This Virtual Springtime Learning Bar is serving double shots of Love: Art + Healing. It's time to re-connect, re-center, and re-orient with your Creative Self. It's time to reimagine our world, Friendly Souls. 

In this simple, accessible 60+ Minute Virtual Learning Bar, Participants will be guided in a Mandala Art Therapy directive. Art helps us get clarity on what our priorities are in life; circles, like the Mandala, spark containment and evolution, with the opportunity for safe-feeling, non-linear processing. 

To participate in this Virtual Learning Bar, all you need is:

• a comfortable space with a surface to create on

• water, paper/cardboard in any size

• a round object to trace

• basic art supplies (paints, watercolors, colored pencils, crayons - your choice!)

• an open, willing spirit.

This is process-oriented and not about creating a “product.” You will be emailed a Zoom Link on the date of the event (03/31/21) to join.

Karen Leta Gillespie, Art Therapist + Energy Healer, will be your guide through this class.  Together, we will (metaphorically) plant seeds to grow your Creative practice. With this joyful, uplifting modality, sensations of grief, rage, numbness, and unmet desires activated by the Global Pandemic turn the ground fertile for new life and new beginnings. 

About Karen:

Karen has the heart wisdom to know that people heal from within. Art Therapy unlocks self-limiting beliefs, calms reactivity, and recent studies indicate it could be a key element to trauma informed care. 

Karen is an expert in CranioSacral Treatments, Child Integrative Health, holds a Master’s in Art Therapy, and a certificate in Somatic Psychology. She has been part of Spot Spa’s team for 16 years, and has been working with adults and children in their healing journeys for more than 25 years. When all touch therapies and bodywork came to a stop in March of 2020, Karen dug deep and formed new roots to support her clients’ growth with Integrative Art Therapy. She is thrilled to make this service available virtually, making healing once again accessible to many. 

Emily Rose is a writer, energy healer, and bodyworker in the Twin Cities. She focuses on the intersection of social justice and mental health as the founder of Mesic Movement. Emily Rose believes global healing is made possible through personal growth.

Paige Haber is bio-regional herbalist and bodyworker. At the core of her practice, she believes energy and emotions play a significant roll in our health and vitality. After years spent on each coast, Paige is deeply inspired by the Upper Midwest bioregions modeling great diversity and resiliency, and weaves this earth-centered model in all of her treatments.

Emily Rose is a writer, energy healer, and bodyworker in the Twin Cities. She focuses on the intersection of social justice and mental health as the founder of Mesic Movement. Emily Rose believes global healing is made possible through personal growth.

Paige Haber is bio-regional herbalist and bodyworker. At the core of her practice, she believes energy and emotions play a significant roll in our health and vitality. After years spent on each coast, Paige is deeply inspired by the Upper Midwest bioregions modeling great diversity and resiliency, and weaves this earth-centered model in all of her treatments.

Emily Rose is a writer, energy healer, and bodyworker in the Twin Cities. She focuses on the intersection of social justice and mental health as the founder of Mesic Movement. Emily Rose believes global healing is made possible through personal growth.

Paige Haber is bio-regional herbalist and bodyworker. At the core of her practice, she believes energy and emotions play a significant roll in our health and vitality. After years spent on each coast, Paige is deeply inspired by the Upper Midwest bioregions modeling great diversity and resiliency, and weaves this earth-centered model in all of her treatments.

JULIE KUZINSKI FROM PITCHWELL

We know the funding + salary + career gaps re REAL. 

How we can outsmart the status quo and our own conditioning as women to be more successful in how we approach meetings, pitches and authority

We will be updating this in a day… but for now send us your email and we will send out a link!

Emily Rose is a writer, energy healer, and bodyworker in the Twin Cities. She focuses on the intersection of social justice and mental health as the founder of Mesic Movement. Emily Rose believes global healing is made possible through personal growth.

Paige Haber is bio-regional herbalist and bodyworker. At the core of her practice, she believes energy and emotions play a significant roll in our health and vitality. After years spent on each coast, Paige is deeply inspired by the Upper Midwest bioregions modeling great diversity and resiliency, and weaves this earth-centered model in all of her treatments.

Emily Rose is a writer, energy healer, and bodyworker in the Twin Cities. She focuses on the intersection of social justice and mental health as the founder of Mesic Movement. Emily Rose believes global healing is made possible through personal growth.

