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Keep Austin Stylish Features New milk + honey Flagship

December 30, 2012

The fine folks at Keep Austin Stylish stopped by our new digs at the corner of Guadalupe and Cesar Chavez to check us out. Here’s just a little of what they had to say:

The new space is bigger and more open with floor to ceiling windows looking out towards the trails and the lake.  It’s a beautiful space and I had the pleasure of gettin my hair did at the new Austin salon.  I came in expecting to get just a cut, but after I told her that my hair had gotten super dry lately, my gal Amber hooked me up with a gloss treatment as well!

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Call milk + honey at 512.236.1115 to get your cut and gloss treatment today.

 

 

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‘Bee Amour’ Jewelry Trunk Show, December 23 at 2nd Street District

December 21, 2012

‘Bee Amour’ Jewelry Event, December 23

2nd Street District from 1pm to 4pm

milk + honey spa has featured the work of Austin-based jewelry designer and original milk + honey employee, Anna Gieselman, since we opened in 2006. It is with great excitement that we introduce her new jewelry line: Bee Amour. The latest work is a fusion of two of Anna’s passions, jewelry designing and back yard bee keeping.

Some of the first pieces of the Bee Amour line were original castings straight out of her hive and the line has since expanded to include rings, bracelets and even tie clips. Since the bees provide her with the inspiration for Bee Amour, Anna donates 5% of every purchase to bee-loving organizations and non-profits that research apiary issues, and provide education to new beekeepers.

Gift Guide

Holiday Gift Certificates — It’s Not Too Late!

December 19, 2012

At milk + honey, we want to make sure your gifts get there on time. Here is all of the shipping deadlines, and Instant Gift Certificates information you should need to make sure you have a Merry Christmas.

Overnight shipping orders should be placed by Saturday, December 22 by 2pm. That should guarantee your order will arrive via FedEx by Monday at 3pm.

The local mail in Austin will be delivered on Christmas Eve. Anything that is mailed on Friday within Austin, to an Austin residence should make it there on Monday.

milk + honey Gift Certificates that will be mailed may be purchased here, giving us a call at 512.236.1115, or dropping by any location.

Instant Gift Certificates may be purchased here, and you can print or email them immediately. That’s right, you can wake up Christmas morning, realize you have forgotten to get your wife that extra something, and solve that problem with milk + honey.

Also, we know that it feels great to give, and it feels even better to receive. When you purchase $500 in gift certificates, we’ll give you an $80 bonus. (We won’t tell anyone if you keep it for yourself!)

Happy Holidays from milk + honey.

Massage

Focusing on Your Head, Hands, and Feet

December 11, 2012

Matt is one of our fantastic massage therapists at milk + honey 2nd Street District.

There really isn’t anything like a proper back rub. A quick session on the shoulders and neck at any given time does wonders, too. Some people really do keep all of their stress there, but what about the neglected head, hands, and feet?

After all, these three features all but define our humanity, if not our human form. Only humans have feet shaped to accommodate bipedal motion for long periods of time. Our hands, sensitive and dextrous, allowed our ancestors to shape our environment to our purposes. Over time camp sites became villages, and villages became cities. With these hands we carried and cared for our young, for much longer periods of time than other mammals. Human children require longer periods of dependence on their parents than other mammals, thanks to the size of their brains. We have huge heads relative to our bodies. Starting from within, the eyes are the windows of the soul. Our face carries our past while, to some, our palms describe our future. Many of us never consider these unsung heroes, but they have allowed us to accomplish all that we have, and define us as individuals.

The more poetic expressions of medical practice intuited and explored the importance of our head, hands, and feet, most famously, the doctors of traditional Chinese medicine. They understood the head, hands, and feet are doorways through which they could gain entry to the rest of our body. Here the ears symbolize and relate the fetal body, and acupuncture treatments can focus solely on this area. Furthermore the eyes, tongue, face, and pulse all inform a TCM practitioner’s diagnosis. The aruvedic traditions of India privileged the hands and feet with special importance. They understood that the minor chakras embedded in the hands bore a special relationship to the heart, and those of the feet related to the root chackra, almost like ambassadors. Other wellness practices, such as reflexology, have grown from a similar synecdoche. Reflexologists treat the entire body, focusing on major body structures and organs, by manually manipulating the feet and hands.

Relying on a more direct connection, Rolfers and structural integrationalists target the hands and feet for some of their most significant fascial interventions. These body workers avail themselves of the collagenous network that forms the warp and weft of our body, connecting us from tip to stern. The arches of our feet contain fibers that connect, blend, and piggy back all of the way into the reaches of our diaphragm, our pericardium, and the inside of our heads. The hands too, share a fascia that stretches inward, relating wrist to elbow to shoulder before diving inward toward the torso.

