Marketplace - Jan. 20, 2008
Massage therapist, small business owner says skills are her blessing
It's Melissa Wright's job to give massages, but for the self-employed owner of Nourish, her career is almost a calling -- and one that's built a loyal following in her nine years in the industry.
Tags: massage, nourish, melissa wright, facials, massage therapy

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 28, 2007
Bad girls need a night out, too
Every Tuesday night at 8 p.m., The Social transforms into a den of guilty – and not-so-guilty – pleasures
Tags: The Social, Kevin Sloan, Bad Girls' Night Out, Neutral Ground, The Tool Shed, tarot, massage, pampering, champagne, martinis, Judo

Marketplace - Oct. 5, 2005
Reiki flows the chi to all the right places
Thirty years ago, most Americans knew little about Eastern culture other than egg rolls and the "Ancient Chinese Secret" detergent commercial. Today, healers like Rennie Laing of Blue Earth Studio have brought massage -- and now reiki -- to the mainstream.
Tags: massage, reiki, oriental medicine, sushi, japanese, chinese, New Age

Marketplace - Sept. 8, 2005
Briessentials massage spa cultivates the power of scent
How does the power of scent work to make you feel good? Bridget Eland, one of only two Registered Aromatherapists in Wisconsin, just might have the answer, and to help prove the healing influence of aromatherapy to others, she's opened Briessentials massage spa in Milwaukee.
Tags: Briessentials, massage, spa, aromatherapy, bridget eland, Shorewood

Kids & Family - May 10, 2005
New SOHA invites families to ecstatic dance
The Studio of Healthy Alternatives (SOHA) and its sister business, Take My Hand, will host their first Ecstatic Family Dance on Friday, May 13 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in their new building, 2234 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.
Tags: massage, aromatherapy, yoga, children, parent