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Your Feet: A Bridge to Whole Body Health
04 Aug 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • body • products • wellness
The ancient art of reflexology is way more than a fancy foot rub. It’s a medical practice that can be traced back to the ancient Egyptians and Chinese and has since spread to all corners of the world.
The basic premise of reflexology is that areas of the feet correspond to other areas of the [...]
Wellness: the “Anti-Stress”
16 Jun 2009 ~ 1 Comment ~ Categories: blog • body • eco-living • mind • products • wellness
Wellness is the anti-stress. And taking care of yourself is an investment in your well-being akin to a reliable savings plan for your financial security. Especially as the current economic situation drudges on, it’s easy to become overwhelmed with stress and uncertainty.
Truly, taking care of yourself is your first line of defense against the [...]
In Fiore: Let Fragrance Be Thy Medicine
11 Jun 2009 ~ 1 Comment ~ Categories: IO in the news • blog • face • products
Thanks once again to The Coveted for featuring several of IO’s skin-friendly “eco-products” in their post about facial peels (read article here). And for highlighting the sage advice of IO senior esthetician Alicia Moody, who truly knows her stuff when it comes to what’s good for the skin.
A facial peel is like a really deep [...]
Pocketbook-Friendly Wellness at IO
21 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: IO in the news • blog • body • eco-living • face • products • wellness
Lately in our world we are inundated with fear-based information about the economic situation of our nation and the world. It is a reality. And it’s being felt in some way by every American.
Yet, amidst the gloom and doom, when I continue to wait in line for a seat at a restaurant on an average [...]
Evening Primrose Oil: Inside and Out
14 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • body • face • products
When a smart acupuncturist friend recently mentioned evening primrose oil, I looked it up. There’s a great book called “Prescription for Nutritional Healing“ that offers natural remedies for pretty much anything that ails you.
I’m keen on learning about “miracle” herbal medicinals. I learned that it’s not just prescribed for (ahem) PMS and women’s health [...]
Homemade Sea Salt Scrub
28 Apr 2009 ~ 2 Comments ~ Categories: blog • body • products
You’ve probably noticed that there’s been a surge in the popularity of exotic salts lately. A dizzying array of choices can be found at upscale groceries: fleur de sel, Himalayan sea salt, Peruvian salt, Celtic salt.
And I shouldn’t forget to mention some of the delicious doctored salts like smoked salt and spiced salt and rose [...]
Clarisonic: The Beauty Invention of the Year
21 Apr 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • face • products
Once in a while, a revolutionary new beauty tool comes along that’s worth raving about in this blog.
Clarisonic is a laudable invention that’s been written up in the Huffington Post as being “spectacular” and “the skin care product — for women and men — of 2008”. We took the rave reviews to heart and [...]
Skin Doctor Alkaitis
16 Mar 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • face • products
Somewhere in my mid-twenties I got the memo about taking care of my skin. It was right around the time we launched the spa. Extra pressure and extra stress had my skin working overtime.
Even those of us in the wellness world have to manage stress as we try to remember to practice what we [...]
Aging Gracefully – and Realistically – with REN
09 Mar 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • face • products • wellness
“We don’t like it that our bodies change shape. We don’t like it that we age. We are afraid of wrinkles and sagging skin. We use health products as if we actually believe that our skin, our hair, our eyes and teeth, might somehow miraculously escape the truth of impermanence.”
That’s Buddhist teacher, Pema Chodron, speaking.
It’s [...]
Organic Fusion Massage: an IO Client Testamonial
04 Mar 2009 ~ 2 Comments ~ Categories: blog • body • products
Perfect Fusion – A Treatment Testimonial by IO Client, Joslyn H.
I have to rave about IO Massage Therapist, Mieze Steinberg, and the amazing IO Organic Fusion Massage she gave me the other day. The Organic Fusion is a specialty massage that combines three of my favorite things: massage, yoga, and aromatherapy.
I learned that Mieze is [...]