Paige Haber is bio-regional herbalist and bodyworker. At the core of her practice, she believes energy and emotions play a significant roll in our health and vitality. After years spent on each coast, Paige is deeply inspired by the Upper Midwest bioregions modeling great diversity and resiliency, and weaves this earth-centered model in all of her treatments.

It’s a marathon not a sprint. Let us help you go the distance.

TONYA WILHELM, LICSW

One definition of a crisis is when circumstances occur that exceed our ability to cope. When we have a sustained crisis such as Covid-19, with no clear ending in sight, that leads to burnout. This workshop will cover signs and symptoms of burnout to help the attendees understand and identify what they may be experiencing, as well as strategies for coping in a time of crisis.

• This Learning Bar is 60 minutes

• $20 suggested donation to Trauma Victims

• Via ZOOM>>

Tonya Wilhelm, LICSW, is a therapist, clinical supervisor and consultant. She has more than 25 years of experience in the field of social services working primarily with children, adults and families who have experienced trauma and relational difficulties. Tonya has a Master’s Degree in Social Work and is certified in Trauma-Effective Leadership from the University of Minnesota.

Brighten the skin and breath new life into the product you are already using by this guided home session via Zoom. $25 towards any purchase.

Shayla Boger, Advanced Practice Esthetician will help gently exfoliate, tone and clarify.

• Set up a nice space out in your bathroom for real time participation.

• A sample kit will be mailed to you before the class

• We will have time for a short Q+A

• We will be sending out a short questionnaire after you sign up

Paige Haber has been on the front lines at Spot for 5 years and recently graduated from Center Point for Massage Therapy and Shiatsu. She is also an herbalist who is excited to help you feel more empowered to utilize what these medicinal mushrooms have to offer.

Working with fungi as allies in our health journey is an ancient tradition.

During this 60 minute class, Paige will outline why mushrooms and more importantly why mushrooms now? Spotlighting Sun Potion: attendees will feel empowered to select a mushroom to support immune health and learn different ways to integrate these mushrooms into their self-care routine. Learning how to add them to your daily routine can seem daunting, we are here to normalize this, since we are all managing plenty of firsts right now.

You will receive a PDF with guidelines before the class so you can follow along. Any one taking the class will have access to %20 off the store + free shipping.

Spot Spa hosts: Virtual Learning Bar w/ Vanessa Feils 

Wednesday, April 8 @ 4:30 p.m. via Zoom

The time is now to unlock your real potential, tap into your earthly purpose and truly get moving in this new decade! Are you frustrated with all the recent change and wondering how you can begin to make sense of it all?

Please join us virtually for a 90 minute workshop guided by Lifestyle Guide & Meditation Expert, Vanessa Feils. V will walk the group through the core principles of navigating the new world, take you into a guided meditation to remember why you powerfully chose to be here at this time and set you up with valuable resources to start honing your missions daily. Remember, as the earth resets so are we, everything is by design and in perfect order. Our intention for this gathering and sharing of space virtually, is that we come back to our deep remembrance, leaving you feeling an immense sensation of peace. 

About this Event

In this workshop-style Learning Bar, you’ll be guided through V’s signature breakthrough work and then enter into a guided meditations powered by MindTravel. It’s time to launch into the dreams and desires that have been locked up by fear. This adventure has always been planned—the masterful key is now to enJOY it.

A Note From Your Host Vanessa Feils:

Welcome to 2020! For the sake of entering into a new decade, it will be crucial that the heart stay full of love, and that the energetics of fear be broken down, understood, and then disregarded. Fear has simply been a construct of the past decade and will delay your process and progress if you drag it into the new era with you. I feel compelled to accompany you and to usher you in with love. The master key of the universe is the one that has been buried away deep by the old fear construct.

**Event tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE, but are transferable in the case that you cannot redeem your ticket. Please give us a call if you need to pass your ticket on (612.823.7768).**

Vanessa Feils, is a meditation guru, life and career coach, and spiritual guide. Vanessa is a healer from another plane who has been put on this earth to help us step into our power and our purpose. She’s the creator of V’s Online Membership Program, a first-of-it’s-kind monthly subscription that helps people stay committed to their spiritual practices through LIVE weekly guided meditations. Her flagship eight-week-course, ACTV8, aligns people to their soul purpose, helping them to hone their gifts and get their talents launched into the world.

