West Seattle Street Fair - Summer fest Gets underway

First Happy clients Chill Out at the Chill booth at WSSF.

Chill at the West Seattle Summer Fest This Weekend

West Seattle's premiere seasonal event, the West Seattle Street Fair, (this year it's rolling out as the "West Seattle Summer Fest" but no matter), is kicking off this Friday morning at 10 am and will last all weekend long, wrapping up Sunday at 7pm.

Chill will be holding down the North end of the festivities at California Ave and SW Oregon street.

Rejuvenating massages will be offered, either seated or on the table, for a mere $20 for fifteen minutes and $30 for thirty minutes, and we will have lots of fun aromatherapy products on sale! Come by and try our new citrusy Chill mood mist it's delish!

If you haven't already had the pleasure of meeting Alix, Heather, Maureen or Anna, now's your chance, as they will showing off their extensive massage therapy skills all weekend long.

Stop by get a massage have a great Chill time at the fair!

Aloha Alix McLaughlin LMP

Alix Mclaughlin L.M.P. returned to Seattle to practice massage therapy after studying in the sweet oasis of Maui Hawaii. Fortunate for us because Alix is proving that a little bit of the Island vibe is just what we Seattlites need, after a long miserable winter.
Alix adds the flow of Lomi Lomi to her deep Swedish Massages and is also adept at abdominal massage. She's available to work with pregnant woman throughout their full terms, and offers sports, foot reflexology, and chair massage as well.
Alix is already generating enthusiastic reviews and perhaps a bit of a fan club. As this review left today on merchant circle can attest:

"Wow! What can I say other than I am truly blessed. I walked into Chill half expecting to be turned away for not having an appointment, but that was not the case. I was treated with kindness and patience to the point that I left in an absolute daze. My walk to the ferry was more like a ride on a puffy cloud, floating through a plane of existence that I have only briefly encountered in the past. I have many "issues" that needed focus and within the first 10 minutes I knew that I would be selling myself short by getting only an hour massage. Alix was kind, patient, thorough and genuinely responsive to every need that I had. I haven't felt that comfortable getting a massage in my life. As I was leaving the shop, I was having trouble focusing on where I was going & what I was doing. What a treat! I did not want to leave. If there is someone that you know that needs a massage, I highly recommend treating them to not a taste, but a full meal of heaven. Thank You, Bless You, See You." (posted by Jonathon L. Vashon Is.)

He followed up with this message to us, (seriously, we did not pay him and he is not related!)

Hello Chill- I want to thank Alix for her magic and compassion. I truly felt like I was welcomed into a special place... timeless and stress-free. I will be back again and again. Bless You! Jonathan

Alix is available by appointment Saturday-Tuesday and looks forward to bringing your body and soul a little bit of timeless and stress-free, Aloha.

West Seattle 5K Fun Run

Chill Massage Therapy & Modern Apothecary is proud to support West Seattle High School PTSA by sponsoring the 1st annual West Seattle 5K!

Register now, the race starts at 9:30am May 31st at the Alki Bath house and cruises along Alki to Ancho Park and then back. Same day registration and packet pick up starts at 8am.

Chill will have special massage offers in each runners packet.

Chill Owner Nicole Gainey will be running.

Come out to support one of our local schools, have fun and stay fit.

Big Hearted Artist Hangs at Little Healing Studio

Chill is proud to welcome Allie Jones, Painter to show through June. A talented and generous artist who gives back big, she donated 40% of the proceeds from her first (very successful)gallery show to Northwest Hope and Healing, (a local charity that provides support for woman surviving Cancer). She now routinely gives anywhere from 10 - 15%.

Her work is inspiring and fun, thoughtful and quirky, soulful and humorous.

We were lucky enough to get work from 3 different collections and we look forward to showing it off all Spring. So stop by on your way back from Cafe Laddro and take a look, or enjoy it for longer when you come in to Chill for that much needed massage.