One of the strongest connections these extraneous structures have with the rest of the body resides in our brain itself. Our bodies show an enormous degree of enervation and sensory intelligence in our head, hands, and feet, disproportionate to the rest of the body. Nervous tissue arranges in a series of one way streets, motor neurons travel from the central nervous system and sensory neurons travel toward it. Sensory input goes back into the brain, the greater detail of which, is the greater effect. Therapeutic, supportive, and sympathetic touch in these areas will go far to calm the mind, and thus the body.

The common image of the sensory homonuculus anthropomorphizes the sensory motor cortex, basically correlating the devoted sensory cortical space of our brain to the size in those structures in the human body to the homonuculus. Photo by Beth Scupham

In short, one cannot avoid affecting the entirety of the body when only working the head, hands, or feet.

Often we neglect these in practice and in memory. I find that most people are unaware as to how much tension they hold in their hands, feet, jaw, scalp, and so on, until another human works those areas.

I find it intriguing that, regardless of whether one favors a physical, structural relationship, or a more poetic and energetic one, that the very structures of our bodies that help us relate to and alter the outside world, in turn have the richest relationships to the core of our being … our hearts and minds.

If you find your curiosity piqued, or simply want to verify or deny my ramblings, know that milk + honey offers the distinct service of focusing on the head, hands, and feet. You can also request your therapist to spend more time in these areas yourself, wherever you enjoy massage.

 

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milk + honey’s New Flagship Opens December 12

December 6, 2012

We are very pleased to announced our brand new flagship location in downtown Austin’s 2nd Street District is open as of Wednesday, December 12. milk + honey spa 2nd Street District and SALON by milk + honey 2nd Street District are now under the same roof.

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Address:

100A Guadalupe Street
Austin, TX 78701
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2nd Street District (spa + salon) is at the signature location of the corner of Guadalupe Street and West Cesar Chavez Street.

Parking options have only slightly changed. City Hall Parking Garage is now the closest option, besides street parking.

Parking Options:

City Hall Parking Garage (301 West 2nd St Austin, TX 78701)
milk + honey validates parking for up to two hours, Monday through Friday, from 9am to 5pm. Please bring your ticket for us to validate. After 5pm, it is a flat rate of $5. The parking garage is typically free from 8am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. There are sometimes downtown events, in which case they normally charge a flat $5 fee, taken upfront, cash only.

AMLI on 2nd Garage (421 West 3rd St Austin, TX 78701)
AMLI Downtown Garage (201 Lavaca St Austin, TX 78701)
milk + honey validates parking for up to two hours, Monday through Friday, from 9am to 5pm. Please bring your ticket for us to validate. There is also paid parking in the AMLI Parking Garage, and their prices fluctuate depending on the day and if there are any events.

Silicon Labs Building (400 East Cesar Chavez St Austin, TX 78701)
This building has a parking fee of $5 after 3pm.

Meter Parking (located on 2nd Street, Guadalupe and San Antonio)
$1 an hour from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Wednesday. $1 an hour from 9am to midnight, Thursday to Friday. $1 an hour 11am to midnight, Saturday. All meters are up to 3 hours. It is free on Sundays. Please give yourself a little extra time to look for a metered spot.

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milk + honey Holiday Hours

December 6, 2012

We’ll be here to help you unwind during most of the holidays. Make sure to schedule your appointments now to make sure you can look and feel your best this holiday season.

December 24th
2nd Street District spa: close at 3pm
2nd Street District salon: closed
Hill Country Galleria spa: close at 3pm
Hill Country Galleria salon: closed
Arboretum Market salon: closed

December 25th
2nd Street District spa: closed
2nd Street District salon: closed
Hill Country Galleria spa: closed
Hill Country Galleria salon: closed
Arboretum Market salon: closed

December 31st
2nd Street District spa: close at 7pm
2nd Street District salon: close at 7pm
Hill Country Galleria spa: close at 7pm
Hill Country Galleria salon: close at 7pm
Arboretum Market salon: close at 7pm

January 1st
2nd Street District spa: 11am to 6pm
2nd Street District salon: closed
Hill Country Galleria spa: 11am to 6pm
Hill Country Galleria salon: closed
Arboretum Market salon: closed

See you in 2013!

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Special Nights to Give and Receive at milk + honey

December 5, 2012

December 6: milk + honey spa 2nd Street District
December 12: SALON by milk + honey Arboretum Market
December 13: milk + honey spa Hill Country Galleria

Join us this holiday shopping season as we partner with three local charities for three nights, proving it is better to give and receive. We’re teaming up with Austin Pets Alive, Autism Speaks, and Dress for Success at all three milk + honey locations. For every gift certificate or retail product purchased, each shopper will choose one worthy cause, and we will donate 15% of the sale to the charity of your choice.

There will be sparkling wine and light refreshments. Holiday gift sets and other products will be available, with our staff available to schedule future appointments and answer all of your questions.

The three special shopping nights begin on December 6 at milk + honey spa 2nd Street District, continue on December 12 at SALON by milk + honey Arboretum Market, and conclude December 13 at milk + honey spa Hill Country Galleria. Each event kicks off at 5pm and goes until close.