Spot Spa Holiday Party + Learning Bar Event

Sunday, Dec. 8, 2:00 - 6:00P.M., Spot Spa Uptown / Trapeze (next door)

Have you been curious about Spot Spa’s extensive offerings and wished for more information about our menu? Are you a dedicated Spot massage client, but wondered if Shiatsu is right for you? We’re so proud to offer a vast array of professional healing services, and we’re excited to invite you to our first-ever Spot Spa Staff Learning Bar! We’ve grown so much in the last year, and we’d love to introduce you to many of the treatments we love to provide.

This complimentary series of mini Learning Bars will be held inside Trapeze (conveniently located directly next door to Spot Uptown!) during our Holiday Party—an extra reason for you to come hang out with us! Stay for one panel that piques your interest or settle in for the whole thing; we’re just happy to have you! Our founder and owner, Nell Rueckl, will be moderating each session for that leveled-up conversation you’d expect from Spot Spas.

2:15 - 2:30PM // Three Steps to Keeping Skin Hydrated This Winter

• Join our estheticians as we walk you through the three key steps your skincare routine needs to ensure happy, hydrated skin, no matter how dry and cold the winter gets. We'll talk about the difference between dry and dehydrated skin, how to identify when your skin needs something a little extra, and the key maintenance you can do at home for glowing skin.

2:35 - 3:00PM // Energy + Dynamic Body Healing Panel

• Ever wondered about the healing power of energy work? This panel, with three of our bodywork practitioners, will help enlighten you on the benefits of light-touch modalities, including Yoni Work and Dynamic Body Balancing. Come to learn if they could be right for you!

3:05 - 3:25PM // Stone Reading Demonstration

• Stone Readings are unique to the intention or individual, provide clarity and guidance through a shamanic practice and energy medicine. Think of it like pulling a daily tarot card—and if you still can't exactly imagine it, join us for this demo, where Victoria will do a live stone reading!

3:30 - 3:50PM // Ask An Acupuncturist

• Acupuncture is a nearly ubiquitous term in the wellness world, but do you understand how it works? In this session, you’ll have the chance to ask our acupuncturists, Lisa + Rhea, all the questions you’ve been holding back. From who most benefits to what ailments acupuncture can help and how it works, this session if one you won’t want to miss!

3:55 - 4:15PM // Cupping Demonstration

• Cupping has made its way into the mainstream thanks to professional athletes. But did you know its benefits can be used for improving your complexion? In this demo, you’ll see how facial cupping works and learn how it can release tension and increase facial circulation for firmer, more glowing skin.

4:20 - 4:50PM // Exploring Massage Modalities Panel

• What massage modality is best for pain management? When should you try a Shiatsu massage? What is Ashiatsu? All these questions (and more!) will be answered by Spot Spa bodyworkers in this panel breaking down the different types of massage that Spot offers.

5:00 - 5:20PM // Waxing vs. Sugaring vs. Speed Waxing Demonstration

• In this fun demo, our waxing and sugaring specialist will showcase the differences between waxing, sugaring and speed waxing (one of our newest offerings). If you’ve ever been curious about hair removal, who it’s for and how it works, this is the session for you.

5:30 - 6:00PM // Ketogenic Diet Panel

• Have you wondered if the ketogenic diet is for you? In this mini panel, you’ll hear from someone who has experienced its success for herself, and you’ll get the medical perspective of a doctor (Dr. Cassie Wilder!) who can explain how it works. Come with your questions and get ready to understand this meal planning trend in a deeper way!

This Learning Bar is a complimentary event we are proud to showcase. While there are no reservations or tickets to obtain, we encourage you to come early and stick around as space is limited! Our annual Holiday Party will be cooking at Spot Uptown during the Learning Bar, so there’s plenty for you to do!

We look forward to seeing you!

Join herbalist, Megan Mastel, and natural dyer, Libby London, to explore the art and herbal benefits of plants—for your skin!

Your skin is your largest organ, so let's give it some extra attention! In this #SpotSpaLearningBar, you'll learn how to identify, process and create beautiful hues with plants that are good for the skin through bundle dyeing your own silk pillowcase and creating an herbal skin salve.

Your face has more contact with a pillowcase than any other fabric. Silk can be beneficial for your skin and hair, and it has been known to help with wrinkles, acne, bedhead and split ends, as well as being hypoallergenic and breathable for the skin. Herbal salves can provide support and relief with anything from minor cuts, scrapes and burns to dryness, rashes and bug bites. The magic of plants abounds!

Join us for a fun night of skin health, natural dyeing, herbal salve making and drinks, and you will leave with an herbal salve and one silk pillowcase that is crafted and tinted with colors from our natural landscape, made by your own hands!

