Six Investments in Six Years: my commitment to your health

Clients and friends:
This month begins year SEVEN as your five star massage therapist. I feel so fortunate to be able to offer quality, affordable therapy in the Olney/Richland County area.

Here are six investments I've made in the future of your health in the past six years:

1. Advanced training
2. Online scheduling and gift certificates
3. Your money IS good here!
4. Self care
5. Call me (or don't)
6. A professional clinic

1. Advanced training: This year I studied anatomy, core body techniques, and facial acupressure.

In the past, I've studied Comfort Touch (hospice/hospital settings), Neuromuscular Therapy (for injuries, dysfunction, and athletes), ethics, business, and a few other subjects. In addition to being super fun, advanced training allows me to maintain my status as an Illinois licensed massage therapist.

2. Online scheduling and online gift certificates: no phone tag, waiting on an email reply, or trying to catch me when I'm not massaging. Click, click, boom. Done!

3. Your money IS good here! I accept credit cards, flexible spending, health savings, local check, and cash. I even offer a discount for multi-session packages.

4. Self care: I take three full weeks of vacation a year and one day off each week to rest. I get massages, eat healthy, exercise regularly, and sleep seven hours a night.

5. Call me (or don't). I offer voicemail, email, a contact box on my website, an online appointment request for me to email or call YOU, and a Facebook page that features private messaging.

6. A professional clinic: please take time soon to check it out for yourself. It's surprisingly quiet for a building right on Main Street.

THANK YOU ALL! I am so lucky kick off year SEVEN as your five star massage therapist!

Find out what the buzz is about! I accept clients six days a week in my clinic on Main Street. You may schedule up to 90 days in advance using the Booknow button below:

OLNEY MASSAGE

604 W. Main St. :: Olney, IL 62450
(618) 392-3800 /voicemail

 http://olneymassage.com

I've beaten the odds (thanks to you!)

Dearest clients,
I owe you a note of gratitude: you have helped me beat the odds.

You have chosen to receive massages and spa treatments with me over the past five years, and I look forward to seeing you on my table in the next five years.

Tuesday is my fifth anniversary of operating my massage business in Olney.

Five years is an important milestone for new massage therapists (the average MT career is only a few years long, sometimes less than five years total). I truly love what I do, and I am happy to have so many loyal clients.

I look forward to seeing you on my table in the next five years.

Thank you for your support! 

PS I only have 3 openings left next week. See you soon!


Schedule up to 90 days in advance using the Booknow button below:

Cynthia Given, LMT

604 W. Main St. :: Olney, IL 62450
(618) 392-3800 /voicemail

 http://olneymassage.com

Gift Certificates (buyer's guide)

Sure, moms love massages, but dads, grandparents, and even children love them, too!
A number of my clients are either under 18 or over 50.

Even if you don't know a thing about massage, giving a massage gift certificate can make you look like the best gift-giver around. When in doubt, ask for "one hour Swedish." It's offered in nearly every spa, clinic, and salon that offers massage therapy.

"Short Guide: Selecting a Massage Gift Certificate"

1. Personality
If your special someone has already received a professional massage, there's a good chance they'll enjoy a full-body (60 min) massage or lava stone massage (60-90 min).

If he or she is new to massage, a better selection might be a half-body massage (30 min). This gives your recipient an opportunity to try things out. I let my first-timers know when 30 minutes have passed and give them an opportunity to continue for the full hour, applying the 30-min gift certificate towards the full hour fee.

2. Price
Consider a half-body certificate if your budget is tight. However, if you're really in the mood to provide pampering, consider a package. Prepaying for a combination of treatments that can be used on different days can stretch your gift for a week (for example, a Monday massage and a Thursday sea salt glow).

3. Time
Is he or she always on the go? Slow down! You can often find a great spa package (for example, a massage gift basket with a gift certificate for a half-or full-day pass, brochure, and even beauty products sold at the spa). Also, a half-hour massage is great for on-the-go types who want to squeeze in time to relax during lunch hour.

4. Professionalism
Can you reach the therapist in a timely manner? If he or she massages full-time, often they must return calls between massages (since their phone is silent while during sessions). Be wary of someone who seems forgetful or difficult to reach after a day or two of phone tag.

5. Paper
Ask to see credentials. Does your loved one really like a special type of massage (for example, hot stone)? Is your therapist qualified to perform prenatal massage for the mom-t0-be in your life? Ask if the massage therapist is qualified (nationally certified and/or licensed). Ask about insurance (if not, you may not be protected in an accident).

Checking things out first really makes an impression. By not giving Dad another tie on his birthday, you're his new favorite child. Same goes with a new mom who's up to her ears in diapers.