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Massage and Aromatherapy
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Experience an Empower Massage 401-8024
Have you ever walked into a room and immediately felt relaxed, stress free, or a burst of energy because of a particular fragrance or smell a certain scent that triggered an old memory from the past even from your childhood? It is interesting how an aroma can evoke memories or just a whiff of a certain scent can make you feel good.
In today’s stressful, high pressure world, more and more of my clients are searching for natural ways to find peace and relaxation. Combining the physical and emotional effects of massage with therapeutic properties of essential oils can help you alleviate that stress in your world and even improve your mood. Adding Aroma therapy to a massage is a powerful way to activate the body’s self-healing ability.
Listed below are some emotions that can be addressed with the holistic healing approach of Aromatherapy/Essential oils.
Anger, Anxiety Stress
Basil, Bergamot, Chamomile, Clary Sage, Cypress,, Geranium,, Jasmine, Lavender, Marjoram, Ylang-ylang
Insomnia
Basil, Chamomile, Lavender, Mandarin, Marjoram, Rose, Sandalwood, Thyme, Ylang- ylang
Memory and Concentration
Basil, Black Pepper, Hyssop, Lemon, Peppermint, Rosemary
Fighting Respiratory Infections
Benzoin, Clove, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Marjoram, Tea Tree, Thyme
Easing Mucus Congestion
Benzoin, Birch, Cedarwood, Clove, Cypress, Eucalyptus, Ginger, Peppermint, Tea Tree, Thyme
Prevent Muscle Aches
Ginger, Eucalyptus and Peppermint
Here is a handy guide of commonly used essential oils, and some of the ailments or conditions they’re most often used to treat:
http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Many-Health-Benefits-of-Essential-Oils
How to use essential oils:
http://www.ultimate-cosmetics.com/aromatherapy/essential-oils-uses.htm
Call Jennifer Lantry, Licensed Massage Therapist at (919) 401-8024 and schedule your own aromatherapy massage or book online here.
Meet Empower’s New Massage Therapist
Friday, May 7, 2010Empower is excited to welcome Jennifer Lantry, our new massage therapist, to the team. It is our mission to integrate a variety of lifestyle wellness services together under one roof – and many of you know massage is an integral component! If it has been a while since youíve gotten a massage, if youíve NEVER experienced an Empower massage or if you are looking for the perfect gift for MOM – call Empower to inquire about our massage therapy programs TODAY! 919-401-8024.
Meet Jennifer:
Jennifer Lantry, LMBT #5512
Jennifer has been a Licensed Massage Therapist and a Professional Member of the Association Bodywork and Massage Professionals for over 5 years. She received her massage certification through a 1000 hour credited New York State Massage School.
Jennifer believes that education in massage is a lifelong process and has taken continuing education classes in deep tissue massage, pregnancy massage, Lomi lomi, Hot Stone Therapy. She is also a certified Pilates Instructor.
Before joining the Empower team she was the Massage Therapist Team Leader at Iatria Day Spa for over 4 years. She worked on a variety of different populations including women and men of all ages and backgrounds, cancer survivors, dancers, athletes, elderly clients and pregnant women.
She is a dedicated and caring massage therapist who works with each client to address his or her individual needs. Together, they work to come up with a treatment approach to relieve the impacts of stress, tension, injuries, and repetitive motion strains. In each massage session, she takes the time to listen and provide care for the whole person, and promote meaningful and long-lasting effects of the therapeutic treatments.
Jennifer other passions are salsa dancing, traveling, music and spending time with friends and family.
Thank You Empower Fitness Fair Participants
Friday, April 24, 2009What a glorious day it was! Our First Annual Fitness Fair was a great success – from the morning boot camp to the afternoon Train-the-Trainer event, from the good food to the great live music, in the spirit of remembering our late client and friend Joanne Roberts to the upbeat mood of celebrating her life -it was a glorious day!
The sun was shining down as Matt called us all to gather for the beginning of boot camp -”jog down and back, butt-kickers, high knees, side shuffle, jumping jacks – repeat” (and that was just warm-up). Then on to the station work – sprinting to back-peddling, step-ups to push-ups, running laps around cones – 3 x through -phew! Quick water break then on to body weight circuits- squats, push-ups, mountain climbers, table -top plank. . . and more! A 1/4 mile sprint around the building finished off the hour and our energy!
Good thing there was a smoothie station and a delicious bake sale where we could re-fuel, our massage therapist giving therapeutic massages, a chiropractor to check our postural alignment, an acupuncturist healing us of pain , and a running store helping us find the best fitting shoes. After visiting all of our vendors tables the Fitness Fair participants were well fed, relaxed, standing tall, free of pain, and ready for their next road race; and we trainers were ready for Train-the-Trainer.
Train-the-Trainer is 1 day out of every year where we sacrifice our bodies for charity and for our clients’ pleasure. After a full year of being “beat-up” by their trainers ( all in the name of good health of course) our clients get to get their licks in on us. This year did not disappoint- just ask Paul or Michael (who definitely received the most punishing workouts).
In all seriousness, we were there to promote healthy living and to raise money for a very important organization. We are proud to say that The First Annual Fitness Fair successfully raised $3200 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in honor of Joanne. Fun was had by all and did I say – it was a glorious day!