MEET THE INSTRUCTORS:

Megan Mastel weaves together integrative, holistic and community-led health practices in her work with people and plants. As a permaculture designer, educator, herbalist and creative wellness advocate with organizations Land by Hand and Living Hearth, she facilitates connection through designing edible landscapes and sharing Earth-centered cultural traditions, story and craft. Her teaching offerings range from artistic retreats and permaculture design certifications to experiential skill shares with herbalism and food as medicine.

Libby London has a background in cold climate permaculture farming, cooperative sustainable farming and natural dyeing. She currently runs a natural dye business called Northern Dyer where she grows and forages for natural dye plants, teaches workshops, researches dye plants for our region in Minnesota and runs a custom dye lab.

Tickets are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another individual. If you have a conflict arise, please call us at 612–823–7768 to inquire about transferring your ticket to someone else.

Join us for a 101 on Ayurvedic self-care rituals you can do at home

From dry-brushing to tongue scraping to oil massaging and herbal allies, Ayurveda has a lot to offer for our stressed out and unbalanced lifestyles. In this class, we’ll cover some of the most simple and potent techniques that have been practiced for centuries around the globe. You'll get a primer on theory, how-to instructions and self-care tools to take home.

Anna Wiens is an Ayurvedic Health Coach and Medicinal Herb Farmer. She is founder of Herban Ayurveda—a five-acre medicinal herb farm. She is passionate about building healthy, connected, resilient communities.

Tickets are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another individual. If you have a conflict arise, please call us at 612–823–7768 to inquire about transferring your ticket to someone else.

Back by popular demand... Tarot is popping up everywhere, but what is it and how can you use it? Join us to find out more.

It’s everywhere but what exactly is it? Why is your best friend suddenly carrying a deck around with them in their bag nudging you to do the same? How do you even get started? Lastly, is there a right way to do it?

In this workshop, Nicole Mayefske of Big Mouth Tarot will not only answer those questions but will also:

• provide a general overview of tarot history,

• breakdown the structure of a traditional deck so it’s easier to comprehend,

• share how tarot can unlock and strengthen one’s intuition and

• guide you towards developing an inclusive practice of your very own.

Along with that, participants will be encouraged to do a couple of card pulls during this time and will be provided a small activity and resource packet to take home for their own use and future study.

Nicole Mayefske of Big Mouth Tarot is a queer tarot reader based in St. Paul. In the five years she’s been immersed in tarot, she’s completed trainings with the talented Jeff Hinshaw and Lindsay Mack, been a contributor to the Monthly Medicine column for Of the Wolves, and was a featured guest on Lindsay’s Tarot for the Wild Soul Podcast. Whether reading out of her home or at events across the Twin Cities, Nicole’s straightforward yet tender-hearted approach helps cut through the clutter so one can step into their personal power. With the additional sprinkling of pop culture references and personal examples to boot, her readings have been described as accessible, relatable and fun as well. When not furthering her tarot studies, Nicole can be found practicing reiki, hanging out with her partner and pug, or planning her next home improvement project.

Tickets are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another individual. If you have a conflict arise, please call us at 612–823–7768 to inquire about transferring your ticket to someone else.

Join us to learn how adaptogens can be potent healers and balancers for incorporating into your daily rituals.

In this make-and-take class, you will be guided into discovering and crafting tonics for the summer months. We will explore how to incorporate Sun Potion's adaptogens into a daily ritual and why adaptogens are beneficial in the modern world.

Your ticket gets you:

• Recipes on integrating adaptogens into your life for the summer/fall (and beyond!).

• Expert advice on the properties of each type of Sun Potion adaptogen.

• 1 oz. of a crafted adaptogen blend, curated specifically for you.

• 1 tonic mini hand mixer.

• Take-home info on how adaptogens can boost immunity and help support your body’s health.

• Great swag.

Your ticket cost ($40) goes towards the price of product at the event. In-store product purchases during the event that exceed the $40 ticket cost will be charged separately.

MEET YOUR HOST:

Host Paige Haber is a bioregional herbalist, and currently Spot Spa's Massage Therapist Apprentice. With a background in health and wellness, she finds joy crafting self-care in the kitchen. Currently enrolled in the East/West Bodywork program at Centerpoint Massage & Shiatsu Therapy school, her interest combines incorporating elemental theory with Western Herbalism.

Tickets are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another individual. If you have a conflict arise, please call us at 612–823–7768 to inquire about transferring your ticket to someone else.

