Massage gift

Know of a therapist who'd like to add a little something extra to his or her massage? For $150, you can enhance their career and make them love you even more. It's a much better gift than a fruitcake!
Solid bamboo massage sticks are created by Bamboo-fusion. They are heated to perfection in a commercial grade heating pad (sold separately). Clients love the warmth the bamboo provides, and therapists appreciate being able to massage more easily with less effort.

The beautifully crafted Massage Tools are sold my Affinity Massage Studio at www.BambooMassageTools.Info . Free shipping via USPS with insturance in the US.

Bamboo tools available online

If you're looking for a new way to warm your clients this cool season, maybe you could think about trying Bamboo-fusion. Although I do offer classes every other month in Cincinnati (you can check the schedule online at http://www.affinitymassages.com/) , some people don't have the ability to take time off for a continuing ed class.

Hence, I sell Bamboo-fusion solid bamboo tools online. www.affinitymassages.com/bamboo_products
is the link for checking out our products. You can purchase the bamboo tools as a set of 8, and the set includes a demonstrational DVD.

The best part of purchasing bamboo fusion tools from me is that shipping is free! That's right--all bamboo-fusion products currently are available from Affinity Massage Studio for the minimum price authorized dealers can sell, but you get free shipping (in the United States only).

Did you order bamboo tool kits?

If you ordered Bamboo-fusion solid bamboo tool kits at the KY AMTA convention in March, I'm pleased to let you know that you'll finally be getting them!

I expect the bamboo sets to arrive at my office in Cincinnati tomorrow (Tues, June 29), and I'll mail them out by the end of the week.

A few spots still remain for my August 2-3 class in Cincinnati.

Discount for bamboo class next week

I'm offering a $39 discount for my bamboo-fusion class next week. It's on Friday-Saturday, May 14-15, 2010. 16 CEUs, tons of hands on massage time, small class.

What's the deal for? The bamboo tools the massage therapt students take home are on backorder until June. Students who take the class have first priority in receiving the tools as they're included in the cost of class.

http://www.affinitymassages.com/ has all the details about class. Go to the "bamboo" page for more information and to see photographs of students in class doing the amazing bamboo-fusion massage!

Bamboo date changed

My May bamboo-fusion class was originally set for a Saturday, Sunday schedule. We changed it to be Friday-Saturday. Take a look at the schedule online: http://www.affinitymassages.com/ .

Bamboo-fusion class has space

I still have a few spaces available in my 16 CE class for massage therapists. Learn how to use warm bamboo tools to knead, roll and relax your client's muscles. The clients love the warmth--you'll love how easy it is to do.

Class is in my training studio in Cincinnati on Saturday and Sunday, March 20-21. Details at http://www.affinitymassages.com/.  You can register online if you want! Hope to see you there.

Massage with heat

Heat is a great thing to make people relax during massage. It's perfect for chronic pain. As long as they don't have any contraindications, your client typically loosens up more quickly when a nice, soothing heat is used during the massage.

And that, my friends, is why I do Bamboo-fusion massage. We have 4 spaces left in our class next month. You can sign up online at www.affinitymassages.com/bamboo_classes.

Need to warm up your massage clients?

Although the weather here in Cincinnati is not particularly cold, it is damp and drizzly. Boy, would I like to have a warm bamboo-fusion massage right now!

The bamboo tools are heated in a commerical heating pad so they're nice and toasty on your client's skin (of course, you should always check in with the temperatures). Luxurious, deep, warm and yummy. Those are some of the descriptive words I've heard about the bamboo massage during a session.

Check out our class schedule at http://www.affinitymassages.com/bamboo_classes. You can even register online.

New! Online store for Bamboo-fusion stuff

Want to advertise your Bamboo-fusion business? I've got a great new online store http://www.cafepress.com/affinitymassage where there's all kinds of cool stuff. Check out the Bamboo-fusion shirts, baby and kiddy tees--there's even a style for your dog so that Fefe strut her style!

2010 schedule

We now have the 2010 schedule for Bamboo-fusion posted on my website, www.affinitymassages.com..

I have classes scheduled throughout the Midwest--Wichita, KS, St. Louis, MO, Ann Arbor, MI, Nashville, TN as well as Cincinnati.

Our classes have been filling to capacity. Why? The bamboo massage can be easily encorporated into a deep tissue hands on massage. It feels great to the client, and the massage therapists love to use the tools.

2009 World Massage Festival

Nathalie Cecilia, founder of Bamboo-fusion, will be inducted into the 2009 Hall of Fame at the World Massage Festival in Texas coming up soon. If you're planning to go to the convention, which is in Texas this year, check it out!

