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Tips Tuesday – How Reiki, Crystals and Essential Oils can help ease SAD

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression, winter blues, summer depression or seasonal depression, is a mood disorder subset in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive symptoms at the same time each year, most commonly in the winter.

Yesterday all I heard about was ‘Blue Monday’ and how it is considered the saddest day of the year.  In response I wanted to offer some Holistic approaches that are easily accessible and affordable.  Keeping in mind simply hearing about it all day can have a negative affect on us as words have the ability to affect our health and mood as well, google Dr Emoto’s experiments!

I have experienced depression and SAD FIRST HAND!  Before owning HHDS I had a few consecutive years where I knew I HATED winter and found myself spiraling into despair more as each year went by but usually peaking in the winter.  I had never heard of SAD, but a coworker suggested it might be the affects of this lack of exposure to the sun and suggested a tanning bed.  Against my better judgement I was desperate and despite my having close family members with Skin cancer and having sensitive skin, I did it, and it seemed to work.  The following year I took over the salon I worked in, made it Green and took my first Energy Healing lesson, Reiki Level 1, and I have not suffered the affects of SAD since.  Over the past 7 years I have delved into the Holistic Health and Wellness pool, devouring all the knowledge I could.  Ultimately attaining Master Level for Reiki, up to 3rd level in Shamballa, Celtic Reiki, Crystal Therapy and Becoming a Holistic Life Coach and Certification Instructor.  While my curiosity grew as I became  more and more aware of the profound positive affects this training has provided me with and subsequently my clients and staff, I have come to realize that empowering others with this knowledge is part of my purpose.

Many people think that SAD is just seasonal, and for the most part it can be noticed more during the months we have less exposure to Vitamin ‘D’.  Although anyone with Mental Health sensitivities can experience SAD more frequently then those who don’t , anyone can actually suffer from it.

It can become a vicious circle with low moods (lowering our over all frequency of the body) We crave or attract like a magnet equally low vibrating activities and foods

Of course this inevitably causes a negative chain reaction through our whole lives.

Main Stream Medicine has offered a solution with the SAD Lamp, offering much needed light from it’s radiance that mimics the light we would normally receive from the sun, and still others misdiagnose as a more permanent form of depression and will prescribed Depression medication.  I have tried depression medication, I prefer an empowerment approach where I have more control, being that I am a control freak, this would explain my own approach.  This in no way implies anyone on medication is wrong, but I do challenge you to try these following options before making a definitive choice!  I LOVE Skeptics, but to make a true Skeptic, a healthy one is one that is educated and open minded!  I myself am a skeptic  currently and will always be.  It is smart to question and test theories, then judge for yourself!

The same light exposure from the Sun, and that I found helped me during my Tanning Bed experience is present in greater quantities through a Reiki treatment.  Only with Reiki there are NO negative side affects.  ZERO.  So there is nothing to lose and everything to gain from trying it.  A Reiki treatment is performed by an attuned Reiki Practitioner, on a treatment table/bed fully clothed for anywhere from 15 mins to an hour.  For more severe cases a full hour is recommended.  The process is very relaxing and you notice positive impacts immediately.  As time goes by through subsequent visits you begin to recognize when you need a treatment.  You will become so aware of how you feel day to day that you will start to feel when you need another treatment.  Some people may feel deterred by the repetitive nature and expense of this treatment, however it is no more so then refilling a prescription or purchasing a lamp and replacing bulbs.  Keeping in mind Reiki can be enjoyed with no conflicting reactions during a prescription or using a SAD lamp. for even greater and long lasting affects.  However if you are enjoying Reiki and you want access to that healing energy any time, get attuned yourself!  Having the atonement allows you to self treat not just for SAD but for any headache, upset stomach, sprained muscle, for you and now you can offer it to your family and friends!

Want to learn more about Reiki?  Contact Kerstin Kramer, owner of Natural Health Touch offering Reiki Attunement at Hybrid Hair and Detox Spa, our next Level 1 Class is this coming Saturday Jan 21st 2017 from 9-4.  To sign up call us at 519-886-8624 or contact Kerstin @ info@naturalhealthtouch.com.

Crystals are incredible tools to combat SAD as well,  one of the best being the ‘SunStone’.  What makes crystals so effective is their molecular frequency.  Everything is made up of molecules, including us.  When pain dis-ease or imbalances occurs it is due to the interruption of frequency in the corresponding area.  Like tuning a piano, choosing a matching Crystal will, ‘re-tune’ or rebalance the affected area when worn close to or directly on the body.  Sensitive scientific frequency measuring tools are used to test these theories and have proved effectiveness.  Crystal classes are also available to learn more, including soon to be posted at HHDS for the basic understanding and use of these natural healing tools.  These too can be used in correlation with traditional medicines and approaches with no conflicting side affects, and they will expedite healing.

Essential Oils can play a role in your self care as well.  Citrus based oils and blends like ‘Joy’ from Doterra can boost your mood during the day and can travel easily in your purse for access whenever you need it.  Using essential oils should be careful and educated, some oils can only be used on the skin and infused into the air, others can be ingested, so having a class before use is recommended, or consulting with an Essential oil educator.  If your skin is sensitive using a traveler oil like coconut or olive oil is recommended.  This too can be enjoyed by the whole family and provides you with yet another option to support your traditional medical approach if you wish.  However make sure you share with your practitioner what oils you use as reactions to current prescriptions or new ones can happen.

Without decreasing the magnitude of health affects from physical activity, getting outside to expose yourself to as much vitamin D as you can this time of year, I wanted to expand your prospects with self empowering and self implemented tools that might not have been in your tool kits of Self Care options.  Now you can add more to your repertoire for you and your family!

Want to try Reiki or crystals in a service?  We offer both for just $1 a minute, book your Energy work service in between you hair and skin services or on it’s own, you won’t be disappointed!

519-886-8624

Tips Tuesday -Know When to Reach Out

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I have noticed many people feeling stressed, overwhelmed and suffering high anxiety lately.  Some of you might say, that’s nothing new, but statistics are showing increases in every area, suicides in every age group, increase in mental health leave in work places. more violent aggression towards others in our communities, we have reached a breaking point.  Reaching out for help from places like ours is a sign of strength not weakness, you empower yourself and in turn those around you!

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Hybrid Hair and Detox Spa is all about providing our guests with a ‘Safe Place’ to give themselves permission to enjoy self care, and increase the knowledge base in many alternative medicine treatments, as well as eco friendly full hair and skin services.  We expect people in overwhelm, we welcome them eagerly.  We accel at assisting others with decreasing their stress, anxiety and overwhelm.  But we know other people too, many amazing certified alternative medicine practitioners and we can connect you with their skills!  We encourage our guests to ask questions, and give themselves permission to explore alternatives in passive and active treatment for mind, body and spirit self healing approaches.

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Peace starts within you, each one of us has the responsibility to do what we need to, to chill out and find our zen on a regular basis.  For some that might be yoga and meditation, others massage and a hair cut, others, hiking and facials, I don’t care what it is, but what you MUST understand is that if you choose not to  you WILL pay a heft price.  Your health will decrease more rapidly, you will age faster, you will have a shorter life span, you will not be as effective or efficient at work or at home, you will be short tempered and low on energy, you will have more bouts of fear, anxiety and or depression, and you WILL affect negatively, EVERYONE around you.  Here is the kicker, you see chaos around you and you want to fight it!  You want to make it stop, you can’t by putting more effort outside yourself.

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The only way you can influence others to become more peaceful and calm, more loving and kind is to be that first yourself.  Sounds easy but it isn’t, without self care and filling your own cup first , learning skills and tools to heal yourself first you couldn’t possibles take on the task of positively influencing others.  But start acting as a leader and teaching by example how peaceful practices produces a peaceful environment and watch how everyone around you benefits!

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Want to learn how to start?  Book in a Free 1 hour first session with me for Holistic Life Coaching and we will get you started in empowering yourself with skills and tools to support you for the rest of your life! Call now for your first FREE SESSION! 519-404-6627

Looking Forward to Meeting up with you!

Tips Tuesday – Rough Road Ahead!

A Road Closed sign on highway 41/64/72 at the Lee Highway bridge over the Tennessee River.

Yikes Construction is everywhere!  Pretty soon I will have to cut hair through Astral Travel!  All the roads to and from HHDS and my home will soon be closed due to construction.  Not just that but EVERYONE I have been talking to has been mentioning they have been experiencing some pretty tough inner construction too!  It looks like ‘As Within So Without’ does really apply here!

