October/Spa Week Specials

Spa Week is Coming! Sample our Integrated Treatment Menu for Just $50

Welcome to Spa Week at The Spa Room!  Even though Spa Week itself is only October 10-16 we have decided to combine our spa week promotions with our monthly special for October.

One of the things that we love about Spa Week is that so many people see it as a time to try something new.  A new location, a new treatment, maybe even a new therapist.

We have a bunch of new treatments that we hope that you try.

We’ve created a menu of  unique experiences that we call our integrated treatment menu. This menu includes a sampling of sophisticated bodywork methods that are meant to provide you with a slightly different experience than the typical massage.  Each treatment emphasizes a different aspect of our physical, neurological and energetic selves. The result? You will feel relaxed, refreshed and you will have a new sense of yourself.

You are welcome to sample each one of these treatments  during Spa Week for just $50. We are also offering a limited number of  October Special/ Spa Week  gift certificates so that you can enjoy these treatments anytime before December 15th.  Simply follow the directions listed on the page for October/Spa Week Specials.

So please, check out our integrated treatments menu. If you have any questions, please email us info@sparoommassage.com. We would love to hear from you! When you are ready to schedule you can follow the directions listed here to schedule online or just shoot us an email.

We  look forward to seeing you soon,

~ Mary and The Spa Room Team

Functional Integration: A Sample Lesson

We get lots of questions about what a Functional Integration lesson (FI) is like, so Daniel Burkholder has prepared a short video demonstrating a sample lesson.  We’re excited to be able to share with you exactly what a lesson looks like!

Upcoming Events From Our Nonprofit Friends

Club 66: Young Professionals Supporting the Arts at Wolf Trap is hosting their RocktoberFete fundraiser on Saturday, October 29th at 7:00pm. Transformed into a chilling setting, The Barns at Wolf Trap will entice Club 66 members and guests with a private party featuring: a special guest artist performing live, dancing, hors d’oeuvres, an open bar and a silent auction to support Wolf Trap Foundation education programs.

Tickets are available here. Celebrate Halloween, learn about an organization doing great work in the DC area, and support the arts!

 

The Women & Politics Institute at American University is hosting their Race to Representation 5k on November 5th at 8:00am.

Registration for the event is still open, and teams of 5 or more can receive discounted registration. Challenge yourself (or just run off some steam and enjoy the beauty of DC in the fall) bu supporting WPI’s mission to close the gender gap in political leadership.

October Nonprofit Partner: Club 66 at Wolftrap

This month, we’re excited to partner with Club 66 at Wolftrap. Read on to learn more about the group and their mission.

Club 66 at Wolf Trap: Young Professionals Supporting the Arts

Our Mission
Club 66 at Wolf Trap seeks to create an environment where young professionals can volunteer, network, socialize, host special events, and work towards the common effort of supporting the Wolf Trap Foundation and its multifaceted array of artistic and education programming.

About Club 66 at Wolf Trap
Club 66 at Wolf Trap brings together emerging leaders in the Washington DC metro area, primarily aged 21-39, to further their involvement in and knowledge of the performing arts while supporting the overall mission of Wolf Trap Foundation.

Club 66 at Wolf Trap pays tribute to Wolf Trap’s founder and the creation of Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. Catherine Filene Shouse donated her Virginia farmland and funds for the construction of the Filene Center to the U.S. Government and her generous gift was accepted through an Act of Congress in 1966.

Club 66 at Wolf Trap provides opportunities for outgoing, adventurous, and arts-loving 20 to 30 somethings to collectively share their love of the performing arts through attendance at exclusive performances and happy hours, and engagement through volunteerism and philanthropy. Club 66 at Wolf Trap activities include:

• Special events for young professionals to network and socialize in Wolf Trap’s unique environment
• Opportunities for Club 66 Members and guests to experience a wide variety of art forms from opera and comedy to musical theater and rock music throughout the year
• An annual fundraiser to support Wolf Trap’s nationally-recognized education  programs
• Volunteering for community-based events like the Wolf Trap Run for the Arts 5K & Fun Run

Support generated through Club 66 at Wolf Trap Membership and activities helps Wolf Trap deliver unique performing arts experiences to diverse audiences and sustain important education programs including the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts and the Wolf Trap Opera Company.

Wolf Trap’s renowned education programs serve more than 75,000 children, parents, educators, artists, and students nationwide. The Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts is an internationally respected program that provides innovative arts-based teaching strategies and services to early childhood teachers, caregivers, parents, and their children from 0 to 5 through the disciplines of drama, music, and movement.

The Wolf Trap Opera Company was established in 1971 and has developed into one of the nation’s most highly regarded residency programs for emerging professionals in the operatic industry. When she founded Wolf Trap 40 years ago, Catherine Filene Shouse dreamed of creating a program that would give young people a chance to experience the demands of a professional career in the performing arts.

Learn more about Club 66 at Wolf Trap: www.wolftrap.org/club66 or email club66@wolftrap.org.

Stephanie Reflects on an FI Lesson

As a massage therapist, I’m not only working on other people’s bodies, but am constantly thinking about and working on my own. I get achy shoulders, a tight back, sore calves.. and I’ve realized the importance of self-care to keep myself in tip-top shape. I stretch on my own, do yoga, and get massages regularly. One of the wonderful things about massage, in my opinion, is that are just so many modalities to try, and I love receiving work from different practitioners who specialize in different areas.

I recently had the opportunity to get a Functional Integration session (also known as Feldenkrais) with Daniel Burkholder at The Spa Room. Going into the session, all I really knew about FI was that it “breaks movement down into it’s most fundamental parts”. I didn’t know what to expect – all I knew was that I had a really bad headache and a bothersome right hamstring. I told Daniel as much, and he did a brief assessment before having me get on the table.

From there, I closed my eyes and let him do the work. Most of it was very subtle – almost like exploring the range of motion in different joints on my body and just going where my body was comfortable going. Nothing was forceful or uncomfortable, and I frequently found myself really honing in on how my body felt piece by piece, as well as a whole. While I would definitely consider this session more as bodywork as opposed to massage, I could still feel it giving me similar benefits. It was interesting how and where I felt the effects of Daniel’s work – movement of my hip joint relayed a releasing sensation in my low back, and rotation of my shoulder joint eased the tension in my neck. When the session came to a close, Daniel had me take note of how my body felt now as opposed to before the session.

I have to say, I was rather impressed at how profound some of the changes I felt were. I felt taller, like my spine was stretched out. My hips felt more grounded and open. My headache was completely gone. It helped me to realize that so often, we stress our bodies and put ourselves into awkward positions, like rounding our back and shoulders in front of a computer or leaning on one hip when we stand. By simply moving my body where it naturally wanted to go, Daniel released some of the stiffness and aches and pains that my body was unconsciously storing.

I would definitely recommend a Functional Integration session to anyone who enjoys massage; while it is different in that you are clothed and on a much lower table, it still allows you to relax and realign yourself both physically and mentally. Even four days later, I’m still feeling the lengthening in my spine and opening in my hips!

~Stephanie