Buying bamboo plants

Interested in buying bamboo plants for your yard? They provide beautiful scenery as well as privacy. The following information was taken from Burt Associates Bamboo at www.bamboo.com.


DWARF BAMBOO
These beautiful bamboos offer a variety of leaf colors hard to find in the taller bamboos.Many are useful as potted plants,bonsai and bonsai companion plants. These species present a range of heights from several inches to several feet. They are appropriate for Zones 5 to 10 and are all running bamboos. The height to which they will grow in Zones 5 and 6 will be substantially lower than the listed maximum height
MID-SIZE BAMBOO
Use these bamboos as screens, decorative specimen plants for the garden, foundation plants or as portable screens or specimens in large containers. These are grown for their culms and are the classical bamboos. In every instance the beauty of the culms (canes) will be apparent. If you need a privacy screen, a fast growing bamboo, this section will fill your need. They do best in sun
MOUNTAIN BAMBOO
Look in this very valuable group to find hardy, clumping bamboos as well as clumping bamboos for warmer climates and interiors. These bamboos originate in the mountains of South and Central America, China and the Indian sub-continent. The Fargesias are among the hardiest of bamboos and all are useful in shade; some in sun as well. If you are in a northern state and need an evergreen screen that requires no control, The Fargesias are perfect for you. The Borindas, Chusquea and Drepanostachyum do well in warm states. Himalayacamlamus prefers cool nights. These latter, more tender bamboos, but not the Fargesias, are excellent interior plants.
TIMBER BAMBOO
Here are the giants ranging from 40 to 100 feet at maturity with culm diameters of 3 to 7 inches. They are the classics, the bamboo you usually picture when you think of bamboo. The clumping timber bamboo can be grown in a relatively small space, but give the running bamboos ample room. As they become established, they all very rapidly increase in size. These all do best in full sun.

www.affinitymassages.com doesn't give too much information about the actual bamboo plant, but you can learn more about our classes there!

Class dates through August

I have scheduled class dates through August, 2009 for Bamboo-fusion in Cincinnati.

www.affinitymassages.com/bamboo_classes has photos, dates, prices, etc.

Bamboo video on website

I've added a video of Nathalie Cecilia doing demonstrations of Bamboo-fusion massage onto my website! Check out www.AffinityMassages.com/videos to see bamboo chair massage in action!

Use of heat with massage

The following information was found from alternativehealings.com. I found the benefits of heated massage as how it relates to hot stone massage, but the benefits are applicable to the Bamboo-fusion massage as well.

Benefits of using heated tools:

Promotes deeper relaxation
Reduces stress and tension
Provide relief to stiff muscles
Enhances circulation
Soothes the nervous system
Enhances the metabolic rate
Ease bloating caused by PMS
Relieve chronic back and neck pain
Opens tight joints
Frees blocked energies in the body

Bamboo-fusion class in Denver

Learn the new technique of Bamboo-fusion massage, using warmed bamboo pieces, in Denver, CO. For the first time ever, we are teaching a class in the mile high city for those massage therapists who want to enrich their knowledge and learn new deep tissue skills.

Bamboo-fusion has been written about in several national magazines as well as in the Ohio Hands Across Ohio quarterly newletter (which is handled by the Ohio chapter of the AMTA).

www.AffinityMassages/bamboo_massage gives complete class information.

September class for Bamboo-fusion

I still have space available in our Sept Bamboo-fusion class. Learn all about the history of bamboo massage, enjoy other therapists working on you and earn massage therapy CEUs all at the same tim!

Check out my "bamboo classes" link on www.AffinityMassages.com !

July Bamboo class full

I've managed to squeeze in 2 more spots for the July Bamboo-Fusion class. Now, with 10 therapists, we're officially FULL! I do have another class scheduled for a Monday-Tuesday, September 8-9.

Please check out www.AffinityMassages.com for more info on the Bamboo-Fusion classes.

Bamboo class in Cincinnati

The May class for Bamboo-Fusion with founder Nathalie Cecilia is full! We have only 2 spots remaining for our July 10-11 class.

Check out my website for class information at www.AffinityMassages.com/bamboo_classes

Bamboo class in May

Bamboo-fusion massage therapy continuing education classes are coming in May to Cincinnati! I'm excited to host founder Nathalie Cecilia and Op Manager Karen Lay to my NEW studio May 20-21, 2008.

I loved my Bamboo training course (it felt awesome to receive!) and hope other LMTs will join us in class. Check out my website www.ashiatsuworkshops.com/bamboo_massage.