It seems like these challenging times are the most daunting the toughest to navigate and the hardest to bare.  There is no better time then these to stop and look at our self care.  Have we been optimally nurturing ourselves?  If so the impact of outer influences will be felt, but in less of an emotionally tumultuous manner then if we have been slacking in this area.  In these times ‘Doing’ less is more, or at least thats what it looks like from the outside.  If someone were to observe me during these challenging times they might think I was crazy!  All this chaos and I’m too calm, seemingly oblivious to the anarchy outside, BUT!  In reality I am doing something HUGE!  If we remember at our thoughts affect our health, our frequency then we know that what our vibration is attracts the like to us.  So if I want calm peaceful bliss, I must create it inside.  This has been a tough one for me.  I was raised a ‘Do-er’ God helps those who help themselves I was told.  But over the years I realized I messed it up worst for th most part and it was incredibly stressful for me the whole time.  Ever been around someone who was totally calm in a tragedy?  They become an anchor for those terrified souls around them.  They have a calming affect on the whole thing helping others to focus and regroup.  You can be that for yourself, not in an avoidance way though this is not healthy or helpful.  During crazy times being the observer, staying focused and calm allows you to think more clearly and find a solution more effectively.  Not only that but it won’t affect the health of your mind body and spirit as much because you won’t slide into fight or flight.

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As we all know troubling times come to us to give us an opportunity to learn and grow.  Some would say ‘If that’s the case I have credentials out the whazoo!’  But truly, if we remember that through every challenge and stay calm, we can extract the lesson, integrate it and move on faster, minimizing casualties including your own!  Remember, ‘What’s The Rush?’

The Inevitable Navigation System: 'You have arrived at your destination.'

So in the mean time check on line to see what roads to avoid, leave a bit earlier and know that sometimes this won’t help. So if you find yourself winding through, navigating one way streets and closed road signs, take a deep breath enjoy your coffee, and enjoy the scenic route!

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Tips Tuesday – Happy 80th Birthday David Suzuki!

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Everyone knows we are K-W’s First Eco Friendly Salon, Spa and Energy Space.  But do they understand why?  Every knows I have started a new company called ‘The Institute For Harmonious Living’ , but do they know why?

I grew up watching The Nature of Things.  I loved it, it was one of my favorite shows, it was the 80’s version of Kratts Creatures!  As I have grown up with David I have witnessed a transformation in him.  He started out curious, became aware and concerned about our impact on the planet and then started doing something about it.  This brings me back to the ‘whys’ I listed earlier.  I started out curious, ended up waking up from our cultural pablum we are served and then had to do something about it.  Not feeling good at work myself made me realize there had to be something wrong with products I was using.  It had to be making me feel that way, so then what was it doing to my clients, my water, my planet?  As I become more educated It became more and more clear someone had to do something?!  There were other people like me who simply ‘Trusted’ that someone, somewhere was regulating the things we used, bought, ate, slathered on our skin.  Right?  So by becoming more aware, more educated I became empowered, and I followed where it led me.  To create HHDS.  But it didn’t stop there, I realized as I’m sure David Suzuki did when his daughter complained as a child that ‘they might as well give up cause the world was going to end anyway’, that it wasn’t enough to just make noise to draw attention to a concerning cause.  You have to educate others, motivate others through positive action and inspiring example.  And so The Institute OF Harmonious Living was born.  What’s the connection?  As I attempted to ‘make noise’ with the salon I recognized that people were too buys, too stressed, too numbed out to do anything more.  They figured well I’m recycling, isn’t that enough?  Why cant the big corporations do more?  (I do agree with that last one!) But in reality it takes each one of us to do more.  But if you are already in overwhelm, how can you muster the energy to take action?  Through Coaching, Public Speaking, and training others, I can assist each participant in better connecting to their own needs, and in turn connecting to the needs of others and in turn the planet.  Through Self Care awareness and a stronger understanding of how our minds work to create our reality, we can literally ‘Re’ Program ourselves to be healthier, happier and in turn more conscious of our impact on others and Mother Earth.

It came to my attention that David Suzuki is celebrating his 80th Birthday and what better way then to commit to doing more to make our planet healthier.  The following links will take to stories of David’s journey and to an amazing program to protect and preserve the planet and ALL of it’s inhabitants!  ENJOY!

Don’t forget to book your Coaching Sessions in now for the month of MARCH 20% off all coaching sessions with me!

Happy Birthday David!

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Tips Tuesday – Practice What You Preach!

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~Lisa Nichols, ‘Abundance Now’

As I have evolved over the 6 years I have owned HHDS I have noticed a significant improvement in my self care regimen.  As I have given myself permission and recognized more an more how as I have taken the time and invested in myself I have actually become more and more effective at everything I do/am.  I have also improved my mental, physical and emotional well being.  This has created more balance in me and so created more balance in the life I experience.

I was chatting with a good friend and fellow business owner and Holistic Practitioner, Laurie Knarr, after another exceptional Cranial Sacral Treatment.  WE discussed how as we have gotten older we have started to recognize the absolute necessity for self care.  Recognizing more and more people around us falling ill, finding it hard to maintain energy and the busy lifestyles we have all committed to.  We even realized we wished we had started sooner.  It was mutually agreed that one approach didn’t work for everyone.  For example Laurie’s approach is greatly focused on personal training, and exceeding her own personal physical limitations.  While others might see her consistent participation in a grueling physical fitness regimen, it works for her.  But what works for you?  For an amazing Cranial Sacral expereince or RMT treatment contact Laurie, www.laurieknarr.ca, knarr.laurie.rmt@gmail.com

My personal commitment looks kind of like a patchwork quilt, but it works for me!  I believe in a multi dimensional approach because we ourselves are multi dimensional beings.  I see Laurie mthly for Cranial Sacral, enjoying a relaxing experience that creates an over all physical well being while releasing blockages causing discomfort.  I see Kerstin Kramer for monthly Electromagnetic Therapy and occasionally Reiki, always eliminating the pain in my foot and making me feel peaceful and light!  Kerstin is at HHDS every Friday, call in to book an experience.  I visit Cynthia Syjueco for Body Talk and Lymphatic Drainage and enjoy a great detox of negative energy and toxins trapped in the body once a mth.  She even recently treated my Dog!  Cynthia is at HHDS every Friday, call in to book an experience.  Nyssa McDonald has offered me incredible Crystal Treatments that always astounded me with the noticeable frequency vibrations that assist with balancing my physical, mental and emotional being.  Nyssa is @ HHDS every Weds, call in for a treatment.  I have recently incorporated Emotion Code treatments offered by Christine Ball and deprivation Floats at The Rock Spa, and found it to be a wonderful release of Emotional Blocks that are holding me back and her treatments quite insightful!  I have committed to weekly Yoga sessions with Christine Cummings owner of Pure Potential Yoga, where I have enjoyed physical discipline, dexterity, flexibility, muscle/core building and many times emotional block release.  I also balance all of this with weekly visits to the gym, I try to go with my hubby and kids whenever they are willing to join me!  Of course my whole awareness transformed when I became a Certified Holistic Life Coach, and Energy Psychologist, practicing what I preach as a coach has sustained me with a plentiful tool kit of skills and awareness that is truly priceless, which is why I now teach others offering certification for both through my other business Institute For Harmonious Living, http://instituteforharmoniousliving.com/.

I told you it was like a patchwork quilt, but you know what?  It works!  And I’m always on the prowl for more fascinating modalities!  I am motivated by finding the most effective options for services for our guests, but I am addicted to trying new things and evaluating what works for me and what doesn’t.  I encourage you to do the same thing.  This is what we are all about at HHDS, researching and finding safer, more effective services and products for you and your family.  Want to learn more?  Check out our workshops, or pop in for a 15 min complimentary session with one of our amazing treatment providers, who are motivated by the same desire to serve you as we are at HHDS.

 The previous picture quote helps us focus on the growing awareness for Self Care.  By becoming more responsible for our own wellbeing we become less reliant on others for nurturing, and acceptance and become more self sustaining and less of a burden.  We enjoy longer lives, healthier bodies more balanced relationships and an over all more satisfying life experience.

No one EVER regrets taking better care of themselves.  No more excuses, give yourself permission and watch yourself transform and in turn your life!

Tips Tuesday – The Mortality age gap, Men Vs Women, and why?

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There has been a theme to my rantings about how so many of us are not taking well enough care of ourselves.  It is so important that we do.  Our Mind Body and Emotions are all connected and they NEED self care to stay balanced, this is maintenance not pampering.  I have a theory, I believe it is Self Care that will be the Fountain of youth for many.  You see Men on average have died younger then women, and it is suggested this is due to the majority of men having been exposed to the rigors and stressors of full time work for generationaly longer then women.  What supports this is that as time has gone by Women have been closing the mortality gap faster and faster as more women are committing to more full time careers and exposed to the same stressors as men.  So while my theory of self care in this article specifically is directed at men, women too will benefit from it’s wisdom.