New Team Member at Chill

Chill Massage Therapy in West Seattle, Is pleased to welcome Heather Glen LMP as our newest team member. Heather has over 9 years of experience as an Licensed Massage Therapist. She is a strong therapist who enjoys providing Deep Tissue and deep Swedish Massage as well as more esoteric forms of body work. Her well rounded educational background means she can meet every client where they are, and assist them, to where they want to be. Heather offers a great overall massage experience and pregnancy massage for expectant mothers. She can also provide, a unique aromatherapy experience using the Raindrop Aromatherapy method, (you'll feel basted like thanksgiving stuffing when she finishes working these herbaceous blends into you feet and spine!), or deep subtle work in the form of Cranial Sacral. Read on to find out more about Heather Glen's offerings or simply click the title above to Book an Appointment Online Now!

Raindrop Aromatherapy - This technique involves dropping essential oils onto the spine and working them in using light finger strokes. Raindrop Therapy stimulates energy impulses along the nervous system and throughout the whole body.

Cranial Sacral Therapy -
Cranial Sacral Therapy (CST) is a light touch, hands on therapy that focuses on bringing the Cranial Sacral System (CSS)into balance. It uses the wave like rhythm created by the filling and emptying movement of cranial fluid to help the practitioner feel and free holding patterns. This technique can provide profound relief for clients whose problems might not easily release with more direct muscle focused massage techniques. It is also simply one of the most relaxing body work modalities out there. Give it a try you'll be glad you did.


Qualifications:

Graduated from Brenneke School of Massage 2000
Completed the Labor Support Course at the Seattle Midwifery School
Certified for Pregnancy Massage and Labor Support by Kate Jordan's course "Bodywork for the Childbearing Year"®
Member of and insured by the American Massage Therapy Association
Certified by both State and National Certification Boards for Massage Therapy and Bodywork


Update: Yesterday I was lucky enough to find time in the schedule to get in for a massage with Heather Glen our new LMP (Licensed Massage Practitioner). I have to say, don't you all just love those heating pads we use. I'm always a little surprised by just how hot they get even through the blankets. (So please do let us know if it ever gets too hot - it's OK to pipe up), but anyway I digress. What I wanted to talk about was cranial sacral therapy. Generally when I have CS it has been still point activation - where the practitioner holds points at the base of the skull until you feel like you are floating. But what Heather did was pretty unique. She was finishing up working on my left leg when I mentioned I had sprained it back at the end of January and it was still a bit enlarged. She asked if she could try some CS on it. Of course, always one to try anything that might help, I said sure. And so she began gently palpating and holding my ankle. It didn't take long before I could feel subtle shifting in the layers of tissue and her hands got really hot (not a prerequisite for CS but fun to notice), It's a subtle sensation but very enjoyable if you can just breath and go with it. There is pain but not sharp pain, again if you just breath..... At any rate it was a great session and left me ready for hill repeats at track practice last night with no problems from my ankle. Thanks Heather, If you would like to book an appointment with our new massage practitioner Heather Glen just click on the link above to Book online. Or give us a call, she is available Tuesdays and Fridays 2-7 And every other Sunday 9am - 1pm 206-724-9555


Update Here's what they've been saying about Heather Glen LMP since March:

"Heather was wonderful...I can also say hands down that Heather gives the best foot massage that I have ever had. I will recommend my nurse friends to her when they start whining about their sore feet. Sincerely One Satisfied Customer."
Shelley


"Heather was absolutely fantastic. That was my first time having Cranial Sacral therapy. I wasn't sure I would like it or feel benefit from it but was pleasantly surprised. (I)Don't think I have ever remained that stil for an hour in my entire life! It was awesome overall..the whole experience was great. I will be back.Thanks!"
Carol


"I had a wonderful massage with Heather. I was super impressed with how strong she was....it was a great experience and I hope to get a massage there in the future."
Mari

Happy Anniversary Diana!

This Spring we congratulate our very own Diana Elizabeth on her One year anniversary with Chill. It's been a fantastic year and we hope for many many more. This year Diana was featured in many rave reviews on West Seattle Blog, And helped us win a runner up position in King 5's best of Western Washington contest for best Massage. She was also mentioned in the online publication Parent Magazine, Diana is our lead pregnancy massage therapist. We expect Diana to continue to delight West Seattlites with her skilled caring touch and quirky sense of humor. If you haven't met Diana yet might I suggest coming in for a Diana's Signature Chill? This treatment combines a full hour of stress busting massage therapy with 30 minutes of focused foot reflexology. You will be oh so glad you did! See you soon!

To schedule: www.chillwestseattle.com/treatments.html