Behind the Scenes at Complete Wellness: Your Staycation Destination

Behind the Scenes at Complete Wellness: Your Staycation Destination
With temps feeling like the triple digits, work, and well, life, a vacation of some sort was in order. Enter Complete Wellness: Quakertown’s local slice of heaven.
First of all, if you haven’t visited, go. Like, call them now. This is an oasis of goodness and calm in the middle of whatever life throws your way. It’s run by seriously awesome people who know their stuff and genuinely care, and each practitioner brings a wealth of expertise and compassion to the mix.
But if you are looking for something to really turn the dial down on your stress meter, consider their ultimate summer special: the Staycation.
The Adventure Begins
I set out on a Wednesday afternoon to do some behind the scenes investigative reporting on just how relaxing a Staycation can be (hey, it’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it!).

Once inside the Atrium, the Promised Land was mere steps away.

I was greeted at Complete Wellness by Stacy – the phenomenally gifted massage therapist before whom sports injuries and pulled muscles quake in fear, knowing they don’t stand a chance. She gave me an overview of the joys that awaited me:

Vacation Vibes in the Salt Room
The first stop on my Staycation extravaganza was the Salt Room – cool, soothing low lights with glowing salt windows and lamps, and music that makes you feel like a thousand Tibetan monks are playing the pan flute just for you. And, did I mention, anti-gravity chairs?

If you’ve never visited the Salt Room, here’s a little tour to show you what makes those 45 minutes so relaxing:

Snack Time & Wellness Consult
Already feeling significantly more mellow, I made my way out of the Salt Room to enjoy something no one has provided for me since kindergarten: snack time! (Side note, why is this not a regular thing? Do we not realize how much happier we would be with clearly established snack breaks?)
With goodies provided by Raw Replenish, I sat down and enjoyed breakfast cookies and a refresher. I don’t know what was in the cookies – peanut butter, molasses, fairy dust… But they were light and satisfying at the same time. And the raspberry refresher may as well have been handed down by the gods from Mount Olympus.
I have to confess, I had trouble tearing my attention away from the snack to focus on my wellness consult at first. I wasn’t sure what to expect – I had been asked ahead of time to provide a question or two about a wellness goal or challenge. I definitely didn’t think I was gong to get a comprehensive, well-researched compendium of suggestions and recommendations gathered from the many experts who call Complete Wellness home. Something I thought would be just a nice extra in the Staycation turned out to be a substantial value. I even got a handout so I didn’t have to take notes!
Here's Tracy giving me some nuggets of gold about breathing:

Hot Stone Massage
OK, so I’m going to come clean here. I am a massage junkie. I love it all – therapeutic, deep tissue, Swedish, Thai – and I have had massage at many spas and wellness centers. Complete Wellness is in a class of its own, thanks to its phenomenal team of massage therapists. Today I had the pleasure of working with Lori, who absolutely never disappoints. Her kind and caring nature – and her absolute expertise -- comes through in every technique and touch. Bonus: she’s a super fun person to be around!


Here, Lori explains some of the benefits of hot stone massage:

Shiatsu
What is shiatsu? In my limited experience, I had come to think of it kind of like guided stretching. Nice, but not super impactful. Then I met Pat.
Pat’s approach to shiatsu is a holistic one, incorporating trigger points, acupressure, and this crazy move where she found a muscle that was all knotted up, moved my leg until the muscle released, and left my leg to hang out in that position for a few minutes. What’s so crazy about that, you may ask? The muscle stayed relaxed even after I moved. It is still relaxed now as I type this, a full day later. I hope Pat knows that for the rest of her life, she will occasionally have to move my leg around – there is just no going back now.
Here's Pat explaining what makes this magic happen:

Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Once you’ve gotten the Clash song out of your head (sorry!) this is a real question to ask yourself. We all need a break. We all need a vacation. But can you get what you need by staying right here in Quakertown – and saving tons of money on travel – or do you have to go somewhere else to relax?
I’m all for travel, but what I learned today is that you don’t have to leave the square mile that is Qtown to experience a true break from the workaday world:

Book Your Staycation Now
Ready to luxuriate in some of this goodness and take a break from the (literal and figurative) heat? Book your Staycation today! You can find out more on Complete Wellness’s website, or text/call 267-509-7717 to schedule.