tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881724.post8985868027107987586..comments2023-07-16T07:19:37.848-04:00Comments on float: kStylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06722899143558375319noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881724.post-70335194414346885872007-12-16T13:22:00.000-05:002007-12-16T13:22:00.000-05:00All good thoughts, and I thank you. I think I need...All good thoughts, and I thank you. I think I need to feel it out a bit more before I make big changes.<BR/><BR/>Re giving out clothing: I do all my clinic laundry myself, and I hate that part. And, I would have to increase the session cost to justify that expense. I think my regulars would rather just wear their sweats.<BR/><BR/>The spa nudity doesn't bother me very much. It's more the working on a table that's hard. I'm hoping I'll feel that out better with practice. The rooms are really too small for a futon on the floor, especially since the rooms have big hydraulic tables that have nowhere else to go.kStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06722899143558375319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881724.post-32988767756062882512007-12-16T13:14:00.000-05:002007-12-16T13:14:00.000-05:00And, you know, if you market the shiatsu well, the...And, you know, if you market the shiatsu well, the spa can use it as a marketing draw, too--rather than try to make your treatment more like the massage experience, that would enable you to provide the different experience.Naryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369280617520806983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881724.post-54273424434839936722007-12-16T13:13:00.000-05:002007-12-16T13:13:00.000-05:00I have more thoughts, but was afraid of truncation...I have more thoughts, but was afraid of truncation.<BR/><BR/>You may also be able to move your shiatsu sessions to the floor at the spa. What would that entail? And you could make up some flyers that explain the shiatsu experience, so that clients have a better idea what to expect. The spa may be willing to have them available, or post the info on the website, or whatever.<BR/><BR/>Personally, while I do like the occasional naked massage, I find it to be a different, and, in some sense, less therapeutic experience. I find the shiatsu does a much better job of making me feel better, but it's a different kind of "feel better." (let's face it, with a decent practitioner, ANY massage will make you feel better.)Naryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369280617520806983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881724.post-12280917779893396672007-12-16T13:09:00.000-05:002007-12-16T13:09:00.000-05:00A couple of thoughts, off the top of my head.1. I...A couple of thoughts, off the top of my head.<BR/><BR/>1. I think incorporating some of the niceties--especially the aroma--into your practice will be a nice touch. Smell is extremely powerful and extremely primal, and if you use high-quality oils, which I'm sure you would, you may be able to deepen the experience.<BR/><BR/>2. Can you take a laptop to the spa and do some other work there? Some paperwork for your other business, for example? If so, it's worth investing in a laptop--and writing it off as a business expense.<BR/><BR/>3. Perhaps you should speak to the spa owners about the nakedity issue. If you really think you can provide a better treatment with the person clothed, then you may be able to work something out--the spa may be willing to provide, or at least launder, some clothing for your clients. (alternatively, you may wish to invest in some such clothing for your own practice, and offer that as a benefit as well--and bring some of that clothing to the spa. I'm thinking hospital scrubs-type clothing, but there may be other alternatives. I sure do wish, sometimes, that I didn't have to drag a whole other set of clothing with me. and you probably have to have your sheets laundered already anyway.Naryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369280617520806983noreply@blogger.com