Interesting article here:  http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/1998/10.01/WhyWomenLiveLon.html

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As the proud owner of K-W’s 1st Eco Friendly Salon Spa and Energy I witness many guests life struggles, stressors and celebrations.  Commonly women have been over the years more excepted in the spa setting.  This seems to be simply a cultural acceptance.  For some reason, men do not enjoy this same acceptance to forms of self care in this manner.  There is a stigma where ‘Manscaping’ might be considered high maintenance or too feminine for most testosterone bearing counter parts.  But why?  Programming, as a Holistic Life Coach, Energy Psychologist and Owner of The Institute For Harmonious Living I recognize the dysfunctional imbalance we have towards the sexes and their natural needs for nurturing.  Women traditionally are considered soft, weak, emotional, we expect them to show and share emotions, we tend to gravitate to each other to console and nurture. Men are taught to be rough tough, unemotional, don’t cry when you get hurt or look for comfort or you are considered a wimp.  Look how we have conditioned ourselves? Neither programmed belief is accurate.   Now as women step equally into the work force we have adopted the belief that to be in the ‘Man’s World’ we must adopt their behaviors of self numbing in emotion and self care.  Don’t get me wrong, I see women every day that suffer from every form of guilt you can imagine!  Mother’s Guilt, Working Guilt, Image Flaw Guilt, it’s crazy and therefore we tell ourselves we are not WORTHY of self care.  But I think you will agree that as our opposite sex roles become blurred we must look at what we are doing to support ourselves through this shift.  This way we will teach our next generation how to better maintain healthy mind, body and emotion awareness.

Lets look at what happens to our bodies with stress, many who follow this blog are familiar with Fight or Flight right?  It is a physical reaction that the body uses in cases of being under attack and releasing endorphins and hormones into the body that are only supposed to be there in case of lethal danger, but we live there voluntarily daily when we adopt stressful thinking and behaviours creating habits that trigger us all the time to react this way over and over.  This behavior is preventing the body to function normally and eventually leading the body to decay and create illness.  How do we combat this?  SELF CARE.  Self care allows the mind to stop its incessant negative chatter, relaxes muscles and allows good chemicals and hormones to flood the body with happy juice, allowing the organs to focus on their natural highly intelligent job of maintaining good health repairing and regenerating healthy cells, not being distracted with pretend dangers.  The skin is your largest organ.  Nurturing this organ with proper cleaning and moisturizing habits is no different then visiting the dentist and eating healthfully.  Pressure points under the skin can be activated through massage. reflexology and lymph drainage to assist the body in its effort to repair and detoxify.  The mind relaxes further and allows the emotions to balance allowing you to settle deeper into relaxation.  The mind is a machine and without constant supervision will create a reality you do not want.  By controlling the thoughts you control and improve your life experiences significantly.

I have invited several male friends to pop in for services to share with you their personal insight on self care.  Some had never had services like this before, others may have scoffed at it and still others were embarrassed to try it.  Luckily I know some amazing people who were willing to be part of my private study.  In the coming weeks I will share with you their feelings towards their self care experiences at HHDS.  I hope to encourage women too, to expand their regimens to more then just cuts colours and the odd nail treatments.  We have a couple amazing ideas for this year introducing opportunities for our guests to create a comfortable budget while maintaining proper self care and improving their life experiences.  Watch here for future testimonials and great promotional opportunities to sample wonderful self care services and improve your health!

See the following testimonials:

‘Okay Men!! Pedicures are not what you think they are. Imagine handing over the labor of tending to your toe nails to a professional. The Hybrid Hair & Detox Spa is THE place to go! I had the most amazing experience of my life! My feet felt absolutely amazing! Happy, happy feet!! smile emoticon You don’t have to hand in your Man card to enjoy this experience. You can even combine it with a Reflexology treatment for added benefits. Get an amazing hair cut afterwards by one of the many skilled hairstylists there. It is truly a magical place when you walk through those doors. Just go! ‘ ~Trevor S. Waterloo Ont 47 yrs

‘I went to Hybrid Hair and Detox Spa on Jan 6 2016, to get a hair cut, manicure, facial and pedicure.  When I first got there I was quickly greeted by warm inviting smiles by the staff in the salon.  I got a great hair cut which I really liked!! Next I went with Elena to get my aesthetic services done. The environment was relaxed and comfortable.  The people were very nice.  I will go back again in the future for sure.’ ~ Brett P. Mount Forest Ont 18 yrs

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Tips Tuesday – Radio Silence! Ooops! Tuning Back in!

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Tips Tuesday – Radio Silence! Ooops! Tuning Back in!

Wow!  It’s been a wild ride for a few weeks!  I tend to be a pretty intense person.  I don’t just ASK how you are doing I want to know every detail, why you feel that way and how we can improve it!

 So what happens when the wires cross, the station loses connection, you go off the tracks, you get the idea.  This is what happened to me! It happens to everyone once in a while!  It turns into a crazy downward spiral as your thoughts get the best of you, how everyone and everything has done you wrong, how victimized you feel, how everything you touch turns to s#!%.  Well I rode that train now for a couple weeks, getting so distracted I found myself forgetting my own skills and tools to redirect, rebalance and reboot myself.  I am so grateful though, because through all of this I was reminded of how easy it is to fall back into old traits old behaviors.  It reminded me of how easy it is to get back on the right track too, adding that people who have never found their right flow can easily find it with guidance.  It reminded me of the negative thought patterns that can try to convince you that you are stuck, hopeless, helpless, and alone, that are all lies, but seem quite convincing at the time when your frequency is low.

It was a succession of family emergencies, a fall inducing great physical pain, a busy season for HHDS, efforts to maintain two businesses with The Institute For Harmonious Living and then the inevitable Technology failure.  Two websites inaccessible at once.  Dunt Dunt Duuuuuuuh.  For my overwhelmed system it was all too much and tight chest, bad eating habits, lack of sleep, fight and flight, physical pain from the fall all began to ensue the onslaught of depression and grief began.  Reminding me of the loss of my father, the distance from family, the efforts in vain to keep two buisnesses floating.  I even started noticing a cold trying to sneak in the back door!  So what did I do?????  You won’t bevel it.  You ready?…….

SELF CARE

I got a long over due hair cut, a pedicure, I had a long soak in a Himalayan salt and baking soda bath, I wore crystals EVERYWHERE, used essential oils, meditated, did EFT in the shower, did yoga, started juicing, got re inspired through links to Mindvalley, and did a couple of angel card readings just for me, while reminding myself of all of the tools I had at my disposal to be well and stay well.  How empowering.  Not once did I have to reach outside of myself to feel better.  If anything when I did indulge that lower vibration addict to share my grief and complain during breif weak moments the whoa-is-me story, it actually made me feel worst.

So no, there is no magic pill to feel/get better.  But it doesn’t cost anything once you have mastered the basics in self care, and you don’t have to make an appointment with a Dr and get a prescription or even leave the house.  There are so many tools at your disposal, and you can build on your tool kit by learning Reiki, reading self care books you are intuitively drawn to, by finding Alternative Health Care practitioners and service providers like HHDS to offer you Reiki infused services that can enhance your empowerment self care tool kit!

Now don’t get me wrong, I believe in daily regimens to keep a person balanced and strong, and for the most part unshakable, however life doesn’t always throw the same patterns at you, sometimes everything happens at once and even the most seasoned self care guru can be toppled.  This is a good reminder of how we are all equal, and human.

I shared this vulnerable Tips Tuesday because I know better then anyone the emotional impact events in our lives can have, how seasons can affect us, how feeling hopeless can feel like a bottomless pit.  Before I attained Reiki Level one and opened HHDS my reality was very different from now, I did not have the tools and skills to bring myself out. Strangely from the outside my life could have looked rather perfect to many while on the inside storms brewed!  But from that helpless place I found hints here and there to stash away for a later day when it would be useful again to me, and now to you, through our services at HHDS and the Coaching, Workshops and Certification Programs to empower you through The institute For Harmonious Living, (instituteforharmoniousliving.com)

My goal is to show you and your family that there are options, there is hope and illness in all of it’s forms, mind, body and spirit, are more then just manageable.  Your reality really is in your hands and as each person recognizes this, the implications on the world is profound healing and peace.

WE here at HHDS and at the Institute For Harmonious Living are here for you to begin your own Self Care Healing journey.  If I can do it anyone can!  Are you ready?

xo

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Archive Tips Tuesday October

Tips Tuesday – A November To Remember!

Tips Tuesday – A November To Remember!

Good Tuesday to all! I wanted to fill you in in some fun we have had and some fun we plan on having this coming month!

This past month was HUGE for promo’s, I hope you enjoyed them!  We also stretched our creativity with our recent photo shoot, showing off some beautiful fall colours!  We look forward to unveiling the gorgeous photos soon, we thank our clients who were our models!  We insist on using only our own work in our social media and posters in the salon to prove the ‘Green” is sexy and effective, while preserving our planet!

I wanted to share some exciting classes and workshops coming up focusing on our Essential Oil Line with Educator Kerstin Kramer.  She shared her expertise by offering a Flu Shot Make and Take and a Green Cleaner Make and Take using essential oils this past month.

There is one last class scheduled for October and if you are looking to attain your Reiki Level 2 Certification this class is for you!  this Saturday October 31 from 9-4 $250

Coming up for November are the following classes!

November 13 Managing Moods and Stress Naturally only $10 to attend

November 27 Creating Hormonal Balance Naturally

And as an added bonus we might be adding one for Children’s Health too! Watch for that posting!

