About Us

"Best Award Winner" Place, Value, Massage
GOLD winner 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
(Silver winner 2005

and once again GOLD in 2008 Thank You!

Our owner/Massage Therapist has been
Rated "Best" since 2003 when the voting began.


Office Hours:
Houghton Lake 
Thursday, Friday & Saturday
11 AM - 6PM

    Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday  
    Houghton Lake:          11 AM - 3 PM
Traverse City:             5PM - 9PM

Family Owned Business

   

                           
      We offer Bio Freeze and                                            We have Soy Candles
    Sombra pain relief products                                       and Ganz travel candles

Our building was purchased in January 2005 and the Quilt shop opened that same Valentine's Day. There was only the main room in operation with a lot more repairs needing to be done. Fabric was added by popular demand in July and started out slowly; the Quilt shop specializes in Wide Backings aka (108".)

The massage business moved in May 1st, 2005 and has two rooms towards the back of the shop. The first room is a combination reception, chair massage area, mobile staging area and excess supply collector. Mobile massage is a big part of our business and we have developed into the chair massage provider of choice for local and statewide events. The (2nd) main room is large enough to set up two tables for couples massage. The rooms are spartan and the furnishings are basic. The effort is focused on expanding massage techniques and delivering a superior massage. Future plans include a total remodel of the rear area of the building to house the growing massage business. Office hours are 11AM -6PM Monday - Saturday with appointments taken from 10AM -8PM.

Don's background:

Member of A.B.M.P. since 1999; starting as a student, now a ABMP Certified member.

2000 K.C.C. Certificate of Massage          -          2001 K.C.C. A.A.S. - Massage Therapy

Continuing education took the form of books and video after graduation through 2005.

In 2006, the first Cont.-Ed class was at the Downeast School of Massage; Waldoboro, Maine. This seminar was taught by the Canadian author and massage therapist,
Debra Curties, who instructed us in wellness breast massage.
October 2006, Sovereign Seminars: Trade Secrets of the Low Back - Grand Rapids, Michiigan. Huge postitive impact on the effectiveness of low back work and the resulting increase in business. Real techniques = Real Results.
April 2007, Sovereign Seminars: Low Back and Sciatic Pain - Grand Rapids, Michigan.
First "medical massage" class taken. Learn that a little discomfort can lead to big relief (a.k.a. use ICE to reduce discomfort after these techniques.)   
Next area targeted for more training is neck and shoulders. 
March 2008, CrossCountry Education - Bay City, Michigan.
Migrane Headache class - MRT

(3) Independent Contractors: associates require 24 hour notice
Availability not guaranteed. Prices and minimums are higher. 

 
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