Market, set between Bath Abbey and the Roman Baths, which will feature more than 100 traditional wooden chalets.
Fans of Cage will be able to warm themselves with mince pies and mulled wine available from the market. Police advised visitors heading to the city to be prepared for a night of busy traffic and heavy crowds.
Road closures will be in place in Milsom Street, New Bond Street, Green Street and Quiet Street.
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The star of The Rock and Con Air will bring some Christmas cheer to the Somerset spa town at 6.30pm.
Thousands of people are expected to line Milsom Street where Cage - who won the best male Oscar for his role as a despondent alcoholic in Leaving Las Vegas in 1996 - will push the button.
Cage, who has owned various properties in the city but reportedly sold them recently, said he was "excited and privileged" to be switching on the lights.
He will appear alongside other celebrities including Heart FM DJ and former TV presenter Toby Anstis.
The festivities will see the opening of the Bath Christmas Market, set between Bath Abbey and the Roman Baths, which will feature more than 100 traditional wooden chalets.
Fans of Cage will be able to warm themselves with mince pies and mulled wine available from the market. Police advised visitors heading to the city to be prepared for a night of busy traffic and heavy crowds.
Road closures will be in place in Milsom Street, New Bond Street, Green Street and Quiet Street.
you can try the japan spa in your Japan tour,It's a great idea.
2009年11月26日星期四
Cops' massage parlour turns sticky biz
Yet again, the keepers of law are in news for the wrong reasons. Two Delhi police constables — one posted at the Mahendra Park police
station in northwest Delhi and the other serving a suspension — were arrested for allegedly running an illegal massage parlour.
Their advertisements in leading newspapers were straight — "those wishing to get a massage from pretty young faces" should just contact them. Once the customers responded, the accused would extort money from them. This, say investigators, was done in an organized fashion — the accused cops threatened to book the clients for "molesting underage girls." They sometimes even threatened them saying their "errant lifestyle" would be reported to their parents and family.
The arrests were made by the anti-extortion cell of the crime branch after the two accused, along with one of their accomplices, looted a sub-inspector of the crime branch after he posed as a decoy customer. The crime branch said more arrests are likely. "Some other men and a few girls have also been found to be involved with the gang. We have identified them and arrests will follow soon," said an investigating officer.
The accused cops — constable Rann Singh and constable Shaji — were first brought under scrutiny after it was revealed that certain cops were regularly promoting parlours through paid advertisements. Their friend, Indraraj, has also been arrested.
"The accused provided a number in the ad and once a customer called, the cops would ask him to reach near Vishal Cinema at Rajouri Garden in west Delhi. There, the accused would ask him to walk to a nearby car where they claimed a girl was waiting. The would be pushed inside the car and the threats followed," said an officer.
"We believe the duo, along with their accomplices, have looted several lakhs, including debit cards. On November 21, our decoy cop set up the meeting. The accused first asked him to reach Pankha Road crossing where he would meet the 17-year-old girl who will massage him. Later, they asked him to come to Vishal Cinema. Plainclothes sleuths arrested them once they had looted our SI of Rs 5,000 and his card.
These notes were marked with chemicals and will be produced in court," added another sleuth. However, two of the accused managed to flee along with the car used in the crime.
While Shaji resides at the police quarters at Uttam Nagar, Singh resides at Patel Garden near Uttam Nagar. "We will investigate if they were part of a bigger gang," said a crime branch officer.
station in northwest Delhi and the other serving a suspension — were arrested for allegedly running an illegal massage parlour.
Their advertisements in leading newspapers were straight — "those wishing to get a massage from pretty young faces" should just contact them. Once the customers responded, the accused would extort money from them. This, say investigators, was done in an organized fashion — the accused cops threatened to book the clients for "molesting underage girls." They sometimes even threatened them saying their "errant lifestyle" would be reported to their parents and family.
The arrests were made by the anti-extortion cell of the crime branch after the two accused, along with one of their accomplices, looted a sub-inspector of the crime branch after he posed as a decoy customer. The crime branch said more arrests are likely. "Some other men and a few girls have also been found to be involved with the gang. We have identified them and arrests will follow soon," said an investigating officer.
The accused cops — constable Rann Singh and constable Shaji — were first brought under scrutiny after it was revealed that certain cops were regularly promoting parlours through paid advertisements. Their friend, Indraraj, has also been arrested.
