Facebook Prize Draw

Would you like to enter a prize draw for a chance to win a half price treatment of your choice?

On Tuesday 18th March 2 people will win a half price session of Massage or Reflexology.

HOW TO ENTER:
1. Like my Holistyx Facebook Page
2. Like this photo on my page.

You are not required to make a comment or to share in order to enter but if you choose to do so I would very much appreciate it. Thankyou so much to the people who have posted such lovely comments and those who have shared so far. :)

Celebrating One Hundred Facebook Followers with a Prize Draw

I recently got close to 100 likes on my Facebook page. I'd seen a while ago a few pages who had given a gift to their hundredth follower, and thought it was a good idea, but then had what I thought was an even better idea - a prize draw! Then all my followers would have an equal chance to win something, my longstanding supporters as well as the new ones.

I decided to offer:
First prize - 1 person will win an hour massage or Reflexology session of their choice FREE. Runners up - 2 people will win an hour session HALF PRICE.
  with 3 names selected at random from my local followers.

Well I publicised the fact I was going to do this which got me some new followers, which is great. Then when I got to one hundred, the prize draw, and 3 lucky and happy winners!

It felt good to celebrate my first 100 followers like this, I'll definitely do it again when I get to 200, and I think I might do something similar when I get to 150 even. :-)

If you'd like to sign up for more regular updates than I do here, including news, info on looking after yourself and increasing your health and wellbeing, and occasional special offers, go to https://www.facebook.com/Holistyx and click 'like'.  :-)

Federation of Holistic Therapists Lancaster Local Support Group

A Lancaster based support group for practitioners in the fields of Complementary and Holistic Health, Beauty and Sports Therapy was recently set up by myself and fellow therapist Isobel Hamid in association with the FHT (Federation of Holistic Therapists).

Monthly meetings on Mondays 7-9pm, will provide opportunities to hear talks, see demonstrations, network, and exchange information and ideas, and participate in various activities and events such as therapy swaps, training, and promotional events. The meetings are open to anyone who wishes to attend. Fee: £5.00 for FHT members and £7.00 for non-members.

Our first meeting in January had a good turn out of 27 people, mostly therapists who had been informed about the new group by the FHT; and focused on giving information about our plans and ideas for the group, getting feedback and suggestions, and general networking. Feedback forms gave universally positive feedback, that the meeting was informative, interesting, and enjoyable and that people are looking forward to future talks, events, etc. I very much enjoyed meeting everyone and got one of the types of support I had hoped for by arranging some therapy swaps for both Massage and Reflexology. Fabulous!

Our second meeting in February had a demonstration by Isobel Hamid of Cupping. By using specially heated glass jars as an aid to massage, a vacuum is created to increase blood flow and movement of body fluids, stimulate muscles and enhance internal organ function.

Our March meeting will include a talk by Shelan Holden of Women's Aid.

A Facebook group has been set up Here. Feel free to join, and share any bits of info or weblinks that you feel group members may be interested in, particularly if they are local.

Are you a therapist? - you are welcome to post a short intro about yourself and a link to your website if you wish (there is a shared document to which you may also add your weblink and which therapies you offer).

Be aware that this is an open group - everyone on Facebook can view the group and join. The group will appear in search results and all content (e.g., photos, videos and discussions) is visible to anyone viewing the group.

Let me know if you'd like me to add you to my email mailing list for info on future meetings. We have demos and talks in the pipeline on Women's Aid, Yoga, Alexander Technique, Acupuncture, plus plans for a Therapy Market (items for sale) and a Therapy Swap evening.

PS - For more information I have a page about the Group. FHT LLSG

Photos and social networking links

I've just added a slideshow to the sidebar - what do you think? I really need to get a more up to date photograph of myself though. My hair is below my shoulders and I know people don't always recognise me from that photo! I did get my parents to take one of me in my clinic uniform with my hair all tied back the way it has to be, but I didn't like the way it came out.

I've added buttons below each blog post so you can share posts you like by email or on social networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Google Buzz or your own Blogger Blog. There is now also a 'share it' link in the sidebar on the right for Facebook and Twitter (scroll down a ways to find it). So far, so good. But, I also added a 'like this' gadget. Which... says that 49,331 people like my blog!!! Err, no! So, what has happened there then, I got the code straight from Facebook. I don't want to lose the function but I don't want that figure there either!

(Some time later).. I found a much cooler Facebook gadget called a 'Like Box' which includes snapshots of my most recent posts. So I am getting rid of the Facebook Badge I had in the sidebar before (which you can see in my post announcing I've joined Facebook) and I'll also get rid of the bizarre 'like this' gadget which says that 49,331 had liked my blog! But I'll leave it for a while for my readers to laugh at! Meanwhile, please go ahead and click on either 'like' if you like! ;-)

PPS Ok, I've now got rid of the very wierd malfunctioning gadget which had counted over 72 thousand people as liking my blog!!!

Holistyx now has a Facebook Page

I have just created a facebook page. Still working out how to use it and what content I might want to put on there. My first idea is a tip of the week, for things like (these are the ideas I have had so far!) aromatherapy tips (perhaps corresponding to the season), tips on muscular-skeletal problems and prevention - eg how to avoid back problems or how to respond if your back does 'go out'- ways to look after yourself and counter stress, snippets of news from the latest research into health and wellbeing and the therapies I offer.

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