Business relationships vs friend relationships

There is a strong difference between business relationships and friend relationships. One of the most critical and top concerns for the spa industry is that people tend to develop close relationships with their clients. The question that then follows this type of behavior is, “Where do you draw the line?

Providing services such as facials and massage is a very intimate and a close environment where two people may share an experience together. The treatment usually creates an environment whereby the client feels comfortable in sharing their personal business. The key is to allow Read the rest of this entry »

Thinking Cap Day

Last Friday marked the end of the old term with a final exam in the morning. To liven up the mood, Tanya and I declared it “Thinking Cap Day”. I brought in some newspaper, and Tanya showed us how to form them to our heads to make hats! I’m a firm believer that anxiety is your worst enemy during a test. I’ve known students with an excellent understanding of material fail simply because Read the rest of this entry »

Living in the information age

Welcome back virtual visitors! I hope you enjoyed our inaugural blog. The week whizzed by with a flurry of activities that have all seemed to melt into one big blur. Is it just me or is time moving faster these days?

I guess this is what living in the information age is like. With all the advancements in technology – particularly the Internet – that are supposed to help simplify our lives, we inadvertently have ended up doing more though I fear sometimes, at the cost of absorbing less.

There is so much information that we are constantly bombarded with that to concentrate and absorb one thing – like this blog! – takes a Herculean effort. So, if Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s talk science

I never thought I would be involved with such a thing as a web log (blog). I would say that I tend to be a trendsetter, not true. Okay, let’s try this one, I tend to follow the crowd; again not true. Then WHY am I doing this?

I certainly did not have a diary as a kid, nor do I feel that my thoughts, words, or knowledge is particularly brilliant. So what should be in this web log to which I am committed? Well, that’s going to be up to you, Read the rest of this entry »

A Child Is Born

• Welcome to our blog. We’re absolutely thrilled to be one of the first to launch a blog that is dedicated to all things massage and skincare.
• Our interest in blogs was really sparked last Spring. But with major distractions in the Fall we set the project aside. So, for us, it’s been a long gestation.
• Many thanks to our intrepid bloggers, Laurie, Abigail, Lovelace and Melinda. They’ve jumped right in as baby bloggers and they’re natural swimmers.
• Special appreciation to our nurturing “doulas”. Our own Debbie Hellmann, Marketing Coordinator, Luiz Varanda of Reason Labs, website master extraordinaire, and our friends at Prominent Placement who have guided our Internet presence for years.
• Also, much gratitude to Toby Bloomberg of Diva Marketing. When we were referred to a “blog” expert, we Read the rest of this entry »