Also I will be offering a Workshop @ The Rock Spa in the WoodBurner Building on Victoria St Kitchener November 9 from 7-9

Contact Steph @ The Rock Spa to reserve your seat @ 226-444-0176

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Tips Tuesday – HOW TO AVOID A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!

How To avoid a Zombie Apocalypse!

First it is important to understand the traits of a Zombie so you can clearly identify them!

  • An individual listlessly walking seemingly without destination with a great deal of distraction preventing them from connecting with any focus to anything or anyone
  • Individual may be looking down or looking straight ahead without acknowledging anything around them
  • Can be observed in a room full of people, at a restaurant however does not communicate with others simply mindlessly looks down at their lap
  • Seems to be void of emotion, except occasionally might randomly burst out in a muffled gawfaw prompting others to sometimes ask ‘What’s up?’ usually to know reply from the ‘Zombie’ subject.
  • Subjects family no longer recognizes the Subject in question.  Communication has almost completely ceased, and intimate contact is rarely enjoyed if at all. Relationships seem to break down due to lack of physical, emotional and psychological connection.  This is usually evident in the extreme cases after long periods of exposure to the epidemic strain or ‘Cause’ of the Zombie diagnosis.
  • Whole families have been known to be exposed to the disease.  This is concerning for many reasons , one of the biggest being that it takes a Strong Member to recognize the danger to the exposure and get treatment for the entire family immediately.

****Now read all of the listed traits above while recognizing the ‘ROOT CAUSE’ is technology, cell phones, laptops, lack of boundaries for work etc.

I thought I’d have a little fun this week with Halloween coming up to share with you what I and many others have been observing for some time…Ok Let me explain what a Zombie Apocalypse is to me!

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The Side effects of this epidemic!

We have MAJOR Disconnection to nature because HOURS can go by while on devices the next thing you know there is no time to go outside with our kids and play.

Marriage are breaking down more then ever due to lack of communication, feeling unloved and neglected because spouses are distracted or having emotional affairs online.

Kids are not learning how to communicate effectively due to lack of communication in the home.  They are becoming desensitized to the important of emotional connections and meaningful talks with parents and siblings.

Quality morals, values and manners in public are being annihilated because no one uses common sense and respect for others in a public setting.

People DO NOT REALIZE THEY CAN MEET A QUALITY PERSON in PERSON, standing right beside them at a bus stop they could fall in Love with Date and Marry!  People are so reliant on social media and dating sites with their heads down staring at their dating site connections the person sitting beside them at a restaurant, or bus seat could be the love of their life, but they don’t know how or have the common sense to start up a conversation?!

It is making people trust people in person less and strangely trust strangers online more??!!

We know less what our kids are doing with snap chat, instagram, facebook, etc the are sending inappropriate pictures and connecting with strangers online.

There are no protective ‘Family’ settings that are broad enough or fast enough to keep up with the garbage and sensitive information our kids are exposed to on line.  Many people have voiced concerns with how young kids are getting sex ed in schools, when most kids are exposed to worst with no guidance on line.

THERE IS A CURE!!!!

Be string enough to set boundaries you are comfortable with personally and professionally!  Here are some tips!

You are paid for so many hours a week right?  IF you are working at home too, add up those hours and then recalculate your earnings:  $70,000/ 40 hr week= $33 /wk

If you are working an average of an additional 3 hours per night and maybe 4 hours on the weekend your income just dropped to $22/hr.  You are making $11 less per hour cause you are not setting healthy boundaries for your work.  Sad thing is Your Family is footing the bill for missed tie with you.  Noone ever goes to their grave saying they wish they spent more time working….

So Set healthy boundaries, Maybe you decide going to work earlier gets you more time to get stuff done without missing as much time with family.  Or maybe you say 30 mins per night is the most you will do and SET A TIMER to stay accountable!

Delegate more!  Everyone is replaceable, don’t get caught up in thinking only YOU can do the work, ask for help, it is healthier for you and others feel good about helping.

Set certain times of the day when family can use devices and then when the time is up commit to spending time doing something together, outside, inside or upside down!

Have a Phone bucket.  It’s easy to sit on the couch with the family to watch a movie then look around only to see everyone is also on a device.  Encourage focus and decrease over stimulation by having a phone bucket, all devices go in before family time, and stress that they be TURNED OFF!  If your Cell phone is also your home phone, There is NO RULE that you MUST PICK UP, let voicemail get it, especially if you are with your family, what message does this send your kids and spouse?  They are more important, and if it’s an emergency you can call back and so can they.

Have Family Game night, Movie night, no device night, outdoor activity night.  Make it fun and give everyone the chance to pick the activities! As a parent YOU set the tone for the reality and experiences of your family , and if it’s broken, you hold the responsibility but ALSO the keys to fix it.  Be strong and set the example.

So let only the Halloween Zombies invade your home this Halloween!  Reconnect with your family an friends, you will have a richer life experience for it.

Tips Tuesday – Celebrate Gratitude with us This FREE Fabulous, Fall FitGlow Friday Mineral Make Over Event!

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FREE Fabulous, Fall FitGlow Friday Mineral Make Over Event

11-7 Friday October 16

We LOVE our guests and to show our appreciation by offering a FREE fun, fabulous, fall mineral makeup application while you enjoy complimentary refreshments and meet Anna Domi the Creator and Founder of the line.  It is so important to us to support Canadian made products that are safer for our whole family!  The more we support local manufacturing, the more we support our local economy and even better that’s it’s eco sustainable!

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Fall is usually a time when we get a fresh new look, chic cut, juicy colour and then of course refresh our make up kit to compliment our new looks!  This event will help you integrate your new shades and even learn some new tips you’ve been dying to try!  This is your chance!

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So this Friday October 16th from 11-7, we would like to show Gratitude for all of our amazing clients by offering all of you a FREE FitGlow Fabulous Fall Make over with a safer Eco Friendly Canadian made line! Enjoy a complimentary professional make up application and meet Anna Domi the Creator of FitGlow Mineral Make up. Enjoy lovely refreshments and fall tips for fabulous looks every day! Book in a cut and or wash and style and then take your new look out to paint the town red, orange and yellow! Spaces are limited so please call to reserve a space! 519-886-8624

Hope to see you there!

xo

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Tips Tuesday- Doing some INNER work for hair, skin and spirit!

Tips Tuesday- Doing some INNER work for hair, skin and spirit!

Well for many people the colder weather and darker afternoons mark a time for hibernation.  Avoiding the cold and finding cozy solace indoors is common for most of us.  the following ‘tips’ are to make this season a little more positive and less negatively impactful to your hair, skin and spirit.

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Hair

Find your hair dryer and more static effected this time of year? Try the following regimens and watch how your hair will thank you.

~Do regular deep conditioner treatments, at least once a week

~ Smooth a little styling oil or coconut oil over your hair after styling, carrying Lavender oil in your purse can be used during the day adding smoothness, moisturizing benefits

~ DO NOT wash your hair every day!  Get creative, try pony tails or braids and twists to get through days 2 and 3, excessive washing dries the hair and scalp causing breakage and dandruff

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Skin

~ On your scalp if you get regular dandruff mix up a bit of coconut oil and lavender oil and rub it directly on your scalp then apply a deep conditioner on your ends for a double whammy moisture experience! Leave on for 10-20 minutes then gently rinse with body temperature water.

~ Get a richer moisturizer for your face!  Winter is more dying and the wind causes the skin to dry out faster.  Using a more moisturizing cream will help, also stay away from foaming cleansers, these tend to be very drying, stick with cream cleansers, like our RVB Holistic Milk cleanser that can also double as a make up remover!

~ Consider adding an oil treatment at night like our RVB essential oil night oil!  Your cells rejuvenate more at night while you rest, so maximize their youthful potential while you sleep with an deep penetrating oil moisturizer!

~ Get a facial once a month at least.  You skin is in so much need of TLC and it barely gets it!  Make sure you get professional care and take advantage of the amazing Facial Friday 20% discount every Friday!

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Spirit

~ Many people find this time of year difficult as less exposure to sunlight and the plethora of holidays can cause a sadness that can seem overwhelming.  Many treatments can help relieve the side affects of the overwhelm.  Reiki, Shambala, and crystal grid therapy are amazing ways to re-balance energy and increase joy and peace to your energy body.

~ Holistic Life Coaching Treatments help you get to the root of the issue with any obstacle in relationships, career or in issues you are haunted by within you from the past.

~ Get outside anyway!  Part of the negative feelings you are experiencing are due to lack of exposure to the sun and clean air that the outdoors supplies.  Get outside for at least 30 mins a day for a brisk walk to get the cobwebs out of your head and the Chi back in your body flowing again!

Every Thursday is Therapy Thursday, enjoy 20% off any Holistic and or Energy treatment!

