June 2nd, 2012 • Posted by Nancy Wogan • Permalink
Workshops and Classes at
the Spa!
Willamette Wellness Spa is a peaceful Wellness Sanctuary for Women.
We offer massage, foot reflexology, Lymph therapy, Cranialsacral
therapy, spa treatments, skin care and a lot more.
We think we also have the perfect setting for the following workshops:
July 12th: Your Life in Balance: Body, Mind and Art!
A full-day Interactive Life Story Workshop.
Memoir writing through a hands-on art project combined with wellness
treatments like Reflexology or Lymph therapy
September 10th: Holiday Parties &
Potlucks Oh My!
A 2 ˝ hours Fun
and Nutritional Cooking Class.
Giving you a healthy alternative to the same old, same old.
By Jenna
Alexander, Certified Nutrition Educator
November 5th: Eat Delicious Food and Lose
Weight!
A 2 ˝ hours Fun
and Nutritional Cooking Class.
Giving you a healthy alternative to diets that don’t work.
By Jenna
Alexander, Certified Nutrition Educator
Are you
interested?
Sign up to receive
more information or call Nancy (503) 913-6168
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May 1st, 2012 • Posted by Nancy Wogan • Permalink
Pampering package for one Special Woman.
This wonderful Pampering Package was created just for you!
To celebrate our clients and clients to be. Anyone can enter for a chance to win.
SPA:
*"REFRESH AND REJUVENATE "
Enjoy a warm cup of herbal tea with a relaxing foot soak infused with essential oils.
A rejuvenating foot reflexology session will follow to return your body back to balance .
To complete your spa package you will receive a refreshing and uplifting facial that will make you smile all day long.
A perfect gift for a very special woman!
(80 minutes)
Also included in this pampering package are
GOODIES:
Servello Body Lotion
and if that is not enough...
SAY "GOOD NIGHT":
a One night stay with Breakfast for Two at the Holiday Inn Portland South Hotel & Convention Center in Wilsonville will definitely make this complete!
(Total value of package is $275)
Rules: go to our Facebook page, if you are not Liking us yet, do so now! Then post something on Facebook to finish this sentence: I would like to win this amazing Pampering Package because....
One entry per person! Deadline is May 12th.
The random chosen winner will be announced May 13th on Mother's Day on Facebook, so keep checking. We will also announce the winner in our next newsletter after the 13th.
Anyone can enter, so spread the word among your friends, share on Facebook, because this package is awesome and won't be offered again.
Note: Direct family members and affiliates of Willamette Wellness are excluded from entry. Winner will be chosen through Random.org Winner needs to contact Willamette Wellness to receive the package.
Good Luck!
Willamette Wellness Spa
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March 12th, 2012 • Posted by Nancy Wogan • Permalink
Massage for People Living with Cancer
Massage has long been known as a method
of relaxation for general and medicinal purposes. Many individuals who have
experienced injuries or certain illnesses turn to massage as an additional
method of easing pain, including cancer patients. Massage promotes a sense of
overall wellbeing and works to relax the body and restore a sense of calm and
balance to the mind.
Massage
for people living with cancer refers to massage that is proper for various
forms of cancer. Therapist
are trained to meet people where
they are in their experience with cancer and apply a highly individualized
massage treatment to comfort, nurture, and support them in their process.
With proper
training, there is always a way for a practitioner to provide skilled touch to
those undergoing treatment for cancer. (Gayle MacDonald, MS,LMT)
Massage
is not a curative treatment option, but can be an integral part of a client's treatment
plan. A skilled therapist will do a thorough intake process and will
adapt the massage to the client's needs.
>Clients
who experience massage in conjunction with other treatments, such at surgery,
chemotherapy or radiation, have reported a lessening of pain and an overall
feeling of calm and relaxation.
The most recent
statistics from the American Cancer Society
regarding invasive cancers are extremely sobering. At some point, usually later
life, more
than one in three American women will be affected and nearly one out of two
men.
Can massage spread
cancer?
In
the past, therapists thought massage would increase circulation and therefore
cause cancer to spread.
The
process of metastasis is very complicated and poorly understood; however
increased circulation is not considered a significant part of that process by
itself. However, it is true that cancer and cancer treatments can put
people at risk for complications from massage, so it is important to take some
precautions.
Because
of the different contraindications for massage in this population, it is very
important for the massage therapist who is treating a person with a history of
cancer - either currently or in the past - to have specialized training
Dr. Richard Lee, Medical
Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at MD Anderson explains, "Massage performed with this
appropriate knowledge and training can be safely done to help cancer
patients."
No matter where you are in your journey with cancer, Oncology
Massage can help. (MD Anderson
Resources)
>We now
recognize that movement and exercise raise circulation much more than a brief
massage can, and that routine increases in circulation occur many times daily
in response to metabolic demands of our tissues. In fact, physical activity
usually is encouraged in people with cancer; there is no reason to discourage
massage or some form of skilled touch.
Massage is practiced widely at the
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, and growing numbers of
hospitals around the country. Metastasis is not a concern; instead, patients
and researchers report countless benefits.
Massage has many benefits for people living with cancer. 
* Massage Reduces Anxiety
* Massage Eases Pain
* Massage Helps Control Nausea
* Massage Improves Sleep and Eases Fatigue
We know some of these from clinical
observations, some from controlled research, and some from what clients tell us
directly.
The American Cancer Society: "Everything
surrounding massage therapy -- a soothing environment, human touch which is
essential to life, a caring therapist, the comfort of prolonged attention,
relaxed muscles -- combine to make massage one of the most supportive and helpful complementary therapies
available."
Are you living with cancer and
considering massage? Here are article that have some good information:
Cancer
Survivor? Getting Massage? Here's What You Should Know
Cancer
Treatment and Detoxification, By Tracy Walton, LMT, MS
For more information on cancer and
support visit:
National
Cancer Institute
Clients who wish to implement
massage into their treatment plan should consult with their physician prior to
beginning any new methods.
>At Willamette Wellness Spa our therapist Nancy is trained to offer 'Massage for people living with Cancer' and she also offers 'Lymphatic Drainage Therapy' to help eliminate toxins from your body and boost your immune system.
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