New Years Eve & Massage

New Years Eve reminder! Alcohol and massage don't mix! After receiving a massage, the best thing to do is drink lots of water to help flush out the toxins released during your massage! One of the worst things you can do is drink alcohol. With New Years Eve just a few days away, please avoid getting a massage that day if you plan on drinking that night. Inevitably, we get 1 or 2 clients who get a massage that day, then party all night long. A day or two later, they call us complaining how the massage made them so sick. In reality, it was the alcohol after the massage that did it. So please don't mix the two!

Happy New Year to everyone!

Looking for gift for that special someone in your life?

Give the Gift of Massage! Massage gift certificates make excellent gifts. It allows your loved one to take some time for themself, relieve some stress & tension (which we all know can accumulate over the holidays!) and improve their overall wellness.

Whether are offering a few Christmas specials, which can be found on our website, but our regular services are still available for gift certificate purchase! This includes our signature service - a 75 minute full body, therapeutic massage for just $60!

Gift certificates can be purchased in our store or online at www.TheMassageStore.net.

Do you have young children or grandchildren to buy gifts for? How about something that is truly fun and entertaining, while also very educational for them? For Christmas, we are featuring a special book series, the Snowff Adventure Series. It features Snowff, the Snowflake Kid, through his journeys as he learns about the water cycle, weather systems and other aspects of nature. These books are great for 2nd - 5th graders, but kids younger and older love them too! Each book comes with an audio CD so your child can read/sing-along. We invite you to visit our website for more information, then listen to Chapter 1 from each book online to see what you think for yourself! These books have a retail price of $24.95 each, but we are doing a special featured Christmas special of $16.95 per book. And don't forget, the audio CD is included! These books are available in our store or on our website, www.GJMassageSupply.com. We have 2 children, 5 & 8 year olds, and they both LOVE these books! Even in the car, they want to bring the CD's so they can listen!

Merry Christmas to everyone! Have a great holiday and Happy New Year!

News Channel 5 Story on Massage "Parlors"

Tonight, KREX / News Channel 5 aired a special report (part 1 of 3) on massage "parlors" and prostitution. A couple things are important to know that the story didn't mention yet.

Massage parlor and massage therapy business are 2 different entities. A massage parlor is a business that offers massage services by UN-TRAINED staff.

Massage therapists and businesses offer therapeutic massage services by TRAINED therapists, that are required to be registered with the State of Colorado.

The state of Colorado began requiring all massage therapists be registered with the State on April 1, 2009. To become a registered massage therapist, the therapist have received a certain amount of training, be fingerprinted and pass a background check.

When the registration law took place, the city of Grand Junction estimated that there were approximately 8 massage parlors in the city.

The Massage Store is NOT a massage parlor. All of our therapists are registered with the State. We only offer therapeutic services, and do NOT offer any sexual services whatsoever. Our reputation is extremely important to us, and we would never do anything to jeopardize it.

We have contacted News Channel 5 to help clarify their story, and also to hopefully have them shed some positive light on the legitimate massage therapists in the Grand Junction area.

We are now a Sombra distributor!

The Massage Store is now a distributor for Sombra Pain Relieving Gel. You are probably saying, what does that mean? We can now sell Sombra's products to other healthcare professionals at wholesale pricing, so they can then sell in their practices. Many local chiropractors and massage therapists use and sell Sombra, but are currently purchase it online from an out of area distributor. We now offer them a local source, at an affordable price!

We are also passing on savings to our retail customers by lowering our retail prices!

If you are not familiar with Sombra, it is an excellent pain relieving gel. They offer a Warm Therapy and Cool Therapy versions, and various sizes from 1/2 oz up to 1 gallon. Many people are more familiar with BioFreeze, and it is a similar product, but we feel Sombra is more effective and higher quality than BioFreeze.

For more information, please call or e-mail us!

SUNDAY APPOINTMENTS!

We are accepting appointments for Sundays now! This coming Sunday, 11/15 will be the first week! Appointment times available are 10am, 12pm and 2pm! We only have a few slots open, so if you would like one, book soon!

Veteran's Appreciation!

Veteran's Day is this week. Our military works so hard, but is often under appreciated. The sacrifices the men & women in our military & their familes make are enormous.

We would like to show our appreciation! We would like to extend a 20% discount to all active duty and retired military personnel and 10% discount to their immediate families.

These discounts are on any of our services and are valid through the end of November. Not valid with other offers.

Please call us at 243-3934 or visit our website at www.TheMassageStore.net to schedule your appointment. Please mention this discount when scheduling appointment.

Why do we offer a 75-minute massage instead of a traditional 60 minute?

Many new clients call us asking for a "standard" hour massage. We kindly explain to them that we don't normally offer an hour massage and that our "standard" massage is 75 minutes. Many often ask why that is.

Frequently, places that offer an hour massage often include time to fill out paperwork as well as getting dressed and undressed in that 1 hour. So from the time you walk in until the time you walk out is 1 hour, but your actual hands-on massage time is more like 45-50 minutes.

If you are strictly looking for a relaxation massage, that might be ok. However, most of our clients have injuries, chronic pain and other issues that require deeper, more therapeutic work. We can't simply just brush over those areas. So, when The Massage Store first opened, we decided that to provide the type of massage our clients required and wanted, 75-minutes was the key. And that is 75 minutes of actual hands-on massage time. Filling out paperwork, paying and getting dresssed is all done outside of that 75 minute block of time!

Our customers love the extra time, realize more benefit from each massage session and ultimately recognize it as a better value for the money they are spending.

