Greetings,

I hope this note finds you well and that you’re finding bits of spring through all this rain. I’ve got a couple important things to share including a rate change and some travel dates, so thanks for taking the time to read this.

SFGate is running a polling contest for their Best of the Bay list and I’ve been nominated for the massage category! To vote, follow this link and click Cast Vote. You’ll need to do a quick registration with their site, but it’s easy to opt to not get any spam from them.

Back in January there was a lovely article written about my work in the examiner. You can read the whole piece here. I want to give a big thank you to Lauren Byrne for taking the time to write me up.

Currently my rates are $80 for an hour and a $100 for an hour and a half. Starting in May the hour and a half rate is going up to $110. This will also effect my travel rates. If you have any questions about this, please let me know.

I also want to give you all a heads up about some travel dates that are coming up. In June I will be away from about the 8^th to the 15^th, and late in the summer I’ll be gone from about August 14^th to September 12^th. If you would like a referral to another massage therapist you can see while I’m away, just let me know and I’ll pass along info for someone who I think will be a good fit for you.

Lastly, I wanted to let you all know about an exciting development in my practice. As of about 2 months ago I have begun the process and training of getting certified as a doula. Ever since I got certified in pregnancy massage last year I’ve felt a strong desire to get closer to birth work and this is my first major step toward it. The training is going very well, and it won’t be long before I’m able to start taking on expecting mommas as clients. There will come a time when this work will impact the shape of my massage practice, and I’ll be sure to write about that when I have a better since of when and what that impact will be.

And as always, if you haven’t yet, feel free to add your review to my page on Yelp.com.

Be Well,

Whitney Moses, CMT

Greetings Folks,

I hope this note finds you well and enjoying the long warm summer days. 2009 has been a busy year so far, and I wanted to share some of what’s been going on and what’s to come.

Vote for me for Best Massage of the Bay!

The SF Guardian is holding its Best of the Bay Reader’s Poll and this year I’m hoping to win for best massage! Voting closes tomorrow, June 30th, so please take a moment to vote.

http://www.sfbg.com/bobpoll2009/

You don’t have to register or enter your email or anything – it couldn’t be easier.

BodyWorker Certification

After over a thousand hours of training at the Institute of Conscious BodyWork, I’m proud to say that I’m now in the paperwork stage of getting my Master BodyWorker Certification. It’s been a long road and I’ve learned a lot from the wonderful folks up there. Just in this last year I’ve gotten certified in pregnancy massage, as well as taken classes in functional anatomy and scoliosis. Sadly, the school will be closing its doors at the end of this year, so if you’ve ever been curious to check out some classes there, now’s the time!

Injury and recovery

Around February I got into a minor car accident that left me with some pretty bad whiplash. I was pretty incapacitated for a while, but thanks to the wonderful bodywork of David Weinstock, acupuncture and cranio-sacral of Renee Hahn, chiropractic of Dr Dan Armstrong, and personal training of Cera Byer, I was able to get back to working full time in about 2 months. As much as I was frustrated with my circumstance, the whole experience has definitely renewed my appreciation for the value of this work, as well as bolstered my sympathy for the worry and fear that my clients may experience over their injuries. I am grateful to do what I do and very glad to be back at it.

August Schedule

For the first time in years I am not going to the east coast in the middle of the summer. Instead I will be taking a vacation at the end of August from the 21^st to the 31^st. So, if you want to book something in August, make sure you do so before then.

Odds and ends

Lastly, if you haven’t yet, feel free to add your review to my page on Yelp.com.

Be Well,

 - Whitney Moses

510.459.5647

massage@whitneymoses.com

I hope this note finds you well and refreshed from the last few months. After a summer busy with travel I have returned to the bay area and will be available for appointments starting immediately. My hours for my office at Ellie Herman Pilates in San Francisco have not been set yet but will be available soon.

My rates will be the same - $80/hr and $100/1.5hr in Oakland, $85/hr and $105/1.5 hr in SF, and out-calls will vary depending on details.

I also wanted to let you know that starting this September I will begin a one year training program through California Pacific Medical Center’s integrative medicine program. The IHH is considered one of the top hospital massage training programs in the country and I’m excited to add their teachings to my tool belt.

Also, I just wanted to thank you again for the wonderful support you’ve given me in helping spread the word about my practice. Telling your friends and family about my work is the best thing you can do to help me expand. If you haven’t had a chance yet, I’d love if you could add a few words to my reviews on Yelp.com - you can do so for either my Oakland office or my San Francisco office.

I hope you all are enjoying your summer and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Welcome to whitneymoses.com!

I’m going to be traveling until mid-August. If you’d like a referral for a different bodyworker in the meantime, send me an email and I will try to respond as soon as possible.

Thanks for stopping by, and I’ll see you when I return.

- Whitney