Rid your body of stress

When times get tough it’s time to look after yourself; especially your health. If you have ever suffered from stress you know how debilitating it can be and how those around you can suffer as well.
We all have demands of work, family, financial, sporting commitments, & community commitments, so it’s about how we balance those. Sometimes it’s helpful to really look inside ourselves to discover what is actually really important and what can be shed away.
Obviously coming from a health practitioner I’m going to say that health is one of the most important things, because as the saying goes...without health there is no wealth. Of course eating a healthy diet and getting plenty of exercise are crucial to maintaining good health but so is having that time-out to oneself to rest and recharge. Setting time aside on a regular basis to relax is equally important for mind and body. When we are rushing around in that “fight or flight” mode all systems are firing including our muscles, so it makes sense to have a massage as your time-out. Have someone else tend to your tense shoulder muscles at the same time as the massage eases your nervous system and therefore your mind.
It is with this in mind that we are able to offer a new package to create a habit of having regular massage because studies show that the benefits of regular massage are cumulative. We all know that if we have appointments already booked in advance we commit to it and therefore reap the benefits!
So who do you know who is suffering from stress or is just so busy that it seems inevitable that they will be stressed or even someone who is new to massage this is a great introductory package...

de-stress express

Take a massage “vacation” once a week for a month
and feel the difference!!

Option 1
4 x 20 minute de-stress massage:

Only $139

Option 2
4 x 40 minute de-stress massage:

Only $239

Must be used within 5 weeks from first appointment
other terms and conditions apply

Get into the habit of looking after yourself
because everybody needs balance!

Available as a gift voucher; perfect for Christmas!

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Love Your Body Day
15th October

Balance Massage volunteered for this worthy cause; to raise awareness and support for eating disorders and to create positive body image within our teens and our grownups!

Congratulations!

……to all those who competed in the Auckland Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km, especially Sarah Edmonds, Adrian Nicolas, Bryce Gibson, Jeremy Speight, John Wils; Diane Green, Belinda Watson, Ben Weymouth, Lize Strauss, Emma Kyne, Noel Johnson, Phil Heffernan, Melissa Callinan, Mike Wynands, Holly Marsden, Alistair Farr, Nadia Ellis, Jacinta Chow, Damien Strogen, Ashley Barratt, Jennifer Maynihan; and Debra Bower, Sue Weymouth, Clare Nicholson, Penny Jones, Graeme Crust, Casey Plunket, Angela Saunders, and Wiremu Jones.
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….to Alex O’Connor and Cheree Lamb who competed in the New York Marathon.
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…..to Hannah Lawrence who rode a fantastic first race in the K1 (100km grueling bike ride) in Coromandel finishing 3 rd in her age group and 6 th in Open Women.
And also to Petrina Donovan who completed K1 in 3 hours 41mins.
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….and a very big congrats to Jo Tacon who competed in the Kona Ironman World Championships in Hawaii on Saturday October 11 th with a time of 12 hrs 48 minutes. It was only her second Ironman race ever after qualifying at Taupo in March earlier this year. A 3.6km swim, 180km ride and 42km run, temps reaching 42 degrees Celsius! Tough race, fantastic location and awesome experience which I had the pleasure of being there to support Jo and the other 35 kiwi athletes.

Well done everyone &
Good Luck to all doing the Harbour Crossing swim this
Sunday!