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Aqus Readers

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

If you haven’t read aqus yet, then I highly recommend it. If you have, and found me there, then this is the massage deal for you. Mention to me that you found me there, and get a $45./h massage. If you sign up for a pkg. deal the day you come in, then I will lock in that $45./h price for each of your next massages, up to 4. More than 4 massages in a pkg. gets you the $40/h price. My reg. price is $60/h. This is the last yr. that I’ll be dropping the price as low as $40/h.
Get it while you can!
If your a member of a volunteer org. read a couple of my previous blogs. If you’re a PMC member, I’m running YOUR
$45/h special until Jan. 1. (Aqus deal applies to you for pkgs, too).
So those are a few of my specials. Definitely read previous blogs for more that I probably forgot to mention in this one.
I also usually have discount coupons or a few free gift certificates w/ me, when I am performing w/ my Belly Dance Troupe, Boudicca. (Angelena’s Dance School……..) And no, that’s not my alias.
Angelena Kyzar-Crowhurst is my Belly Dance teacher of several yrs. and I highly recommend her and this wonderfully fun and physical form of exercise.
Please consider this to be your own personal invitation to our next performance in the Sebastapol Community Center on Morris St. on the 19th. (North Bay Belly Dance Bazaar). After that performance, we’ll be at Ace in the Hole on Nov. 24th.
For those of you who would like to take me up on any of those massage offers, in the first few paragraphs, you should know that my office complex at 1580 E. Washington St. shares a parking lot w/ Round Table Pizza on the E. side of Petaluma. (Between McDowell and Maria). The suite # is 109. For appts: 707-762-3578
I own my own business called Suzanne\’s Hands, which is run out of the office of an accupuncturist (Edward/Nubby Shober) whose bus. is called Alternative Healthcare of Petaluma, so if you call that # to tell me that you’re going to be a bit late for your appt, he may answer the ph. saying something like: Alternative Healthcare of Petaluma, this is Nubby. That # is 763-9858.
Nubby can fix just about anything with his needles, and some good advice on meditation techniques, and much more besides. I would tell you what that more is, but he gives his own auto-bio much better than I ever could. http://www.petalumahealth.com/Shober.htm#TOP
I expect that I’ll be featured on his site again, as soon as it\’s completely reconstructed.
Keep watching for my deals and events. Also, check out some of my links, for current events/fun stuff.
Stay well, readers. Remember it’s Winter now. Time to be really conscientious about taking care of yourself.
How about trying out a fun new dance form? Get on this woman’s mailing list: esmallen@gmail.com
Her name’s Erika Smallen. Tell her I refered you.
Your’s Truely,

Sue.

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Astrojax

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

This is a toy that definitely deserves it’s own blog. I don’t normally blog about things like toys, but even if my own brother wasn’t the toy’s inventor, I would probably mention this toy, one way or another.
This can be one of those soothing things that you do w/ your hands, when you need something to do with your hands. You’ll probably want to check out my brother’s site, if you’re like me, and want to do something with your hands, when your hanging out, chatting, or whatever.
http://www.astrojax.com/
My oldest brother, Larry Shaw is a many faceted and multi-talented person. He has a lot in common, funnily enough, with my husband. They’re both very good musicians in a world where really good music is not always easy to come across. They’ve each got a head for figures and science, and they’ve both got a way of putting you at your ease.
I hope that you’ll look into my brother’s music, as well as his toy. A lot of his music is rather Dylan-esque and a lot of it is very easy to sing along with, and some is rather folky, but he probably wouldn’t have it described as folky, if he could have his way.
Oh well. He can get his own blog, and describe himself and his stuff any way he wants. This one’s mine.
Okay, are you still paying attention? Here comes the special that you’ll get for reading this blog, and acting on what you read:
Anyone who learns about Astrojax or can name a song on one of my brother’s albums that’s out on the market, or can tell me what alias he goes by, on his albums, gets a 10% discount on an hr. long massage.
Those who actually buy one of his albums or his toy and show it to me, when they come in, get a free half hour and a custom blended oil.
Happy researching Readers.

Sue.

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Who U Gonna Call?!!

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Kat Ryan
Manager, Relay For Life
American Cancer Society
Sonoma County Office
1451 Guerneville Road, Suite 220, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
O:707.545.6720 F: 707.545.3179
Kat.Ryan@Cancer.org