Join us for a meditation event to get past how your ego might be keeping you stuck—so you can face your truth.

The truth of who you are no longer desires living in a false world that your ego personality has created. It is instead craving to know that the angst you have been carrying around is no longer necessary and can be peeled away so you can enchant the planet with your grace. The ego is devaluing the very essence of your truth that is here to make BIG BIG impact.

That's why we need to bring this concept to light—so we can help you become aware and awake enough to recognize what is actually true and what is false. Your inability to ask for what you need is the ego's way of keeping you stuck. To go beyond the ego is not popular, but it's the TRUTH that's lifting the emotional veil on the planet so we can actually start facing what is real.

In this Learning Bar, Vanessa Feils, life stylist, will walk you through ways to identify qualities of your ego, along with tips and tricks to prevent it from running your life. She will then move the group into a MindTravel Guided Meditation experience so you can access your truth!

Tickets are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another individual. If you have a conflict arise, please call us at 612–823–7768 to inquire about transferring your ticket to someone else.

Join Twin Life Chiropractic to learn what your personal energy field can reveal about your health.

Do you know that your energy field is an extension of your nervous system? As chiropractors, Drs. Erin and Elizabeth care about the integrity of your nervous system and the integrity of your energy field. They utilize your energy field to have a quantum conversation with your body to figure out what’s going on at a cellular level that might blocking you from expressing optimal health.

At this interactive event, you'll learn:

• What your energy field is and how big it is.

• How your energy field interacts with your environment.

• How to balance and expand your energy field.

Everyone will get to have an experience at this exciting event. Drs. Erin and Elizabeth will fully test one person, and will also demonstrate the key organs that they focus on based off of complaints sourced from attendees. The doctors will test as many people as they can to help reveal your optimal health.

Drs. Erin and Elizabeth chiropractors and holistic healers at Twin Life Chiropractic in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Specializing in natural health, alternative care, and holistic healing. They use a variety of healing modalities to support your body's way back to health.

Tickets are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another individual. If you have a conflict arise, please call us at 612–823–7768 to inquire about transferring your ticket to someone else.

Tarot is popping up everywhere... but what is it and how can you use it? Join us to find out more.

About this Event

Tarot.

It’s everywhere but what exactly is it? Why is your best friend suddenly carrying a deck around with them in their bag nudging you to do the same? How do you even get started? Lastly, is there a right way to do it?

In this workshop, Nicole Mayefske of Big Mouth Tarotwill not only answer those questions but will also:

● provide a general overview of tarot history,

● breakdown the structure of a traditional deck so it’s easier to comprehend,

● share how tarot can unlock and strengthen one’s intuition and

● guide you towards developing an inclusive practice of your very own.

Along with that, participants will be encouraged to do a couple of card pulls during this time and will be provided a small activity and resource packet to take home for their own use and future study.

Nicole Mayefske of Big Mouth Tarot is a queer tarot reader based in St. Paul. In the five years she’s been immersed in tarot, she’s completed trainings with the talented Jeff Hinshaw and Lindsay Mack, been a contributor to the Monthly Medicine column for ​Of the Wolves, ​and was a featured guest on Lindsay’s ​Tarot for the Wild Soul ​Podcast. Whether reading out of her home or at events across the Twin Cities, Nicole’s straightforward yet tender-hearted approach helps cut through the clutter so one can step into their personal power. With the additional sprinkling of pop culture references and personal examples to boot, her readings have been described as accessible, relatable and fun as well. When not furthering her tarot studies, Nicole can be found practicing reiki, hanging out with her partner and pug, or planning her next home improvement project.

Tickets are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another individual. If you have a conflict arise, please call us at 612–823–7768 to inquire about transferring your ticket to someone else.

Underneath the layers of the years lies a pure place where no hurt exists.

About this Event

Within each of us is a shining, beautiful core that is joyful and bright, lacking judgement and full of love. We are born naked and vulnerable, full of need with open arms and hearts. Our first experiences with love can influence how we interact with others throughout our lives.

Our sense of self-worth and value is deeply tied to love. As we grow, we crave love in different ways and for different reasons. Frequently, we look outside ourselves for love and forget to connect with that love from within.

