Poplar Creek Spa

May Special

Emily — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:50:42 +0000

MAY SPECIAL: All About Mom.

Good through May 31, 2012.

Moms get 10% off all through the month of May! Plus, 10% off gift certificates.

In Thailand, jasmine flowers symbolize motherhood. This exotic flower must be hand-picked before dawn so that its delicate scent doesn’t evaporate in the heat of the day. About 8000 blossoms are needed to produce one gram of jasmine essential oil. As a result, pure jasmine essential oil, or jasmine “absolute,” is one of the most costly of essential oils. But then, moms are worth it, aren’t they?

This month, we’re honoring moms with all-new spa therapies that feature pure jasmine essential oil. Besides its alluring scent, jasmine has a number of valuable properties. “I believe jasmine to be one of the most glorious, rich, complex, and satisfying essential oils to work with,” says Yael Alkalay, founder of Red Flower, a company that makes hair and body care products, candles, and perfumes. Topically, jasmine oil soothes dry, irritated and sensitive skin. It helps to regulate sebum production, making it valuable for use with blemished skin. Jasmine helps increase elasticity in the skin, aiding in the reduction of wrinkles and fine lines, making it ideal for use with maturing skin. Jasmine also helps in the relief of pain, cramping and muscle spasms. Midwives use it during childbirth to strengthen contractions and ease pain. When diffused into the air, jasmine relaxes the mind and can help alleviate depression.

You don’t have to be a mom to enjoy the exotic scent and numerous benefits of jasmine. Find this precious essential oil in the following spa therapies:

Aromatherapy, $5 when added to any other service. Choose single-note jasmine, or one of our jasmine-themed blends.
Herbal Bath, $20 for up to 30 minutes. Prepare your muscles for massage with a relaxing soak by candlelight and music, in a moisturizing and relaxing herbal and essential oil blend of jasmine, lavender and sandalwood.
Body Polish, $40. An all-over exfoliation for regular or sensitive skin, with luxurious rose and jasmine essential oils.
Wrap, $70. Our relaxing herbal wrap, enhanced with jasmine green tea to tone and tighten the skin, and jasmine essential oil for moisturizing. Ends with a brief full-body massage with our Citrus Jasmine Body Oil.
Herbal Facial, $40 for 30 minutes, $70 for 60 minutes. Suitable for all skin types but created with the maturing complexion in mind, we’ve added jasmine essential oil to our steam, mask, toner and moisturizer.

For a complete jasmine experience, we’ll be serving complimentary chilled jasmine tea and jasmine cookies from local baker Liz Bryner every day this month!

Gift Certificate Sale. If your mom can’t make it in this month, get her a gift certificate for 10% off. This is a great time to pick up a gift for the moms in your life, or maybe that special graduate!

Onsite Chair Massage: Relieving Stress, Increasing Productivity. If you know of a business or event that would be interested in onsite chair massage, call (423) 903-5077, or click here to contact us for more details or to schedule your onsite chair massage session.

Tornado Cleanup Special. After last year’s tornadoes, we witnessed an inspirational outpouring of volunteer cleanup efforts. While I haven’t been out to see the damage from this year’s storms, I know from Facebook posts that the same selfless service occurred around Hamilton and Bradley counties. We want to thank all those who are working to put our community back together. If you experienced property damage or loss last year or this year, or have been involved in tornado cleanup at your own or someone else’s home or business, please enjoy 30% off a massage or spa therapy. To schedule, call (423) 903-5077, or click here to contact us, and mention this offer. And please spread the news!

All of the products used in our spa therapies are handcrafted in-house, using all-natural and organic ingredients. Most are mixed up just for you the day of your appointment, making them easily customized to meet your individual needs and preferences.

April Special

Emily — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:40:53 +0000

Refer-a-Friend Month

Good through April 30, 2012.

Friends.

What would we do without them? Their presence in our lives disperses the burden of tragedy and multiplies the joy of celebration. All the while, we share with them love, laughter, tears, and support.

April is Refer-a-Friend Month at Poplar Creek Spa; this month, share wellbeing with your friends and family. Tell them about your love for Poplar Creek Spa, and you each get a reward!

Photo by David L Smith Photography.

For your friend: When your friend makes an appointment and tells us you sent them, they’ll receive 20% off their first visit.
For you: After your friend’s first visit, you’ll receive an e-mail containing a coupon for 20% off your next visit. There is no limit to how many friends you can refer!

Plus, at the end of your visit, you’ll each take home a jar of our all-natural, handcrafted lotion in the scent of your choice.

Emily Simmons

Emily — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:48:33 +0000

Photo by David L Smith Photography.

Position: owner, massage therapist

Training: Lifestream Massage School in Napa, California. Graduated 1997.

Credentials: Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Body work since 2001, Tennessee Licensed since 2002

Hours Available: Monday-Friday, by appointment only

In 1997, I began my massage career in some of the premier day spas in the Napa Valley, California. My journey led me to attain a wellness degree from Southern Adventist University, and I worked as a wellness coach for several years. But my entrepreneurial spirit couldn’t be quenched, and after nine years of practicing massage therapy in a variety of settings in Collegedale/Ooltewah, I expanded my practice to offer spa services and added some other very talented therapists to my team. I run Poplar Creek Spa out of my home, and I work hard to provide you with the same upscale spa experience in which my career began.