800.ACS.2345
www.cancer.org
www.RelayForLife.org

For those of you who are wondering who you can call to find out more about the Relay for Life, you can call Kat Ryan, above.
For those of you who are wondering why this is important, call me, or better yet, read my latest 2 blogs then call me.
When you call and let me know that you’ve been reading my blogs, you’ll automatically get a discount on your first/next massage, on top of any of my current specials.
Feel free to bring in a friend, and get him/her the same deal, just because you read my blog(s).
Your friend will thank you for it. Their circulation will be improved, as well as their attitude.
A massage can actually be more rejeuvenating, than a vacation that involves going out of town. Think about it: Going out of town, means that you have to pack, put the mail on hold, tie up loose ends at work, possibly take a public mode of transportation which usually involves going thru bag checks, and sometimes showing your passport, and finding a seat in a cramped cabin, and staying in it, for an hr. or more at a time.
If you’re not taking public transportation, than you are apt to have to brave traffic in your own car, and once you arrive, you will probably be constantly faced with the task of finding parking spaces, and buying gas. (Expensive).
Then there’s the question of how are you going to pay for this vacation, and still manage to send little Suzy to college or fund your own retirement.
For the price of most vacations, you can get several massages over the course of several months, which will improve ciriculation, ease those kinks that you get at work, and stress you out a lot less then having to jump thru all the hoops that get you to Disney Land with the kids, or those beaches or where ever you choose to take your family/yourself, when you go on vacation.
When you’re getting a massage, you’re getting it all, because you can use the hour or so to mentally visit your favorite places, while your therapist is working those knots/adhesions out of your muscles.
About those knots: You noticed that I just used the word “knots”, interchangably with the word “adhesions”. An adhesion is a mass of constricted muscle that limits movement.
The key phrase above is “limits movement”. Leaving those knots/adhesions unattended, causes your movement to become progressively more restricted. When this happens, we stop using the muscle that is feeling stiff, or painful, and begin to protect it. The more we do this, the weaker the muscles around the strained or otherwise injured one become.
This is called atrophy.
Basically, where injury begins, so does atrophy of muscles around the injury.
Also, when we injury one part of the body, other parts tend to take over, and do too much work, in order to take some of the load off the injured/strained/knotted muscles.
All in all, not getting a massage, when you feel that you need one, is damaging to your body, or worsens damage already done.
Of course I would prefer that you come to me, to try out a discounted massage, but understandably, this isn’t possible for everyone. Some folks live out of town. I have had some out of towners call me, having found my site here, and tell me that they’re coming in for a visit with family, and they’d like to get a massage on the way.
All are welcome.
I do sell Gift Certificates as well, and you can pay me thru pay-pal/Ccard over the ph./by check thru the mail. Just let me know what you’d like and when. If you want your Gift Certificate very quickly, you may get one in the form of a post card, from Send Out Cards, which is a really great on-line company that allows me to stay in touch with my clientelle. I hope that you’ll check them out: WWW.Sendoutcards.com
A friend of mine in the Connections org. put me onto Send Out Cards. WWW.Connectionsca.com
Another friend of mine, Wendy Lyon, Ph.D inspires me as to what to say on those cards. She is a Life Coach, and can be found online at: WWW.Injoylife.com
Dr. Wendy Lyon happens to be giving a workshop for Singles, on Sept. 10 and if you bring me a souvenier, I’ll give you a 10% discount on a massage.

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The Current Special

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Last Day

Well, Today (8/20) was the last day of the 3 identical 2fer specials. If you missed out on the 6 massages for the price of 3, or 4 for the price of 2 or 2 for the price of one- depending on how many specials you could have bought for yourself, be sure to check my blog fairly regularly, so that you don’t miss out on the next specials.
We’re coming up on Winter Holidays. Now would be a great time to buy gift certificates: Buy One, get another at 50% off, from Oct. 1- Dec. 31
You can reserve them ahead, for a further discount from now until Oct. 1.
You can pay thru paypal, or by check thru the mail, or email or ph. in your C.Card #.
Be a friend to a friend and pass this on. Your friend can get the same deal and if they mention that they got it thru you, you will get kick-backs in the form of further massage discounts.
Enjoy!!

Team Boudicca will be performing at Relay for Life, after all, on the 14th. We will make an appearance simplified from what we had originally planned. My family and I will be camping there, and hope to see many friends from the community there, as well, but Team Boudicca’s “Skeleton Crew” will be on site, only, and only for a few hours.

I hope that you will all enjoy seeing us there.

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Change: The only constant; And more MASSAGE DEALS