Tips Tuesday – Invest in Yourself, Mind Body Spirit, Committing Religiously to Self Care

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How much do you spend on others?  Not just with money but time, energy, support?  How much are Braces for your kids?  Or Sports activities, or on clothes,?  What am I getting at here?  Is there balance?  Do you spend equal amounts of energy(money, time, support) on yourself that you spend on others?  Constantly giving depletes your banked energy, and if you do not balance out what you give yourself to what you give others, then you become drained and ineffective in pretty much everything you do.  You become short with the kids, uninterested in the relationship with the spouse, too tired to go see friends or even go for a walk.  Living your life this way today creates a worst nightmare tomorrow.  Living a life of drained energy starves your mind body and spirit of the precious substance that keeps you health, happy and whole.  It make you run on fumes and your metal physical and spiritual self become ill, and dysfunction.  This leads to Dis-Ease that shortens your life span, preventing you from enjoying retirement, grandchildren or even life moments with your kids like graduations, and weddings.  It prevents you from living your life passionately and purposefully.  So many people suffer with regret in their last days, wishing they could turn back the clock and make different choices that focused more on peaceful, stress free living, and investing in themselves, which in turn would have given their families and friends more time with them and given the guilt ridden patient more time to live a life full of purpose.

Where do you begin?  Take out a sheet of paper, yup right now, I will wait for you……..OK, on one side right all the things you do for others!  On the other right all you do for yourself in a day.  Is it balanced?  Look, I understand not everyday will be perfectly equal, nor should you turn into a stress ball trying!  However, awareness is the start!  Next, make another list of things  you could do for yourself each day that would alleviate stress , cater to your needs and create more balance!  Getting up earlier to work out!  Check!  Prebooking a reiki treatment every two weeks!  Check!  Pre-booking a one hour  a relaxation massage once a month!  Check!  Going for walks every other day with the family! Check! (Things for yourself can include others, who better then your own family or spouse! This encourages them to prioritize exercise , family time and self care.  Boom!  Booking a coffee meeting in with a friend shows you care and you can enjoy some adult convo with a positive friend!) Check!  Prebook a cut and deep conditioning treatment once every 6 weeks!  Check!  Sign up for opportunities to learn more about your self care and spirituality!  Check!  Get the picture!  So why ‘Pre-Book’?  This keeps you accountable to YOU!  Someone has to!  it also gives you something positive to look forward to, keeps your energy level constantly replenished and prevents you from being disappointed when you really need it from not being able to get an appointment!  Especially around the Holidays!!!!! (Only 10 weeks till Christmas and we are booking up fast EEEK)  Bringing a friend creates a feeling of investment and support too!  Bring your spouse for a massage with you before a date night in, or out!  No reason why your family and friends shouldn’t benefit from this new you, and be encouraged by your actions to improve their lives and health too!  All of your relationships will improve, and you will become more effective in everything you do and have more energy doing it!

So my Tip for this Tuesday?  Invest in yourself, everyone around you will benefit not just you.  No one lies on their death bed wishing they worked more, and spent less time relaxing and enjoying each day with their loved ones.  We can help you stay accountable, we are here to support your path to Conscious Self Care!!

Call Today to Pre-Book your balance!

519-886-8624

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Tips Tuesday – The Beauty of Gratitude!

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As Thanks Giving approaches I am motivated to share the Beauty of Gratitude!   Needless to say being grateful for what you have should not just be celebrated once a year, but every day!  Seems common sense, however we tend to forget this with the distraction of the daily grind.  As some of you read this you might be running about with the hustle and bustle of the season, some with glee, others with a sense of duty.  Are you dreading the assembly of family members and their baggage wishing you could invite friends that are ‘Family you choose?’ Others yet could be sitting beside the bed of a sick loved on over these Holidays wishing to return to the safe repetition of another ‘Normal’ family gathering.  Others still might be sitting wishing to forget this Holiday Season as they do not have family to assemble with.

Feel into this season, embrace your time with your loved ones, biological or not, sharing memories breaking bread together, showing gratitude for your health and wealth, safety and security.  Each day as a beautiful start to each day, reflect on your gratitude list, feel the energy that this brings you and carry that into your day.  Not only does this bring even more good into your life, it keeps a light, youthful energy about you creating a glow resembling the glow reminiscent of the fountain of youth!

In celebration of Family, Beauty and Holidays , we wish to extend to you a limited promotion!  On November 15th form 8:30-2:30 we will be offering 10 lovely ladies a ‘Glamour Day’ of make overs and photo shoots!  We will be celebrating our latest addition of a new ‘Greener’ Mineral Make up Line being unveiled at the event!  Watch for more info coming soon! For only $70 you will receive a wash and style, Mineral Make up Treatment and photo session, with a complimentary 5×7 picture to remember your experience!  This allows you the opportunity to use this as a Christmas Gift, Head Shot or simply a beautiful celebration of you!  What better reason to celebrate then that!

We have limited space for this very exciting event, so please call asap to book your session! 519-886-8624

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Archive Tips Tuesday September

Tips Tuesday – S0 Much to Celebrate! Join Us For The Following Free Events and Promos!

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S0 Much to Celebrate! Join Us For The Following Free Events and Promos!

October is upon us and with it brings several amazing events to celebrate, what better time of year to do so and be grateful then Thanks Giving!

I have been motivated to show gratitude for so many things I wish to share with you.

I get to celebrate 40 years of an amazing healthy life, wonderful friends and supportive family,

Being Nominated for Oktoberfest Rogers Woman of the Year Event

6 years of successfully running Hybrid Hair and Detox Spa

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Celebrating the launching of my new business the Institute For Harmonious Living

So to celebrate my 40th I would like to to offer 40% off a hair and skin combined service to anyone celebrating their 40th the month of October!

I would like to invite you to a celebratory make up party on Friday October 16th, enjoy a FREE Mineral Make Up Application, complimentary snacks and refreshments.  Please RSVP for a space!

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To celebrate the nomination I would like to extend a 10% discount for anyone who has Oktoberfest tickets!  Bring in your Ticket and receive 10% off the service you have booked for that day, (Discount can only be applied once).

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In celebrating the opening of IHL and reaching the milestone of 40 years on this amazing planet I recognize that not EVERYONE is as excited as I am to enjoy such an amazing life event so I would like to offer 40% off a Holistic Life Coach session for anyone searching for guidance and balance in their lives.

So for this Tips Tuesday celebrating a month of Gratitude on reflection of this Thanks Giving Holiday Season, I encourage you too to celebrate your life, your successes and all that you have that many all over the world can only wish they could enjoy.  Showing Gratitude is the fastest way to raise your personal vibration, cure depression and put everything into perspective.

So,

Happy Thanks Giving

Happy Oktoberfest

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Happy Birthday to anyone else celebrating their bday this month, come celebrate with us!

xo

Erin

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Tips Tuesday – Fall Prep for Mind, Body and Spirit!

Tips Tuesday – Fall Prep for Mind, Body and Spirit!

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Hair

The season hair is unstructured, and undefined with loads of waves while utilizing the summers lightened hues but with the integration of some depth at the roots and mid shaft.  Ombres are still a strong colour go to, but with toned down approaches’ that reminisce of fall tones and hues.

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Skin

Skin always shows its best after lots of water drinking and a good nights sleep!  But continue that maintenance with awareness to your skin care is essential!  Remember that you are heading into a dry over heated indoor season, so upping the hydration in your moisturizer is very important.  Also good to note is to avoid the overly pruned eyebrows, that’s right softer more natural brows are in.  Softer more natural everything is in!  The make up trending for fall is looking like natural watercolour paintings rather then typical bold colours and heavy liners we are used to this time of year.  So enjoy your berry stained lips and soft less defined eyes, softer is in, and letting your perfectly hydrated skin glow, especially with our Facial Fridays with 20% off facials every Friday and FitGlow Makeup our Canadian made Mineral Make up line of choice!

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Spirit

Some people find themselves in over whelm with the lighthearted summer vacay months over, it’s time to hit the books/deadlines/overtime, not to mention the kids in all their activities there’s hardly time left to sleep let alone squeeze in that yoga class.  As daunting as it seems to organize yet one more thing, bare with me now.  Set a timeline for your day so that your down time, exercise and self care take equal president along with all those things you must achieve for others.  Find time to ‘hit’ books that stimulate your spiritual growth, and warm your heart on those cool fall evenings, and do NOT skimp on healthy eating or proper sleep just to meet the needs of others.  You are actually more productive when you are well rested and your energy is high, so NEVER compromise the need to feed your spirit, it allows you to be the super wo/man that you know you can be!

Tips Tuesday – New! Exciting new services and service providers to try!!

Tips Tuesday – New!  Exciting new services and service providers to try!!

As you already know we are ALWAYS on the hunt for great new ‘Green’ Family members and services, so without further adieux allow me to unveil for you some great news!!

Kim Fischer is joining our EcoFamily offering Safer skin, nail and holistic services for you and your family!  Kim has a soothing presence and is passionate about joining a space committed to healthier products and services.  A little secret, she might even be able to expand our Ultimate Green Menu, which I am totally pumped about!  Want to be the first to meet Kim?  Her first day is the 23rd of Sept and she works 10-8, yup that’s Weds Wax Day too so book in now while there are still appts available!