"The accused provided a number in the ad and once a customer called, the cops would ask him to reach near Vishal Cinema at Rajouri Garden in west Delhi. There, the accused would ask him to walk to a nearby car where they claimed a girl was waiting. The would be pushed inside the car and the threats followed," said an officer.
"We believe the duo, along with their accomplices, have looted several lakhs, including debit cards. On November 21, our decoy cop set up the meeting. The accused first asked him to reach Pankha Road crossing where he would meet the 17-year-old girl who will massage him. Later, they asked him to come to Vishal Cinema. Plainclothes sleuths arrested them once they had looted our SI of Rs 5,000 and his card.
These notes were marked with chemicals and will be produced in court," added another sleuth. However, two of the accused managed to flee along with the car used in the crime.
While Shaji resides at the police quarters at Uttam Nagar, Singh resides at Patel Garden near Uttam Nagar. "We will investigate if they were part of a bigger gang," said a crime branch officer.
2009年11月25日星期三
Five Reasons Massage Therapists Fail
Massage therapists, on the whole, are losing potential clients.
That is the discovery made by massage marketing consultant Eileen Ryan, a blogger for Natural Touch Marketing for the Healing Arts, the online company that provides marketing materials for massage therapists. In October, she talked to Natural Touch Marketing customers to see if there were any common issues bodyworkers are facing in their practice-building efforts. What she found was that every bodywork professional she talked to was struggling. No matter how long they had been in business, who their clients were or what modalities practiced, their practices were all failing to meet their business expectations.
Ryan summed up the first reason bodywork businesses are failing this way, “Many massage therapists, estheticians and Reiki practitioners are shy, retiring, right-brain kind of people. This is all well and good when in session. But to get people to make appointments, bodyworkers have to show people that they can help. They have to be ready to talk to people. They have to believe they are educated, worthy and have something unique to offer. They have to believe in their work. Otherwise, they are going to have trouble having the most basic business conversations with people.”
Here are the other four reasons businesses of bodyworkers are failing to thrive.
1. Bodyworkers don’t target their audience. Targeting potential clients is a straightforward step that requires some reflection. Before bodyworkers ever hand someone a business card or make any other marketing efforts, they have to be clear about what kind of clients they want in their office. They need to determine the kind of people who are a natural fit for their skills. Those are the people massage therapists should target with their marketing efforts.
2. Bodyworkers don’t say the right things when they write their marketing messages. They need to speak to their target clientele. When massage therapists know who they are talking to, then they know what message that client will respond to. Instead of placing ads or sending mailings with general messages like, “Come in for a relaxing massage,” bodyworkers should be specific. For example, “We help you recover from injuries,” “I can help you improve your game,” or, “We reduce neck and shoulder pain.”
3. Bodyworkers aren’t comfortable with marketing, so they don’t do it. Marketing is basic customer service. Just like consumers expect any business to let them know what their return policy is and what day a sale is starting, massage clients want to know if their massage therapist is practicing a new technique, offering a special or changing locations. Potential clients want to know who can help them manage their pain or reduce their stress.
4. Massage therapists think marketing is hard and that it costs a lot of money for materials, printing and mailing. The truth is marketing massage can be simple, straightforward and inexpensive. All it takes is a little time. Marketing is really just extending the care and concern about clients’ well-being beyond the limits of a session. A massage therapist who introduces himself or herself and hands a business card to someone with neck and shoulder pain, for example, is being both considerate and taking a step to build a practice. In the same vein, mailing reminder postcards or sending e-mails announcing specials is friendly, easy and affordable.
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That is the discovery made by massage marketing consultant Eileen Ryan, a blogger for Natural Touch Marketing for the Healing Arts, the online company that provides marketing materials for massage therapists. In October, she talked to Natural Touch Marketing customers to see if there were any common issues bodyworkers are facing in their practice-building efforts. What she found was that every bodywork professional she talked to was struggling. No matter how long they had been in business, who their clients were or what modalities practiced, their practices were all failing to meet their business expectations.
Ryan summed up the first reason bodywork businesses are failing this way, “Many massage therapists, estheticians and Reiki practitioners are shy, retiring, right-brain kind of people. This is all well and good when in session. But to get people to make appointments, bodyworkers have to show people that they can help. They have to be ready to talk to people. They have to believe they are educated, worthy and have something unique to offer. They have to believe in their work. Otherwise, they are going to have trouble having the most basic business conversations with people.”
Here are the other four reasons businesses of bodyworkers are failing to thrive.