Gift Guide

The milk + honey 2012 Gift Guide

December 4, 2012

milk + honey is here to help you get a start on your shopping, and find something for everyone on your list. We have gift ideas for each personality in your life.

All of our spa treats may be purchased right from your computer through our online store, and you can even print or email your gift certificate immediately. You may also place your order by calling 512.236.1115, or dropping by any of our locations.

At milk + honey we know that it feels great to give and it feels even better to receive. This year when you purchase $500 in gift certificates, we’ll give you an $80 bonus. (We won’t tell anyone if you keep it for yourself!)

For the Holiday Spirit

Our favorite Holiday Retreats are back. The Holiday Lux Retreat, Holiday Signature Retreat, Couples Holiday Retreat, Holiday Mini Retreat and Ultimate Holiday Retreat will put a smile on any Grinch on your list. Plus, when you select any Holiday Retreat, we have specially priced upgrades and add-ons such as a Blowout or Ultrasonic Facial Add-On.

For the Runner

Our Hit the Trail Retreat is perfect for the runner, golfer, or tennis pro in your life. They’’ll enjoy a 60-minute Sports Massage to soothe sore joints and muscles, followed by a Buff + Go Manicure and Pedicure plus 15 minutes of extra foot massage. To make sure that their skin stays safe in the sun, they’ll leave with CosMedix SPF 30 sunblock. $199. Buy Gift Certificate

For the Girl on the Go

Is she too busy for the spa? Not with these quick, yet thorough spa treats for the gal (or guy) on the go, she’ll be in and out before anyone notices she’s gone.

The Ultrasonic Facial Treatment (face +neck) is an advanced skin rejuvenation system for glowing, radiant skin. This treatment is a particle-free dermabrasion system that helps Spa Partisans of all ages and skin types reclaim their radiance. $95. Buy Gift Certificate

The Buff + Go Manicure and Pedicure includes light nail and cuticle maintenance and a buff to shine. $55. Buy Gift Certificate

For the Spa Newbie

Our Holiday Mini Retreat includes two of our most popular treats, so the new Spa Partisan can comfortably find his or her favorites. This package includes a 60-minute Lux Massage and our Signature Facial. $169. Buy Gift Certificate

For the Athlete

Every  sports fan loves a Sports Massage. He’ll leave feeling like he scored the winning touchdown. It’s a full-body, Swedish-style massage which incorporates deep stretching. Particularly useful for treating sports injuries and relieving stress. $105 to $170. Buy Gift Certificate

For the Love Birds

Give the blushing bride and groom (or bride and bride, or groom and groom) our Backrub 101 and they’ll both learn how to give a great back and neck massage. After they each receive a 30-minute lesson, the lucky duo will each receive a 60-minute Lux Massage in our couples’ room. $290. Buy Gift Certificate

For the Lover of All Things Spa

Better than Bacon of the Month Club, our annual milk + honey Membership is the ultimate gift that will change someone’s mood instead of their waistline. The process is easy – on the first day of the month, we will charge a card on file for that month’s treatment (you’ll save 15% over a la carte selections). You may even include gratuity so they can breeze in and float out without ever having to reach for their pocketbook.

Any of our services can be turned into milk + honey Memberships. Just call us at 512.263.1115 for more details, or click here to get started.

Santa’s Little Helper

Want something from Santa, but don’t know how to ask? [email protected] is here to make all of your dreams come true! Send a wish list, and the contact info of the person who needs a hint, and we’ll take care of the rest!

Planning a Holiday Party?

Make it even better with milk + honey. We can add some relaxing fun at your holiday party, or you can bring the party to the spa. Email [email protected] for more ideas to liven up your party and relax your guests!

Don’t see what you are looking for? You may purchase Gift Certificates for any denomination, instantly, by calling us or clicking here.

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Salon Styling Party at all SALON by milk + honey locations, December 6

November 26, 2012

Join us Thursday, December 6 from 6pm to 8pm at all SALON by milk + honey locations, so you can choose which location is best for you and your friends.

Our experts will teach you simple techniques to transform your style into holiday hair! Enjoy makeup tips, sparkling wine, light refreshments, and 20-minute lessons with a stylist to learn their secret tricks-of-the-trade.

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Peel Party at milk + honey spa Hill Country Galleria, November 27

November 25, 2012

nuface

Back by popular demand, we’re hosting another NuFace and CosMedix Peel Party on Tuesday, November 27 from 9am to 3pm. You’ll enjoy a Cleanse and Blueberry Smoothie Peel. NuFace is the perfect partner for a peel. NuFace’s microcurrent facial toning penetrates the peel into the skin delivering fantastic and effective results. We’ll also have light refreshments, plus Rikki, our CosMedix expert, will be onsite to answer all of your questions.

$50 reserves your spot, includes your peel (regularly $95) and a $15 credit towards CosMedix products. (Peel and credit must be redeemed at the party. Cancellation policy applies.) We’ve always enjoyed a big turnout for our Peel Parties. Call 512.236.1115 to reserve your spot now.

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