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Nyssa McDonald Is a Certified Holistic Energy Practitioner and owner of Resonating Energies, she is offering Reiki, Chakra Balancing, Crystal Healing, Sound Healing and Meridian Technologies every Wednesday from 10-8.  All of the listed services are defined on the Page of Holistic Definitions on our site.  We welcome Nyssa and I personally am VERY excited to expand our Crystal Healing Treatments!

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Morgan Minnick is currently enrolled in Gina’s School for Hairstyling and has joined us as an apprentice!  For some of you her face will be quite familiar as she is my daughter and has worked as a part timer for a few years now.  She has also been the face representing a lot of our marketing material!  Now she will find herself on the OTHER SIDE of the camera LOL,.  Morgan’s prices are reflective of the apprenticeship price point, and she will be assisting Jenna and I with Colour applications, treatments, blow-dries etc, as well as growing her own clientele!  Morgan has attained her Reiki Level 1 and Lash extensions, and is looking forward to becoming licenced as a stylist and expanding her Holistic Treatment Repertoire!

We have possibly Two more stylists joining us very soon, I’m pumped to introduce them, so you will have to watch here for the update coming soon!

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Launching the NAKED MANICURE!

Repair tired nails, damaged nails or dry brittle nails, enjoy an Anti-Aging Spa Manicure or Pedicure and watch as your hands and nails return to a natural, supple, youthful look!  Ask for Elena or Kim to book your Manicure or add to any other service.

Cynthia is now offering Lymphatic Detox Sessions for an introductory offer of $45 for a minimum one hour session.  This addresses issue with fighting tough infections, bloating or gassiness, joint and muscle pain, constipation, diarrhea, rashes, itchy skin ,swollen  glands, or simply feeling sluggish!

Starting October 2015 we will be offering Sylin’ Saturdays! This will include Wash and Blow Dry with our Apprentice’s for just $20 for short hair and $30 for long hair (Past Shoulders) Straightening or curling included (Event hair like updos adtnl charge)

More New Info coming soon!

Tips Tuesday – How to pick the right Life Coach, Counselor or Energy Practitioner!

On My Institute For Harmonious Living Web Page a recently Posted the Following:

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How do You Know if You Have The Right Life Coach or Counselor?

It occurred to me that many people out there may be experiencing what I had experienced before I decided to become a certified Holistic Life Coach.  I had reached out for help while a teenager, an adult for marital  and again after for singular support to traditional counseling.  Each time I ended my sessions without finding resolution in my issues inside or out.  I realized that many people have become disillusioned with all forms of counselling and many forms of psychiatry because the conflicts that motivated them to reach out for help to resolve never seemed to improve through many expensive sessions with these professionals.  Now let me be very clear, I am not here bashing counselors or psychiatrists etc, I am suggesting that there are others out there, like me, that found this approach simply didn’t work for them.  If like me you have lost faith in counselling and coaching I offer you a list to help clarify how you know if either the specific practice or professional is not for you and that maybe it is time to try a new approach or practitioner.

When your sessions are NOT effective. 

  •  You feel worst after leaving then when you came in for the session
  •  You still point a finger at everyone or that one other person outside of you
  •  The issue you came in to deal with is persisting, and in some cases getting worst
  •  You find yourself becoming more depressed as you feel that there is simply no hope to resolve the issue
  •  You feel hopeless, helpless, powerless and this does not improve with multiple sessions
  •  You find yourself searching for skills and tools to improve your situation and in turn your life and you feel as though you have not learned any constructive approaches to improve anything
  •  You simply stop going because you don’t feel like it is helping and that you might even get more support from talking to a friend and save more money

Signs That you have the Right Coach/Counselor

  •   You feel better after a session then when you came in
  •   You recognize your role in everything you have created in your life the good and the bad
  •   This issue(s) you came to sessions to resolve are improving steadily with each visit
  •  You find yourself feeling more and more condfident and happy seeing improvments over time
  •  You feel empowered stronger and more capable after each visit
  •  You have learned many skills and tools you can utilize in your every day life to help you in anything that comes your way
  •  You achieve so much with your Coach/Counselor that you begin setting goals and attaining them in ways you never thought possible.  Many people who begin seeing the ‘Right’ coaches for assistance with blocks and issues in their lives, once cleared, begin utilizing the expertise of these professionals to set, and achieve goals they never thought they could.  As your needs change the role of the Coach changes too.

I hope this clarifies the difference between effective Coaching/Counseling and ineffective.  If you show ANY of the signs listed in the first list ask around, there is someone out there that can personally recommend a Coach perfect for you.

Amazingly many people with seemingly insurmountable blocks and challenges become the BEST Coaches and Counselors, Why?  Because the empathy and understanding you receive from these experienced individuals comes from first hand experiences with life altering pain and trauma, while proving life beyond the pain can not only exist but be happier and more free from toil and pain then some people who seemingly have had very little if any hurdles to over come.  When encouraged and motivated by someone that has been through these challenges and have come out the other side stronger then ever, it inspires you to over come your own.  It makes you feel safe and capable.  We recognize our own strength when we see someone achieve their goals we have a knowing that we too have that power within us to achieve our own.  If you are one of these lvely people who wishes to follow a calling to help other heal, I would LOVE to assist you on your path.  Email me at info@instituteforharmoniousliving.com and I would be more the happy to start you on your path to complete freedom from drama and enjoying fulfilled purpose.  Check out this site under workshops and classes for more info on this course year 1 and year two options, Holistic Life Coaching and Energy Psychology Certification Programs. **for more info go to https://instituteforharmoniousliving.wordpress.com/

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I got thinking about it and I realized that many people entering HHDS have similar problems choosing an Energy or Holistic Practitioner.

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So let me list a few things that should alert you to either change the energy treatment or energy practitioner:

  • The issues you have come in to address have not improved
  • The Practitioner keeps referring to themselves as ‘Your Healer’ or makes you feel that you do not have any power in your own healing that only ‘They’ can help you
  • You feel very drained after each session (Some people feel very tired or relaxed after a session, this is different from feeling like your energy is drained)
  • You feel negative after a sessions
  • You feel apprehensive before going in even after a visit or two (Sometimes we feel apprehensive before trying something new, this is different)
  • Your energy practitioner discourages you from trying other modalities with other practitioners
  • Your energy Practitioner starts to cross boundaries making you feel uncomfortable either physically, emotionally or spiritually

Signs that you are enjoying the right energy treatments and practitioner:

  • The issues you have come to address are improving
  • The practitioner reminds you that you are in the drivers seat, they are simply there to help and offer healing energy, that the energy has it’s own intelligence and it already knows what to do.  They remind you that they are simply a conduit for the energy and the body, once clear of blockages heals itself.  They even suggest trying more modalities and other practitioners because that is what is best for you.
  • You feel VERY relaxed, calm, peaceful, emotional, tired (in a good relaxed way, and feel energized after a good nap while the body readjusts to the new healthy energy)
  • You feel excited about future appointments as you see improvement in your health and mental clarity, you leave feeling positive
  • You feel safe and at ease during your sessions knowing your energy practitioner respects your boundaries

**It is very important that you stay in the drivers seat regarding your mind, body and spirit growth and health.  You must be your own advocate always, regardless of whether you are with a traditional family physician or energy or holistic practitioner. If you have concerns make yourself be heard, if they are not listening, find someone new who will respect you and your concerns..

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Tips Tuesday – WARNING: THIS POST MAY CONTAIN SIDE AFFECTS!

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Wow my family and I have been watching shows on American channels the last couple days and I guess the sun going down earlier has caused us to snuggle more on the coach at night under a blanket or maybe better movies on?! Either way strangely enough we began to realize every commercial was about a new medication.  You name it, Headache Meds, Thyroid Meds, Arthritis Meds, you name it we heard it!  It became a joke, we usually turn the commercials down , but we actually started turning it up to hear the 10 mins long side affects lists after they announced the medication!!!  We couldn’t help but laugh and gafaw in shock at the listed illnesses these medications listed, usually far worst then the malady that the medication was to be used to treat!

How did we get to a place of handing our power away?  How did we get to a point where we trusted so deeply in the medical industry and government to regulate our treatment, our medications, our food and our environment?  Now we are suffering worst side affects from our meds and have even heard of celebrities dying of side affects or unwittingly combining drugs that should not be mixed.  (Many more die however we don’t her of them because they aren’t celebrities).  Did you know that one of the side affects of Depression Medication is Suicidal thoughts and tendencies?  Don’t get me wrong, I am NOT bashing Dr.’s or the medical industry.  I’m trying to open our eyes.  I have used Birth Control that sent my hormones wild, and Depression Medication got me through a tough time, however at what cost?