That's why this class will discuss the Fourth Chakra, which encompasses the heart area and is connected with warmth, compassion and joy. Physical symptoms include chest pain/tightness, lung and heart diseases, thymus gland issues and upper back pain. Imbalances in the Heart Chakra can manifest as:

• Fear of intimate relationships

• Reflexive, self-protective reactions to conflict

• Depleting personal energy for the sake of others

• Self-defeating patterns of behavior in relationships

• Grief

• Feeling isolated and avoiding social situations

• Lack of empathy

• Porous personal boundaries

• Longing for what might have been

Clare Gardner Nieto, Spot's herbalist and flower essence specialist, will lead you through tools and exercises to help you connect with the deeply nourishing love that comes from within. She will also talk about herbal remedies and flower essences that help to rebalance the heart and lungs and soothe your inner child. This Learning Bar class is designed to help you be gentler and kinder to yourself.

This is the fourth in a series of classes focusing on rebalancing energy and health through the Chakra system. Although the classes build on each other, you may choose to attend one or all. No prior classes required. Keep an eye out for the Fifth Chakra class coming up this spring, which will focus on releasing the voice and finding freedom in speaking your truth.

***Tickets are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another individual. If you have a conflict arise, please call us at 612–823–7768 to inquire about transferring your ticket to someone else.

Join us for an evening of tips from premiere birth doulas, prenatal yoga teachers and childbirth educators.

About this Event

At this #SpotSpaLearningBar, Mari Melby and Sarah Longacre, from Blooma, will be prepped and ready to give you tips on everything you need to know to envision a kick-ass pregnancy and birth.

With more than 18 years as a birth doula, coupled with 14 years as a prenatal yoga instructor, Sarah is passionate about breath and movement in birth. Mari has more than 10 years of experience as an educator. She is a birth doula and lactation counselor who is passionate about evidence-based information and informed consent.

In this fun class, you'll learn tips for:

• sleep,

• relaxation,

• mental clarity,

• birth and

• why deep breaths will be your best friend through those first few weeks of your baby's life.

A workshop you won't want to miss, Sarah and Mari will help the group laugh together as we talk openly about the highs and lows of motherhood.

Tickets are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another individual. If you have a conflict arise, please call us at 612–823–7768 to inquire about transferring your ticket to someone else.

Join us for an event strengthening your Second Chakra and removing old patterns around family that are no longer serving you.

About this Event

Feeling a little depleted from the holidays? Even though they're supposed to be a joyous time of warm feelings of love from our families, the holidays can be anxiety filled for lots of us. Fear and disappointment abound due to unrealistic expectations and the repetition of old negative patterns that never seem to go away. Experiencing the dashed hope and sadness for "what might have been” every year can be frustrating and disheartening.

The Second Chakra, also known as the Sacral Chakra, is associated with emotions and relationships surrounding both the current family and family of origin. It is also associated with low back pain, menstrual imbalances, women’s fertility and issues with relationships and intimacy.

The New Year is the perfect time to begin to restore your personal stability, shed reactive habits, and cultivate your creative self. Becoming more nurturing, resilient and confident within yourself can help you to stop the cycle of madness within other relationships. Learn how to stop being ruled by your emotions and become who you really want to be within all of your relationship circles.

Spot's herbalist and flower essence specialist Clare Gardner Nieto will help you explore your Second Chakra and provide you with information on herbal remedies, flower essences and other tools that may be used to help support your lower abdominal and sacral areas. This Learning Bar class is designed to help you shed old relationship habits and get more in tune with your loving and nurturing inner self.

This is the second in a series of classes focusing on helping you rebalance your energy and health through the Chakra system. Although the classes build on each other, you may choose to attend one or all. No prior classes required. Keep an eye out for the Third Chakra class coming up this spring, which will focus on strengthening your inner fire and sense of self!

Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels.

The ideal New Year, New World resolution is to honor the YOU that you are right now—because 2018 has been preparing you for this moment!

About this Event

Can we agree that your life is not to hop from one thought to the next?

In the recent past, you may have been experiencing the dying off of old patterns. You may have had to really take a serious look at the alignment of your relationships, commitments and life's work. With that all being in the past, this Spot Spa Learning Bar is going to focus on YOU, right now in the New World!

Welcome to a space where you can start to play and explore in your own magic! In the New World there are New Rules:

• There is no right or wrong anymore—that's right... you can’t actually make the wrong choice.

• Everything is centered in love and individuality!

• Your only job is to discover YOU and BE it—YES, this is what is going to make you money!

• The ability to TRUST in yourself will continue to expand your world with possibility.

Even if your mind has some idea that you have a ways to go—sign up anyway and bring those thoughts and your already magnificent self along to the event!

We look forward to entering the NEW WORLD with YOU!

Ticket costs are non-refundable; if you are unable to attend, please send someone in your place!