But we also understand, not everyone wants that long of an appointment. So, we do offer a 1/2 hour massage that focuses on a certain area, such as neck & shoulders, lower back, or legs.

We also offer 90 and 120 minutes appointments too, for those die-hard clients!

Chinese Cupping

We had a client in the store today asking about some of the services we offer. Vivien mentioned to him that "cupping" might help some of the pain he is experiencing. He said "What?!"

Cupping is actually an ancient Chinese technique, using glass cups to create a vacuum effect on your skin, increasing blood flow to that area. Traditionally, it is done with fire, but we use a more modern, and safer system, but equally as effective.

We integrate cupping into your regular massage normally, but can do just a cupping session if a client wishes. However, we still need to warm up and massage that part of the body before applying the cups.

Visit our website and click on Health Articles to see a brief article on Cupping and some of it's benefits.

If you have any thoughts on this technique, we would love to hear from you! Visit our website (www.TheMassageStore.net) and click on our Blog!

Thank you!

From Vivien... Take time for yourself!

When I was doing chair massage today at a law firm, there was a lady that told me she had killer headache for over two days now. She said if I can make her headache go away she will be my best friend. I started to work her neck, shoulder, pecs....at the end of her 10 minute chair massage, she told me I am her new best friend. Yay!

Often we let headaches take over our day. If everyone would just take a little time out of their "busy schedule" to get a massage once in a while, you would see less frequent and severe headaches. Look at it this way - if you can't even take time to take care of your own body, how well can you take care of anyone or anything around you? My mother is fighting with cancer now. She is one of those good wife, good mom. Her husband and kids always come first. Even her friends come before herself. I keep telling her now is the time to take care of herself. It is never too late to give your body a little more love.

Now, my friends, do you really want to wait until you are so sick then say if I would have only take a little more time to love my body....especially to those good moms, good wives, good women out there. Massage is not a luxury, it is a necessity! Take a little vacation for your body & mind. Don't tell me "I am too busy". If you don't have time for a 75-minute full body massage, then get our 30-minute back, neck and shoulder. Still don't have time? We offer in-store chair massage and you can choose from 5-20 minutes, depending on how much time you have. Even just a few minute massage can go a long way.

Just think of it as you are making a deposit toward your healthy life. This post is for my mother and all the #1 moms out there..... Until next time please be good to your body.

Vivien

Customer Appreciation Special! This is AMAZING!

Lately, we have run a few specials with the intent of targeting new clients. We haven't forgotten about our current clients! We have an outstanding special for you!

During the month of October, we will take 10% off your next massage for EACH massage you have received at The Massage Store in the last 6 months (since April 1, 2009). If you came in twice, you get 20% off. If you came in once a month, you would get 60% off! If you came in 10 or more times, your next massage is absolutely free!

We have a few restrictions... 1 offer per client, can not combine previous appointments with someone else to achieve a higher discount, must receive the discounted massage in October, 2009, discounted service must be the same or lower value than majority of previous eligible appointments (i.e. if you come in usually for 75-min massages, your discount applies to a 75-min - if you get more 1/2 hour massages, then the discount applies to a 1/2 hour appt), not valid with other offers.

This is the first time we have offered this appreciation event! This is a very limited time offer, so hurry in for your next massage!

We can't wait to see you!

Scott & Vivien

Office Massage Party

We are still conducting our weekly Office Massage Party contest! Our most recent winner was the Family Health West surgery staff! 2 of our therapists went up there and treated those hardworking ladies to some well deserved stress relief and relaxation!

If you haven't entered yet, it isn't too late. Go to our website, www.TheMassageStore.net, and enter to win!

WOW!

Our great staff did over 250 chair massages this weekend at Fruita Fall Festival! We met lots of great people, saw lots of current clients and had a good time! Thanks for all that came out, and we look forward to seeing you in the store!

Come See Us at the Fruita Fall Festival!

We are at Fruita Fall Fest this weekend meeting people and offering 5 minute free chair massage! Come down and see us, and if you mention you saw this post on our website or Facebook, we will give you 10 minutes free, just to show our appreciation for your support!

Remember, we are on Aspen, just down from the roundabout, between Mulberry and Peach. Almost right in front of what used to be Hot Tomato.

Thanks! We look forward to seeing you!

The Massage Store

Western Colorado Triathlon!

We had a great time at the Western Colorado Triathlon yesterday at Highline State Park. Congratulations to the athletes! They all did a outstanding job. The race consisted of a .9 mile swim (Highline Reservoir), 24 miles road bike (around Loma & Mack) and a 6.2 mile trail run (around Highline Reservoir).

We had the opportunity to work on many of the race participants. Leg massages seemed to be the most requested, but a lot of back & shoulder work too! But they all seemed to enjoy their complimentary massage and walk away with a little easier than they walked in!

We look forward to the next race, the Rim Rock Marathon, November 14th over the Colorado National Monument. We will be at the finish line again with massage tables & chairs!

Farmer's Market - Last Week!

This week is the last Farmer's Market of the season! If it is anything like years past, it is sure to be very busy!

We will have a guest in our booth this week - Natural Health Chiropractic! Dr. Grotts and his staff will be performing complimentary MyoVision muscle/body scans. This scan will help you identify potential problem areas in your body and health.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Keep in mind - we will be at the Triathlon on Saturday and Fruita Fall Fest next weekend!

New format!

We just changed our method of posting news & updates on our website & Facebook! Some of you may have received some old posts come through, but hopefully we got them deleted!

Keep in mind that we have another drawing on Monday to win an Office Massage Party! If you haven't already, enter on our website!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and have a good week!