Now that I am aware of other options, healthier options with NO SIDE AFFECTS I have not been sick, I have maintained good health and in the first sign of ‘Imbalance’ or ‘Dis-Ease’ I deal with it energetically.  And I am learning about more new amazing treatments all the time!

In a recent article sent to me was an alert to the fact that our Ontario Health Minister is in the process of attempting to shut down all Holistic Practices.  This effort is backed by a group of Psychologists.  Now I urge you to look into this and if you feel your rights are being violated in your freedom to choose the treatment you want, feel free to sign the petition against it.  I ask you, why would this not have been made public and why are Holistic Practitioners being targeted?

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Any answers?  Here is my theory.  There is more money in Medications, Labels, and institutionalizing people then there is in empowering and healing people.  You see once someone is empowered with that realization that they have all they need within them to heal and are guided by a Holistic Practitioner, they shouldn’t need such aggressive meds and treatment.  Here-in Lies the problem.  Economics.  We are making money off people being sick.

As I’m sure you know I could go on forever, but  encourage you to also read a book called ‘This Changes Everything’, which is an eye opener to economics tied to the demise of our planet.  We are all connected as I have mentioned before, your money talks, use it wisely, pick greener products, GMO free food and use the Holistic options available to you and your family to take back the power of your health and wellness.

We enjoyed Kerstin Kramer’s talk last week regarding healthy Holistic Treatment options , not only at HHDS but in our community, and participated in a great Health and Wellness Show @ the Kitchener City hall called ‘Growing Up Healthy’.  These were both free to our community!  Utilize this!  If you are around this weekend or are enjoying the KOI MUSIC FESTIVAL, pop in to Kitchener City hall from 11-3 for the Holistic Fair Courteousy of Steph VanDeVen, a good friend of mine, who is trying to spread the word for local Holistic options.  Check it out, your health will blossom!

Feel free to check out future classes and workshops available to you through HHDS and don’t forget ‘Therapy Thursdays’ Every Thursday receive 20% off all Holistic Services here!

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Workshops and Classes! UPDATED!

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Before I show the Workshop List I HAVE to tell you about my combination treatment with Kerstin Kramer!  Our latest addition to our Green Family and our Collaborative Consciousness partner!  Kerstin had me lay on her Electromagnetic mat and applied Therapeutic Touch and Reiki at the same time.  Al the while explaining what the Mat did, as I was already familiar with Reiki and Therapeutic touch.

The Electromagnetic Mat is FDA Approved for Bone repair and growth!  WOW so as she went on to tell me about the healing properties of this mat I felt the energy of the reiki/TTT and I had a separate sensation of a numbing in areas of stress or damage, Like my arms and shoulders from working as a stylist, the ball of my foot that I had been told was early onset of arthritis OR a bunion, my stomach had been upset when I got to work and was becoming soothed.  I felt generally AWESOME!  It was so exciting to learn about this amazing tool!  It regenerates Cells in a minimum of 8 mins and it lasts 8 hours!  This has a huge ‘ReBooting’ affect to your system!  The affects of Cell Phones, Computers, and Microwaves all have a Cell Scrambling affect and can decrease Bone density too!  So for old injuries, Osteoporosis, and all over Cell health this mat ROCKS!

Thank you Kerstin for introducing it to us and offering it to our guests EVER THERAPY THURSDAY @ 20% off!  Call for an appointment I highly recommend it, and it can be booked while your hair colour processes or just a tack on to any other service including energy treatments to maximize your health with minimal time restraints!  Look for Kerstin’s Electromagnetic Information Workshop October 9 6-7.  Please call to RSVP!

HHDS 2014 Workshops and Classes

**THE FOLLOWING CLASSES ARE LIMITED SEATING reserving a seat is necessary :

Sept. 20th for: INTUITIVE GUIDANCE:

When I do energy work on a client, I can tell if they’ve broke their nose in the past, I can tell if they grind their teeth, I can tell if they have a sore knee that day plus so much more.  Learning how to read energy is SO important.  Besides understanding illness in your family, you can use energy to pick up health or unresolved issues for your family or yourself.  2 1/2 hours of “hands on” exercises.  I will teach you how to see auras on each other and plants, you’ll learn how to “heal” someone else’s pain, just to mention a few insights you’ll receive.  This workshop is a lot of fun, the energy in the class is always high.  Great for nurses or medical/care profession.

2 1/2 hours  –  $40.00 per person (plus HST)    *****ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!!!!

(This is one of my favourite workshops, I had to extend it to 2 1/2 hours because the feedback was they wanted more exercises.)

1:00  –  3:30

 

Brenda Schrader-Sanders Hi Reiki Master/Consulting Hypnotist New Beginnings NEWYOU.com REG. w/International Center for Reiki Training REG. w/National Guild of Hypnotists

 Sept. 25th for: GROUP HYPNOSIS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

First each person is tested for hypnosis as a client.  Using Reiki, Silva Method and Hypnosis see what one client had to say.

“Wow, I’m really impressed.  I have more energy and my food choices, even when I’m hungry, have been better.  I’ve been going to bed earlier and getting more sleep too.  What have you done with lazy A—?  Oh ya, I’ve lost a few pounds too!”  This was 1 week after her session.

2 1/2 hours  –  $70.00 per person (plus HST)                 ****ONLY 2 SEATS LEFT!

9:30 –  11:30

 

Brenda Schrader-Sanders Hi Reiki Master/Consulting Hypnotist New Beginnings NEWYOU.com REG. w/International Center for Reiki Training REG. w/National Guild of Hypnotists

October 9 6-7 Electromagnetic Therapy Info Session:

Learn how this Treatment boasts the benefits of Less pain, better sleep, improved sports, more energy, and is FDA approved to improve your health. Electromagnetic Therapy has been shown to restore the electrical potential of a cell, thereby stimulating the bodies’ natural healing ability.

“If the electrical imbalance is corrected, the disease does not manifest” ~ Harold Saxton Burr, Professor of Anatomy at Yale University School of Medicine~

Offered by Kerstin Kramer

Therapeutic Touch Practitioner

Reiki Practitioner

Electromagnetic Therapist

Nutritional Imbalance Analyst

www,naturalhealthtouch.com

GROUP HYPNOSIS – TRANSFORMING YOUR LIFE October 18th 12:00-2:30

Being in a meditative state, I’ll be talking to your subconscious mind regarding self-confidence, relationships (including addictions), money issues, health/weight and happiness.  This is an extremely powerful class with life changing benefits.  For best results, it is important that you do the 5 minutes a day exercise for 21 days.

2 1/2 hours  –  $70.00 per person (plus HST) 

Brenda Schrader-Sanders Hi Reiki Master/Consulting Hypnotist New Beginnings NEWYOU.com REG. w/International Center for Reiki Training REG. w/National Guild of Hypnotists

 

Oct. 25th for: INTRO TO FENG SHUI

You’ll learn the 9  Feng Shui areas of the Ba-Gua and the cures to improve these areas.

1)  Fame/reputation

2)  Marriage/love relationships

3)  Children/creativity

4)  Helpful people/travel

5)  Career/life path

6)  Knowledge/wisdom

7)  Family

8)  Wealth/prosperity

9)  Health

You’ll learn the importance of lights, sounds, colours at tools.  Also, the use of the 5 Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water)

3 hours  –  $45.00 per person (plus HST)

1:00  –  4:00

 

Brenda Schrader-Sanders Hi Reiki Master/Consulting Hypnotist New Beginnings NEWYOU.com REG. w/International Center for Reiki Training REG. w/National Guild of Hypnotists

 Nov. 8th for: GROUP HYPNOSIS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

First each person is tested for hypnosis as a client.  Using Reiki, Silva Method and Hypnosis see what one client had to say.

“Wow, I’m really impressed.  I have more energy and my food choices, even when I’m hungry, have been better.  I’ve been going to bed earlier and getting more sleep too.  What have you done with lazy A—?  Oh ya, I’ve lost a few pounds too!”  This was 1 week after her session.

2 1/2 hours  –  $70.00 per person (plus HST)

1:00 –  3:30

 

Brenda Schrader-Sanders Hi Reiki Master/Consulting Hypnotist New Beginnings NEWYOU.com REG. w/International Center for Reiki Training REG. w/National Guild of Hypnotists

 FUTURE CLASSES YET TO BE SET ARE THE FOLLOWING, PLUS MANY, MANY MORE!! KEEP POSTED ON FACEBOOK OR CHECK HERE ON OUR SITE FOR MORE INFO!!

Some topics include:

Women’s Health Class

Healthy Children

Intro to Oils

Essential Oils for Bellies, Birth and Babies

Teen Tools for stress and anxiety

Anxiety, Sleep and Depression

Healthy Weight Loss

Energy 101 Self Care Class

Make Over Your Medicine Cabinet

The Writing On Your Wall

Ayurveda Products indulgence  ‘Rituals’

Tips Tuesday- Listen to your body

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Well we seem to take note if a big old white head pops up out of no where in the middle of our face, or if we are having a bad hair day and split ends or gray roots are peaking out menacingly, so why is it we don’t pay attention to the nagging pain in our back, knee, stomach, elbow, tooth?  Why do we take our health for granted?  For some we have been healthy for so long we think it will go away.  Some others think, ‘well if it doesn’t go away or gets worst I will see a Dr.’  Maybe that stems from having health care so easily at our finger tips.  But sadly we use up the health care money on little silly thing we could resolve ourselves or prevent with more self care when other people with more serious ailments need the attention of the Dr. more.