Vanessa Feils, life stylist, will walk you through some self discovery exercises, and assist you in officially closing out the recent past. She will then move the group into guidance around setting the stage for your 2019—filled with all your desires and gifts from beyond. To set it all into motion, she will close out the session with a MindTravel Guided Meditation experience into your NEW WORLD 2019 to activate all your possibilities!

Happy Holidays at Spot Spas!

Annual Holiday Spa Party

| SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9th // UPTOWN - 2-6pm |

Grab a friend, hang out, enjoy a bite & a cocktail at our Uptown location! This year is P A C K E D with goodness and we so hope you will join us! We'll be offering a select amount of 15-20 minute complimentary services to experience a taste of Spot Spas and our beautiful community:

• Lipstick Bar + Photo Booth (!!!)

• LED Supported Facials by Shayla

• Arcona Facials by Mary Hakamian, Arcona brand representative

• Dr. Hauschka Facials by Shevaun

• Massage by Alycia

• Acupuncture + Facial Cupping services by Rhea + Lisa

• Chakra Readings by Clare Gardner Nieto

• Big Mouth Tarot

Plus! This event has gotten so big, that we’ve even overflowed into Trapeze , right next door, where you will find:

• Mini Vibrational Sound Therapy by Erin Anderson

  • Vibrational Sound Therapy is a deep relaxation session that uses Himalayan bowls 'sung' on the body and within the energy field to activate the body's natural healing abilities.

• Mini Mind Travel Meditation by Vanessa Feils
  

Gift Certificate Sale

| BUY $100 / GET $25 |

Our highly anticipated Annual Gift Certificate Sale is on Friday, December 7th; Saturday, December 8th; and Sunday, December 9th this year! On those dates ONLY, when you spend $100 on a Gift Card or Certificate, you will receive a Bonus $25 for yourself!  Gifts can be purchased in store (both locations) or online.

*If you purchase your Gift online, you will be emailed your extra $25 on Wednesday, December 12th to the same email address you used for your purchase. If you purchased a Gift to be mailed via USPS, you will still receive your bonus $25 via email on Wednesday, December 12th.

Annual Retail Product Sale

| 20% OFF YOUR ENTIRE RETAIL PURCHASE |

Every December we love to show you our appreciation by offering a one-time use discount that can be used any time in December. Take 20% off your entire retail purchase* for stress-free holiday shopping! This Promotion does not apply to services or gift card + certificate purchases, and may not be used in combination with any other product discount. Purchases must be made in-store to receive discount. Please email us at  hello@spotspas.com with questions. 

Healthy Skin is Beautiful Skin with Dr. Hauschka Skin Care

Join Spot Spa and Dr. Hauschka Skin Care for an event focused on a uniquely holistic approach to your skin care and self-care ritual. You’ll get an individualized mini-facial with a hydrating, nourishing mask and eye treatment and personalized recommendations using the Dr. Hauschka approach, which focuses on the power of high quality, vital, whole plant extracts.

Your ticket gets you:

• A complimentary mini facial with Dr. Hauschka’s nourishing products

• Holistic skincare tips

• One-on-one time with an esthetician,  including personalized skincare and product recommendations

• Special deal: Spend $150, get a FREE Dr. Hauschka Revitalizing Mask ($58 Value)

• Take-home tips

• Gift Bag of Swag

 The Details:

 Where: Spot Spa Uptown (1600 W Lake St., Minneapolis)

When: November 13, 2018

Cost: $40 reservation fee, which goes towards product at the event.

 #loveheals

 Ticket costs are non-refundable.

Please purchase a ticket that works best with your schedule! We will take the first guests at 5:00pm, and the final guests at 8:00pm. Each session is approximately 30 minutes of direct and focused care. The button above will take you to a page where you can select your desired time and purchase your ticket from there. Note: At the time of publishing, we have three spaces available per time slot. If you are unable to checkout the time slot you desire, that means that specific time has sold out! If you need assistance with reserving your space, please call our reservations line at 612-823-7768 for more assistance.

Boost Your Immune System with Sun Potion Adaptogens

 Tis the season for stress, immune compromise and running every which way. You may have heard some of the hype around adaptogens, now touted widely for their immune-boosting properties. Adaptogens are a wonderful way to gain extra support for your body to combat stress and promote health (especially during this busy season). This make and take class (you’ll leave with a crafted adaptogen blend to use at home!) will highlight how to use Spot's favorite brand, Sun Potion, to incorporate them into your daily ritual. Get ready for a hands-on Learning Bar that will help you dive deep into the world of Sun Potion adaptogens.