1. Bodyworkers don’t target their audience. Targeting potential clients is a straightforward step that requires some reflection. Before bodyworkers ever hand someone a business card or make any other marketing efforts, they have to be clear about what kind of clients they want in their office. They need to determine the kind of people who are a natural fit for their skills. Those are the people massage therapists should target with their marketing efforts.
2. Bodyworkers don’t say the right things when they write their marketing messages. They need to speak to their target clientele. When massage therapists know who they are talking to, then they know what message that client will respond to. Instead of placing ads or sending mailings with general messages like, “Come in for a relaxing massage,” bodyworkers should be specific. For example, “We help you recover from injuries,” “I can help you improve your game,” or, “We reduce neck and shoulder pain.”
3. Bodyworkers aren’t comfortable with marketing, so they don’t do it. Marketing is basic customer service. Just like consumers expect any business to let them know what their return policy is and what day a sale is starting, massage clients want to know if their massage therapist is practicing a new technique, offering a special or changing locations. Potential clients want to know who can help them manage their pain or reduce their stress.
4. Massage therapists think marketing is hard and that it costs a lot of money for materials, printing and mailing. The truth is marketing massage can be simple, straightforward and inexpensive. All it takes is a little time. Marketing is really just extending the care and concern about clients’ well-being beyond the limits of a session. A massage therapist who introduces himself or herself and hands a business card to someone with neck and shoulder pain, for example, is being both considerate and taking a step to build a practice. In the same vein, mailing reminder postcards or sending e-mails announcing specials is friendly, easy and affordable.
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2009年11月24日星期二
Massage businesses vanish during crackdown
As many as half the massage establishments in Mesa may have shuttered their doors since police began a crackdown on illicit activity two months ago.
The vanishing businesses are a result of police arresting employees on prostitution charges and issuing other citations on a large number of the shops.
Police say the massage detail has been welcomed by legitimate businesses as a special team has inspected shops and told operators about tougher regulations expected to take effect in March.
But as police have gone to many shops, they’ve been greeted by locked doors about half the time, Sgt. Ed Wessing said.
Police visited the apparently closed shops during their posted business hours, but Wessing said one of the many problems with that industry is some operators have quietly opened after hours to evade detection.
“How many are actively operating, we don’t know,” Wessing said.
Still, some operators have cleaned out their spaces in shopping centers and appear permanently closed.
Councilwoman Dina Higgins said some places have video cameras outside and only unlock the door when they feel the person at the door is a client and not a cop. That makes it difficult to measure the precise impact of the crackdown, but Higgins said she knows some operators have thrown in the towel.
“I had noticed a couple places 'closed-closed’ and they were ones that were questionable at the start,” Higgins said.
Higgins and Councilman Dennis Kavanaugh have been vocal about tougher regulations on massage establishments, whose numbers swelled recently as Phoenix and Scottsdale toughened rules to drive out prostitution. Mesa has 120 registered establishments, ranging from resort-like day spas to shops in strip malls where unlicensed employees greet clients while sporting bikini tops.
The City Council is expected to approve stricter rules Dec. 7, and they’ll take effect 90 days later. Still, police will keep the massage detail in place even after the rules take hold to drive out unlicensed therapists and tell massage businesses about the new rules.
The regulations require employees to have state-issued certification, that businesses keep logs of their therapeutic activities and that managers register with police.
So far, police have made 32 prostitution arrests while issuing 107 citations against 82 people. The city made 177 inspections and found violations at 54 shops.
The owner of three Massage Envy shops in Mesa welcomed the crackdown and the new regulations. Sam Biggs is one of several owners police talked to as they crafted the rules and he said the new ordinance doesn’t require much more than reputable businesses already do. The illegitimate owners won’t survive if the rules are enforced, Biggs said.
“It’s about time,” Biggs said. “If they’re not living up to the standard that massage really is meant to be, then they shouldn’t be in the industry.”
Kavanaugh said he hasn’t heard complaints and wants the crackdown and new rules to create a “toxic atmosphere” for seedy operators.
“We hope we’re making life difficult for people who are the bad guys and I’m hoping that has an effect.”
The vanishing businesses are a result of police arresting employees on prostitution charges and issuing other citations on a large number of the shops.
Police say the massage detail has been welcomed by legitimate businesses as a special team has inspected shops and told operators about tougher regulations expected to take effect in March.
But as police have gone to many shops, they’ve been greeted by locked doors about half the time, Sgt. Ed Wessing said.