Here’s the thing.  We can Heal our body far more affectively then we think.  We give our health healing power away.  We assume the Dr’s know better then us.  We wait too long to address these ailments ourselves then when things get worst we wait too long to see the Dr. before we even try any kind of treatment certainly never self care tried first.  We assume we are supposed to get sick\old as time goes by.  We age before our time because we are not practicing any Prevented Self Care Medicine.  Think about what you do.  Do you eat organic?  Exercise every day for 30 mins?  Meditate?  Exercise our minds in a learning manner potential?  Do we listen to our bodies even when they whisper as a twinge or pang, to provide it the stretching, massaging, energy healing it needs?  Do you rest your body enough?  Go to bed on time?

We complain about the imperfect Health Care we are so lucky to have in comparison to other countries and yet we refuse to claim responsibility for our own health.

IT”S TIME

It’s Time to reclaim Responsibility for our own health.  Start today any way you can.  If your Self care is 0 or in the Minus in scale of 1-10 Start with something simple.  Get walking outside, then step it up every week till you are at Ten!  I guarantee you no investment you put into your self care will ever come up with a loss!  Each step you take towards self care empowerment will reward you with many more years of mental and physical health.  I used to think people had to deteriorate either mentally or physically as they aged.  Either Alzheimer or something of the like or physically and lose use of their legs or joint replacement.  I realize now that my future is in my hands TODAY.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR RETIRMENT TO LOOK LIKE?  I know for one thing, I want to make it to retirement!  And then I want to be mentally, physically and spiritually ready to enjoy every second of it!  I am starting with waking up every morning at 6am to work out for 30 mins, then meditating for 5-10 mins and making my lunches each day, what will you do?

Start with the help of workshops and classes on Self Care @ HHDS and check out Therapy Thursdays, 20% off All Holistic Services to enhance your Mind Body and Spirit Health and Welbeing.

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Therapy Thursdays!! Starting September, 2014

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Why Therapy Thursdays you ask?  BECAUSE YOU/WE NEED IT!  As a stylist for more then 20 years I have heard years worth of stress stories, pain stories, health worry stories, doomed Relationship worries, you name it I’ve heard it.  After opening HHDS I realized that in order to help people connect more to our planet they had to become more connected to themselves.  As everything is connected the state of the planet reflects the malnourished state of ourselves.  So where do we start?  How do we find our passion, our purpose, our balance, joy, tranquility and peace?  Not so hard actually!  Instead of going through the motions, like a robot keeping up with the bills and the Jones’, stop! Stop saying yes to every request, stop running yourself ragged, stop spending time and money on everything/one else.  One thing I have noticed is that when we are healthy,  provided for and have our needs relatively met, we really don’t see it or appreciate it.  When we are going through every day like a robot we can’t and don’t see value in nurturing or nourishing our minds bodies and spirits.  When we are sick, truly, seriously sick, we remember how our minds bodies and spirits carried us through so much and we lament those days of health and energy.  We regret not spending the time and money on our own health when illness provides clarity of what is truly important.  How heart wrenching it is to watch this internal angst.  Why didn’t we live more in the moment, why didn’t we spend more time with the people that mattered most doing the things that meant the most?  Why didn’t we prioritize our health mind body and spirit?

This is why we created Therapy Thursdays!  I am SO PROUD to be able to offer you the diversity of services we now provide!  We are all so grateful to be able to share with you the experiences that your Mind Body and Spirit CRAVES!  I am very excited to share our space now with local energy practitioners that share our view of the planet and our cultural state.  May I introduce to you Kerstin Kramer and Brenda Schrader, joining our Collaborative Consciousness at Hybrid Hair and Detox Spa!

Kerstin Kramer: With HHDS now EVERY Therapy Thursday!

http://www.NaturalHealthTouch.com
+1 (519) 886-8624
Reiki ~ Therapeutic Touch ~ Electromagnetic Therapy

Practicing since 2007

– Recognized Therapeutic Touch Practitioner (Level I, II, III)
– Reiki Master (Level I, II, III, Master)
– Certified Lifestyle Consultant (Pulsed Electromagnetic Therapy)
– BodyTalk Access Technician
 – Various other courses pertaining to health & wellness
– Focusing on pain & stress relief using holistic methods
– Passionate about helping people find their own unique healing path
Kerstin is offering our next Workshop next Therapy Thursday, September 11 from 6-7 ‘Heal Your Body’ is a FREE workshop helping to guide you on your path to a more vibrant and balanced life!  Check out our list of classes on our site, facebook or call for more info!  Seats are limited so lease call to reserve a seat!

Brenda Schrader-Sanders: Joining us for Workshops and classes on Saturdays and Mondays

Hi Reiki Master/Consulting Hypnotist
New Beginnings NEW YOU.com (519-886-8624)
REG. w/International Center for Reiki Training
REG. w/National Guild of Hypnotists

Brenda is offering you one of our next classes, ‘Hypnosis for weight loss’ at a special HHDS rate of $70 REG> $125!!  This amazing workshop is geared to provide you with the focus and drive to achieve your healthiest body goals!  No matter whether it’s 10lbs or 100lbs, this class will amaze you and provide the motivation while helping to remove blocks that are keeping you stuck.  These classes are smaller and intimate to maximize the impact of this special service.  Call to reserve a seat and see future classes provided by Brenda on our site and facebook!

The Following Services are available at 20% off EVERY Therapy Thursday!

Reflexology

Reiki

Shamballa

Celtic Reiki

Aroma Touch Therapy

Electromagnetic Therapy

Touch Therapy

Holistic Life Coaching

Namaste Facial

Relaxation Massage

Hot Stone Massage

Just like our Wednesday Wax day and our Facial Fridays, we do recommend pre booking if possible as space is limited based on individual practitioners and the discount days are quite popular!

We are so happy to offer you this opportunity to prioritize your Mind Body and Spirit health!  Don’t’ put it off any longer!

 

xo

HHDS Green Family

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Tips Tuesday – First Day of School! (Might be the best one!)

 

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My Tip for this Tuesday?!

SELF CARE!  You have shopped and ran and catered to everyone else.  Now STOP!!!  Sit down, take a deep breath, live your childs childhood!  Listen to their first day!  Embrace their happiness  and their concerns.  Don’t worry about the next step live in the now!  Once those sweet peas are in bed, Pour a cup of tea or glass of wine turn the T.V off the cell phone off the computer off and connect with your spouse and yourself.  This time of year is wonderful for cuddles and reconnecting.  Everything will get done don’t worry.  Just Be…..

 

xo

HHDS

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Archive Tips August

Tips Tuesday – Back To School Hair and Make Up

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This time of year is crzy!  Getting ready for school, getting reorganized!  Here are som simple ways to prep for the first day!

Make Lunch the night before!

Long Hair?  Put it in loose braids the night before when just barely damp let dry over night and run fingers through it in the morning , touch up with an iron if need be in the a.m

Short hair?  Curls are big and sleek and shiny is always in.  For curls, wrap hair around your finger when slightly damp with some product in it and pin to the head with bobby pins, use one to two inch sections the bigger the section the bigger the curls.  Next morning separate each curl in three and go!  For sleek hair wash and blow dry the night before in the a.m use a straight iron to smooth and sleek fly aways, make sure you use Thermal Protector like our Onesta Thermal Spray.

Make up generally becomes the subject around grade 7 or 8 or age 13.  Most young girls don’t need foundation or blush.  If the complexion isn’t clear, don’t cove up and clog with foundation, check out our RVB Holistic Skin care options to clear the skin before applying make up, as it can make matters worst if not removed properly.  IT IS VERY IMPORTANT ALL MAKE UP IS REMOVED AT THE END OF THE DAY.  Light glosses and natural shadows are key for younger ages.  We offer Make up consultations where the application is explained, the appropriate colours are suggested and tools recommended.  This is a great way for your daughter to learn the appropriate way to wear make up.  Heavier liners are more popular these days.  For a more natural look use shadows to line the eyes and finish with a quick brush of Mirabella Mascara.  If they insist on a stronger line, The Eye liner Marker from Mirabella ROCKS!  It is soo easy to apply and having a quick lesson on how to do it is a great idea so as not to OVER do.

When everyone is back in class , may I recommend a MENTAL HEALTH DAY FOR YOU??  Reflexology with a pedi?  Aroma Touch Massage which is at a discount this sept for only $60 Reg $75, or enjoy a crystal Grid Lay Out and Hair cut!  You name it we have the treatments and services so ease your frazzled back to school nerves!

 

XO to you and yours this back to school season!

 

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