I'm starting this month with gratitude to you. Thank you so much for supporting my small business over the years. It means so much to me to be able to work locally to support my family. Please take this opportunity to win a gift certificate for a massage on either my Facebook or Instagram page. You can enter on either contest post. A winner will be drawn on December 11th. Wishing you joy this holiday season and health into the new year.

We have partnered with some other fabulous businesses to bring you the first annual Twelve Days of Giving. From November 19th-26th you can enter to win 12 different drawings for prizes throughout the community:

Daybreak Spa Studio will have an entry stand under the carport starting on the 19th for those who want to drop by to enter. And everyone who is scheduled for appointments will be able to enter as well.

Good luck to everyone and thank you so much for being a community who supports local small businesses. We appreciate you and couldn't do this without you! Happy holidays.

Secondly, while most of you were getting ready for Super Bowl LII today, I spent the day taking a level 2 cupping class learning specific treatment techniques for common shoulder conditions such as:

• frozen shoulder
• impaired range of motion
• pain inside the shoulder joint
• tennis elbow
• shoulder pain accompanied by pins, needles, tingling, burning or numbness radiating down the arm and/or up into the neck

This is just the tip of the iceberg for me. In time I will become a resource in the community for cupping therapy. I'm thoroughly sold on the therapy for moving out stagnation from the body so new biochemistry has a chance to nourish affected areas. And even though the temporary marks cupping can leave on the skin look brutal, it doesn't feel brutal at all. In fact I nearly fell asleep while my partner was working on me.

To celebrate I will be holding an open house on Saturday December 16th from 11am to 2pm. There will be finger foods, complimentary $10 spa vouchers towards your next service, and a grand prize drawing. Come celebrate this milestone with me. Thank you all so much for supporting my little spa studio. You guys are the best!

I'll also be selling gift certificates at the open house so come on in, check out my spa, enjoy some snacks, and finish up your Christmas shopping.

Don't forget to take advantage of our gift certificate special this month. Stock up on certificates for loved ones or stock up for yourself. The more you give the more you save this month at Daybreak Spa Studio.

Wishing you joy and health through the holidays and through 2018.

XO,

​~Lorinda

I have a thing for the sun as you can probably tell from my business logo. During the Spring of 2015, I took my boys to Sunriver Observatory to look at the sun through special telescopes. It was extremely fascinating seeing the sun's live atmosphere and gases emitting from the surface. After the viewing the staff volunteer asked where we were from and became very excited to know we were from Madras. He told me that we would be in prime position for the total solar eclipse of 2017. He said that NASA would be coming to Madras and thousands of visitors to see it. That's the first I'd heard of it. Then shortly after that, one of the resorts I worked for sold out completely for the eclipse by a Japanese tour group. So my anticipation has been building for over two years.

There has been a lot of excitement and energy surrounding our community in the years, weeks, and days leading up to this phenomenal event. Today I finally experienced why. You can't truly appreciate it unless you see it with your own eyes. One lady described viewing the eclipse as if she were experiencing the breath of God. I think that could justly describe the feeling that passed over my skin and through my body during the two minutes of totality. I myself was speechless. Here are the photographs I was fortunate enough to capture of this wonder of nature. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did.

After working at resort spas, day spas, and an athletic club spa, I decided to open my own spa studio in order to offer luxurious spa services at affordable prices.  One of the frustrations I ran into while working for other companies was a lack of being able to provide all the little "details" that make up a quality spa treatment without being expected to charge more. Another frustration was that the services were so expensive that it was hard for clients to come in as often as they needed to.  But by bringing it all together into my own spa, I'm now able to offer more care with each service at less of a cost to my wonderful clients. More care, less cost.

The evolution of the studio was dramatic. What started as a bonus/storage room with forest green carpet and bright orange walls has evolved into a therapeutic spa sanctuary I'm so proud to share with you. Thank you all for your support. You are VERY appreciated. I look forward to relaxing you when you come in for your next escape.