Police visited the apparently closed shops during their posted business hours, but Wessing said one of the many problems with that industry is some operators have quietly opened after hours to evade detection.
“How many are actively operating, we don’t know,” Wessing said.
Still, some operators have cleaned out their spaces in shopping centers and appear permanently closed.
Councilwoman Dina Higgins said some places have video cameras outside and only unlock the door when they feel the person at the door is a client and not a cop. That makes it difficult to measure the precise impact of the crackdown, but Higgins said she knows some operators have thrown in the towel.
“I had noticed a couple places 'closed-closed’ and they were ones that were questionable at the start,” Higgins said.
Higgins and Councilman Dennis Kavanaugh have been vocal about tougher regulations on massage establishments, whose numbers swelled recently as Phoenix and Scottsdale toughened rules to drive out prostitution. Mesa has 120 registered establishments, ranging from resort-like day spas to shops in strip malls where unlicensed employees greet clients while sporting bikini tops.
The City Council is expected to approve stricter rules Dec. 7, and they’ll take effect 90 days later. Still, police will keep the massage detail in place even after the rules take hold to drive out unlicensed therapists and tell massage businesses about the new rules.
The regulations require employees to have state-issued certification, that businesses keep logs of their therapeutic activities and that managers register with police.
So far, police have made 32 prostitution arrests while issuing 107 citations against 82 people. The city made 177 inspections and found violations at 54 shops.
The owner of three Massage Envy shops in Mesa welcomed the crackdown and the new regulations. Sam Biggs is one of several owners police talked to as they crafted the rules and he said the new ordinance doesn’t require much more than reputable businesses already do. The illegitimate owners won’t survive if the rules are enforced, Biggs said.
“It’s about time,” Biggs said. “If they’re not living up to the standard that massage really is meant to be, then they shouldn’t be in the industry.”
Kavanaugh said he hasn’t heard complaints and wants the crackdown and new rules to create a “toxic atmosphere” for seedy operators.
“We hope we’re making life difficult for people who are the bad guys and I’m hoping that has an effect.”
2009年11月23日星期一
Massage therapists join forces at Waimea location
LIHU‘E — Offering a grand-opening special of a $49, one-hour massage are Stacey Vinzant of Sweet Lomi Massage and Alison Koepfgen of Restoration Works, celebrating the opening of their new Waimea location.
The Waimea location is at 4490 Moana Rd., behind L&L Drive Inn just off Kaumuali‘i Highway, and opened last weekend after a blessing by Kelvin Ho earlier this month, Vinzant said.
Services are offered 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week by appointment only, and appointments are required at least 24 hours in advance, she said.
The two state-licensed massage therapists continue to operate a second location at the U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands near Kekaha, where they have been for five years.
They decided to open a second location off base for those who live off the base and aren’t able to easily go to the base for massages and other body work, said Vinzant, an ‘Ele‘ele resident and state-licensed masseuse for 10 years.
“Together we are able to offer a wider experience of therapies to best serve your current needs,” the women’s brochure states.
Massages from 30 minutes to two hours are available in lomilomi, Swedish, deep therapeutic, sports, sweet lomi blend, shiatsu, pohaku lomi (hot stone), hot towel, reflexology, couples massage, orthopedic, myofascial, cranial sacral and Russian sports.
Gift certificates are also available.
Koepfgen also continues to see clients at the Alexander Day Spa at the Kaua‘i Marriott Resort & Beach Club on Kalapaki Beach, and has been a state-licensed therapist for eight years.
Even before the Nov. 14 grand opening, the ladies already had massage reservations on the books for their opening day, Vinzant said.
“Together we will bring you a warm therapeutic experience and a wide range of healing therapies to best serve you,” they said.
In addition to their career work, both are active community volunteers, with Vinzant on more than one occasion journeying to Kalaupapa, Moloka‘i, to offer her talented hands to soothe and heal Hansen’s disease patients and state Department of Transportation workers there, she said.
Vinzant also volunteers her talents for the annual Kaua‘i Police Department family gathering, and coordinates massages at the annual PMRF Fourth of July celebration, usually bringing in Kaua‘i Community College massage students to assist.
She has also made donations of hundreds of dollars worth of school supplies distributed to needy children through the YWCA.
Koepfgen’s volunteerism takes her to the mountains of Koke‘e, where she is with the Koke‘e Resource Conservation Project and The Nature Conservancy.