 Your ticket gets you:

• Recipes on integrating adaptogens into your life for the winter (and beyond!).

• Expert advice on the properties of each type of Sun Potion adaptogen.

• 1 oz. of a crafted adaptogen blend, curated specifically for you.

• Take-home info on how adaptogens can boost immunity and help support your body’s health.

• Great swag.

The Details:

Where: Spot Spa Uptown (1600 W Lake St., Minneapolis)

When: November 8, 2018

Cost: $40 reservation fee, which goes towards Sun Potion product at the event.

#loveheals

Ticket costs are non-refundable

About the Instructors:

Paige Haber is a bioregional herbalist based in Minneapolis. With a background in health and wellness, she finds joy crafting self-care in the kitchen. Currently enrolled in the East/West Bodywork program at Centerpoint Massage & Shiatsu Therapy school, her interest combines incorporating Traditional Chinese Medicine with Western Herbalism.

Megan Rae Mastel is an herbalist, writer, permaculture designer & educator, medicine maker and loving earth steward. She centers plants as teachers in her ever-evolving creative practice with regenerative business, storytelling, art, community gatherings and Earth reconnection. Megan is the co-founder and facilitator of Open Hearth Permaculture Education, an ecological landscape designer with Land by Hand and creator of a bioregional herbal CSA.

Paige and Megan met each other in Green Wisdom School of Natural and Botanical Medicine Intermediate Field Course and share a passion in embracing seasonal shifts with the support of herbal allies. 

Join us for an empowering evening that helps sensitive souls set boundaries to lead you to healthy choices that support your well-being.

About this Event

“Don’t be so sensitive!” If you’ve ever received (or given!) this feedback, you might be an empath. Join Erin Anderson, Energy Alchemist, to learn more about how you can use your sensitive soul for empowerment.

 We’re all wired for empathy. But some of us enter this life with our sensitivity knob turned up to 11. We’re like human sponges, soaking up the emotional energy of our surroundings. We experience everything intensely — not just our own feelings, but those of others as well. If we don’t know which is which, we can spend a lot of time trying to solve someone else’s problems. That’s when the world starts to feel slightly … overwhelming. 

 You don’t have to feel all the feels all the time. 

Life doesn’t have to overwhelm you. It can delight and inspire you instead. Your empathy can be your superpower and your North Star. With a few tools to nurture, refine, and protect that power, you can:

•  Feel safer and more confident in social situations. 

• Make healthy choices that support your well-being.

• Recover more quickly/fully from emotional drama.  

Oh, the things you’ll learn (about yourself)! 

In this 2-hour workshop, we’ll cover 3 simple techniques to focus, cleanse and reclaim your unique, magical energy. You’ll head back out into this crazy-beautiful world knowing how to: 

• Release someone else’s energy from your aura.

• Clear the emotional charge of heavy, stuck vibrations. 

• Use your life force as a shield against invading energies. 

 Let’s get a little metaphysical.

An initiated Celtic shaman, Erin loves to spice up her workshops with elements of Earth magick, sacred geometry and sound healing. If you have any crystals, talismans, or tokens you like to keep close, bring them along. We’ll put them on the altar where they can soak up the yummy vibes of abundance, clarity, and healing!

Join us for the first in a series of classes focusing on helping you rebalance your energy and health through the Chakra system.

About this Event

Do you feel like most of your energy is focused in your head? Do you feel disconnected from your body? Get out of your head and back into your body this fall with local Western herbalist and flower essence therapist, Clare Gardner Nieto. Feel strong, grounded and more aware of how you move in space as she leads you through an exploration of your First Chakra—also known as your Root Chakra—in this Spot Spa Learning Bar class designed to help you feel safer and more secure and present in your everyday life.

The class will begin with drinking a cup of burdock root tea to help welcome fall into our bodies. Then, you'll learn more about the Root Chakra and be guided through meditations and exercises that you can use to reconnect with your Self in your everyday life. Clare will discuss helpful herbal and flower essence remedies and give a demonstration on how better to find remedies that match your body's needs. Come and experience tools and techniques to help you get in touch with the strength of your own foundation.

This is the first in a series of classes focusing on helping you rebalance your energy and health through the Chakra system. Keep an eye out for the Sacral Chakra class this winter, which will address healing emotional trauma with an emphasis on family relationships—just in time for the holidays.

#loveheals