Kirsten Mercer

Emily — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:47:55 +0000

Position: massage therapist

Training: Information coming soon.

Credentials: Tennessee Licensed

Hours Available: Monday 2-7pm, Tuesday 10am-7pm, Wednesday 2-7pm

Jenny Blackwell

Emily — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:46:06 +0000

Position: massage therapist

Training: Chattanooga Massage Institute, graduated 2011.

Credentials: Tennessee Licensed since 2011.

Hours Available: Thursday 1-7pm, Friday 1-6pm

I am passionate about helping others, and I believe in the power of alternative, integrated, and preventative medicines. I am infinitely grateful for the opportunity to help people improve their health and well-being through massage.

March Special

Emily — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:17:44 +0000

The Spring Into Sandals Foot Renewal

Good March 1-31, 2012

Warm weather is here, and you’re breaking out those cute sandals from last summer. But are your feet sandal-ready? Avoid toxic chemicals like formaldehyde and toluene that come with a conventional pedicure, and try our Spring Into Sandals Foot Renewal. Beautify your feet with our popular Foot Fassage, the facial for your feet, available exclusively at Poplar Creek Spa. For just $35 (regularly $40), the Foot Fassage features:

Photo by David L Smith Photography.

a warm soak in our brand new massaging foot bath, with bath salts to soften rough heels and callouses, and calming lavender and juniper essential oils
our lemon-walnut exfoliating foot scrub
our honey moisturizing foot mask
and a foot massage with our Peppermint Foot Lotion, specially formulated with olive and castor oils to soften dry, cracked skin

Photo by David L Smith Photography.

Add 30 or 60 minutes of reflexology ($35 or $65, respectively) and take home a jar of our Peppermint Foot Lotion and a pair of super-soft Moisturizing Aloe Socks!* (an $18.50 value) Plus, this month, we will donate 5% of profits from our March Special toward the Salvation Army’s tornado cleanup efforts in our local community.

*Aloe socks with 60-minute reflexology only.

Call (423) 903-5077 or click here and e-mail us to schedule your Spring Into Sandals Foot Renewal today!

Therapeutic Massage

Emily — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:37:22 +0000

Photo by David L Smith Photography.

Each time you visit Poplar Creek Spa, your therapist will conduct a short consultation to determine what needs special attention during that session. Then she will use her unique combination of Swedish and deep tissue massage techniques, customized to meet your individual needs and preferences, to relax away tension and leave you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.

30 minutes, $30

60 minutes, $60

90 minutes, $90

With Emily: 30 minutes $40, 60 minutes $70

Consider adding aromatherapy, an herbal bath, or body polish to enhance the therapeutic effect of your massage.

Hot Stone Massage

Emily — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:23:30 +0000

Photo by David L Smith Photography.

Smooth, heated stones are integrated into your massage to work deep into your muscles and melt away tension.

60 minutes, $70

90 minutes, $100

Reflexology

Emily — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:18:48 +0000

Photo by David L Smith Photography.

In this ancient healing art, pressure is applied to specific reflex points on the feet to promote balance in the body and relax you. Each reflexology session includes hot towels for your feet, and features our own Peppermint Foot Lotion. Reflexology pairs perfectly with our popular Foot Fassage.

30 minutes, $35

60 minutes, $65

Aromatherapy

Emily — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:08:02 +0000

Photo by David L Smith Photography.

Indulge your sense of smell and enhance your therapy with a fragrant essential oil blend, customized to meet your individual needs and preferences, then diffused into the air during your massage or spa therapy.

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 variety of conditions.” It may seem far-fetched that simply smelling lavender can calm and relax you, but consider this: How often does a particular smell cause you to remember an event in your life? Our sense of smell plays a vital role in our enjoyment of food as well; it’s actually the olfactory system that distinguishes flavors beyond salty, sweet, bitter and sour.

When you smell something, the tiny hairs, or cilia, in your nose are stimulated and send impulses through the olfactory nerves, to the olfactory bulb located behind the bridge of the nose, to the limbic system in the brain. The limbic system is involved in memory and emotion (hence the strong association between smells and memories), and is also connected to the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus controls the pituitary gland, which in turn controls all other glands and therefore our whole hormonal system. Thus it is not so far-fetched for a simple inhalation of an aromatic oil to affect your emotions, and even other systems of the body!

In addition, essential oil molecules evaporate into the air and are taken into your lungs. Sure, some are exhaled in the very next breath, but some pass into the bloodstream and are transported around the body in the same way as oxygen and other nutrients. Similarly, when essential oils are mixed with carrier oils like grapeseed (which has a small enough molecular structure to be easily absorbed into the skin), they are absorbed by the tissue fluids, reaching the lymphatic system and finally the bloodstream. For some people, this process may take as little as 20 minutes!

Herbal baths, inhalations, vaporization, compresses and massage are all methods of applying essential oils to the body. Poplar Creek Spa uses nearly all of these methods in our various spa therapies, but vaporization–the classic oil burner, which uses a candle to heat up the oils and diffuse them into the air–may be added to any service of your choice for just $5.

Aromatherapy may be added to any of our services. Choose from:

Creativity
Energizing
Harmony
Mental Clarity
Relaxation
Stress Relief
Uplifting

Add $5 to the price of any service.