Koepfgen also placed third in the category of favorite massage therapists in one of The Garden Island’s Best of Kaua‘i programs, said Vinzant.
They offer discounts for those 65 and over and 12 and under, as well as expectant mothers.
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The Waimea location is at 4490 Moana Rd., behind L&L Drive Inn just off Kaumuali‘i Highway, and opened last weekend after a blessing by Kelvin Ho earlier this month, Vinzant said.
Services are offered 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week by appointment only, and appointments are required at least 24 hours in advance, she said.
The two state-licensed massage therapists continue to operate a second location at the U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands near Kekaha, where they have been for five years.
They decided to open a second location off base for those who live off the base and aren’t able to easily go to the base for massages and other body work, said Vinzant, an ‘Ele‘ele resident and state-licensed masseuse for 10 years.
“Together we are able to offer a wider experience of therapies to best serve your current needs,” the women’s brochure states.
Massages from 30 minutes to two hours are available in lomilomi, Swedish, deep therapeutic, sports, sweet lomi blend, shiatsu, pohaku lomi (hot stone), hot towel, reflexology, couples massage, orthopedic, myofascial, cranial sacral and Russian sports.
Gift certificates are also available.
Koepfgen also continues to see clients at the Alexander Day Spa at the Kaua‘i Marriott Resort & Beach Club on Kalapaki Beach, and has been a state-licensed therapist for eight years.
Even before the Nov. 14 grand opening, the ladies already had massage reservations on the books for their opening day, Vinzant said.
“Together we will bring you a warm therapeutic experience and a wide range of healing therapies to best serve you,” they said.
In addition to their career work, both are active community volunteers, with Vinzant on more than one occasion journeying to Kalaupapa, Moloka‘i, to offer her talented hands to soothe and heal Hansen’s disease patients and state Department of Transportation workers there, she said.
Vinzant also volunteers her talents for the annual Kaua‘i Police Department family gathering, and coordinates massages at the annual PMRF Fourth of July celebration, usually bringing in Kaua‘i Community College massage students to assist.
She has also made donations of hundreds of dollars worth of school supplies distributed to needy children through the YWCA.
Koepfgen’s volunteerism takes her to the mountains of Koke‘e, where she is with the Koke‘e Resource Conservation Project and The Nature Conservancy.
Koepfgen also placed third in the category of favorite massage therapists in one of The Garden Island’s Best of Kaua‘i programs, said Vinzant.
They offer discounts for those 65 and over and 12 and under, as well as expectant mothers.
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2009年11月19日星期四
Synergy Day Spa deserves pat on the back
Give Rhiannon Cosgrave a pat on the back.
She opened the Natural Synergy Day Spa on Middleton Avenue in Parksville one year ago this week — and it has been the success she had hoped.
Cosgrave opened her own spa amid questions and concerns that such an enterprise might not fly, but she said she stuck with her dreams.
"Our success today has exceeded my expectations," she said.
At time, Cosgrave said, the business has been overwhelming. But with the help of great staff — from reception and estheticians to her massage therapists — Synergy has been able to thrive.
"She continues to look at organic solutions," said Synergy massage therapist Alex Middleton about her boss. "She looks at innovations and looks after the needs of the client and makes sure to take care of the environment."
Cosgrave is not necessarily resting after one year of success. She recently returned from Mexico, where she received certification in yoga and plans to introduce programs to her customers next week.
"The focus of the spa is to make people feel good, inside and out," she said.
Natural Synergy Day Spa is at 154 Middleton Ave. and is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
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She opened the Natural Synergy Day Spa on Middleton Avenue in Parksville one year ago this week — and it has been the success she had hoped.
Cosgrave opened her own spa amid questions and concerns that such an enterprise might not fly, but she said she stuck with her dreams.
"Our success today has exceeded my expectations," she said.
At time, Cosgrave said, the business has been overwhelming. But with the help of great staff — from reception and estheticians to her massage therapists — Synergy has been able to thrive.
"She continues to look at organic solutions," said Synergy massage therapist Alex Middleton about her boss. "She looks at innovations and looks after the needs of the client and makes sure to take care of the environment."
Cosgrave is not necessarily resting after one year of success. She recently returned from Mexico, where she received certification in yoga and plans to introduce programs to her customers next week.
"The focus of the spa is to make people feel good, inside and out," she said.
Natural Synergy Day Spa is at 154 Middleton Ave. and is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
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