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Well, it looks like Team Boudicca may not be at Relay for Life, after all. I’m terribly sorry if I’ve disappointed any of my readers. I’m especially sorry if any of my readers are as disappointed by this news as I was when I heard last night that many of my team mates are finding themselves too stressed right now, with everything else that’s going on in their lives, to take on the task of helping to make the Relay enjoyable for other participants.
Sometimes we all bite off a bit more than we can chew. Lord knows I’ve done this before, myself. On the other hand, if they’re really all that stressed by all the other things going on in their lives right now, then maybe it’s time for them to take a time out to focus their attentions on other people and causes bigger than any single individual. Sometimes doing so actually takes us out of ourselves so that we can come back to our hum- drum- work- aday lives and see where we’re over-programming ourselves, or using some hours of time unwisely.
Little changes can make all the difference. I recently changed the direction of the massage table in my office. Doing so did something to change some of my thought processes, in that first week after I’d done it. I came up with some very creative ideas for Toast Master speeches, and marketing techniques.
I also find that when I change my sleeping position in my bed, my dreams change………….in a big way. In some positions, I’m more the main character in my dreams, and in other positions, my dreams are purely conversational. In still other positions, I struggle more in my dreams.
So the lovely dream of Relay for Life is gone, for the moment, but not forgotten. My teacher and team leader has promised me that we will all be better prepared for it, next year, and because of the extra preperation, the team will be less stressed, and will more quickly, easily, and willingly get our collective act together, and be at Relay for Life with bells on.
There is still the Ren Faire at Casa de Fruta to plan for. Casa de Fruta is in Gilroy. Please be sure to watch my blogroll for more info. in the near future, because my “team” will probably be there. It’s in the works, now, and we should be there somewhere between September and November. We don’t know our dates specifically, but I’ll fill you in, as soon as I can.
I’ve recently added some new links to my blogroll. You should check them out if you’re interested in keeping busy by participating in other events around Sonoma/Marin. There is a huge variety of things to do, and if you were to check every link, you would find that you had at least 3-4 choices of different events to enjoy each day of the year. You may even want to put one of my links in your list of faves, so you can subscribe to it or click on it, at any time. Just remember to come back to my blogroll once in a while for more great links, and info. on what I’m doing w/ Troupe Boudicca, on an on-going basis, because I fully intend to be a perpetual student of belly dance and massage, and become a household name as both.
Now, if you’re wondering about my next massage deal, you’re in the right place. A friend/coach recently suggested that one day a month I should offer massage at the easy going price of $35/hr. for those who are feeling the mighty pythonic squeeze, these days that is our broken (by Bush) economy.
I believe that I will simply pick a day arbitrarily out of a hat, for that. I am going to say that it will be the 3rd Fri. of every month. My hours and massages will be the same, but the price will be a bit more affordable on those Fridays, for the sake of stressed out students, single parents, and anyone else who can just use a break on a good massage. Please pass this on to anyone that you think would appreciate the information.
As always I give discounts for referals: 10% off your hour for one friend that comes to me and mentions your name; 20% off for 2 and 50% off for any more than 2 referals that come in for a massage saying that you told them to come to me.

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Additions and Subtractions

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

So my oils workshop cancelled, and I’ve added a new link to my site: Boudicca. This link is really a blast, as it’ll clue you in to performances of my belly dance teachers troupes; the one in which I’m a member, and the one in which I’m not, as I’m not yet instrumentally trained, and the other troupe is her band.
Performances by her troupes, and her events that include open floor dancing, are almost always local. (Sonoma County). You should definitely check out her blogroll, too, because it will turn you on to other sources of info. on performances, and festivities that are usually dance/music oriented: http://boudiccamusic.com/links.htm
Another addition to my list of current deals and steals in terms of massage is my current 2fer. Actually, I’m currently running TWO 2fers: Mothers Day and Fathers Day.
These TWO 2fer deals are identical, and the total cost of ea. deal is $70.
If you schedule for both deals, at the same time, I’ll discount the two deals so that the total cost will come down to only $130, instead of $140.
If you want to get in on either of both of these deals, just call before the end of July. I’ll run the same deal for 4th of July, and you can schedule anytime before Aug. 20th.
Another way to get a free half hour massage, anytime, is to sign up for one of my workshops. If you convince a friend to come along, you get a free hour, gift certificate, as the 2 of you walk in the door. You’ll also get a chance to get more connected to your community of local business women. Just ask me, if you’re interested in attending a Connections/Parent Pack meeting as my guest.
ToastMasters is great, too. It’s a small handful of really fun people who want to improve their speaking/leadership skills/confidence, in a warm, welcoming environment. We give eachother only constructive criticisms, as it’s not a classroom astmosphere, and after the second meeting of the mo. (the 3rd Th of ea. mo.) we go to Finbar Devines, for more fun and good food.
And speaking of food……..
If you’re like me and my son, and you have Celiac Disease, contact this woman, and ask about the seminar on the 28th: Jennifer Iscol info@northbayceliacs.org
Tell her that Sue Hirsch referred you.
Celiac Disease is a condition that causes your body to re-act badly to the ingestion of gluten. It’s a bit like having an allergy to wheat, but it’s a bit more complicated than that. When we eat anything with the protein that’s found in most flours, like wheat, white, barley, oats, rye, spelt, or kamut, my son and I have some real problems. It keeps us from being able to assimilate and use nutrients properly, after that, for almost a month. It strips the cilia from our intestinal tract, and then the cilia have to regrow.
Celiac Disease if often misdiagnosed, and can cover a whole host of symptoms. If you having problems with dairy and sugar, Celiac Disease could be at the root of those problems, and can trigger neuropathies, later in life, such as Alzheimers and ADD/HD and symptoms of what used to be called “retardations”.
Serious stuff, so if you have any suspicions, get a blood test, then have your kids tested, too. It runs in families.
Luckily, living gluten free is becoming easier, all the time, because it is becoming more commonly known, and the specialty grocery stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joes are keeping up by stocking up on products labeled as Gluten Free. If it says “Wheat Free” that doesn’t necessarily mean “Gluten Free” so WATCH IT!
There’s a great Magazine, that will get you started, because it has a good/bad foods list in the back. The Magazine is called: Living Without. It includes stories, letters to the editor, a Q and A section, recipes, the latest research and resources, etc.
The truth is that once you read this magazine, then do a bit more research and consciencious shopping, in the right stores, you won’t really be “living without” your favorite foods.
Enjoy!!

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