You’ve probably seen it on our spa therapy menu; maybe you’ve even tried it a time or two. Gill Martin, in her book Aromatherapy: An Introductory Guide to Professional and Home Use, describes it this way: “Aromatherapy is a therapeutic treatment combining massage and essential oils to enhance well being, restore balance, and treat a [...]

Give your friends and loved ones the gift of relaxation! Our gift sets come packaged and ready to put under the tree. Choose from the following: Escape, $60. This set includes: Gift certificate for our popular 30-minute Foot Fassage (or $40 toward the service of their choice) Poplar Creek Spa’s Peppermint Foot Lotion, made with [...]

Poplar Creek Spa is accepting applications for massage therapists. The right candidate: is passionate about serving people with their gift of massage therapy, is dependable and trustworthy, has a sense of humor and excellent people skills, wants to grow both personally and professionally, and is willing to help grow Poplar Creek Spa. Massage therapy training [...]

Full website for Poplar Creek Spa coming soon! Click on the brochure below to see our prices and read about our services. Contact me to schedule. Find us on Facebook! We file insurance Our therapists are available for convenient day and evening appointments Last-minute scheduling available Combine two or more therapies and receive 10% off [...]

I don’t always remember to link back to the blog carnivals my posts are accepted into, so here’s a list to catch up! “Is Fat-Free Making You Fat?” is featured here, in the Weight Management and Fitness Forum: http://weight-master.blogspot.com/2010/01/weight-management-and-fitness-forum_16.html My recipe for Orange Cranberry Granola is featured here, in the Make It From Scratch Carnival: [...]

When the fat-free craze began back in the ‘80s, I believe it was my sister the marathoner (though she hadn’t started running yet) who raised my family’s awareness of the evils of fat. We ceased making rich homemade desserts and, as did the rest of America, snacked instead on pretzels, red licorice, hard candy and [...]

The Thanksgiving edition of the Make it From Scratch blog carnival is full of great holiday ideas–including my recipe for Vegetarian Stuffing! I should maybe note that we don’t use it to stuff a turkey… We eat it plain, with cranberry sauce on the side. Follow this link to see other recipes and do-it-yourself projects: [...]

Contact me to schedule your massage today. I like a massage that is both relaxing and deep, addressing my body’s specific issues. It is rare to find someone that can give that kind of massage, but Emily does. –Laraine Emily’s massages are always calming, relaxing, and designed to match my particular need at the time [...]

Would you like to improve the quality of your life? Schedule a free consultation today!   “One of the most valuable parts of the program is the weekly contact with the coach. It adds an element of accountability that encourages sticking with it when perhaps I might become slack or think it’s not important! Also, [...]

My Journey towards Financial Freedom, #1 in my Baby Steps to Financial Freedom series on money, is featured in these two blog carnivals this week: http://www.onemint.com/2009/11/08/economy-and-your-finances-carnival-november-7th-2009/ http://www.fitbuff.com/total-mind-and-body-fitness-blog-carnival-127/ var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-9648738-1″); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}