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  Beautiful new gift certificates are now available.  Show your special someone that you care with an attractive gift certificate from Optimal Health Therapeutic Bodywork.  This gift of relaxation through massage will certainly bring a smile to your friend, family member or loved one.  When thinking of a gift for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, Christmas, Valentines day, Mother's day/Father's day or just the simple "I love you" moment - think massage and secure the gift certificate. Call (210) 383-3687 to arrange your gift certificate.  Mention the gift certificate package when calling.

Let's do the math.

   Let us assume a person receives a massage every other week (25 times a year) and typically pays $60 per hour.  In a four week period - that person had spent $125 that month for massage. At that rate the person would spend $1,500 a year on a 60 minute massage.

   If a person attends a franchise massage outlet, they will spend $49.99 for an hour massage.  The total annual cost is estimated at $1,249.75 for 25 one hour (don't you get the feeling they are really 50 minute) massages.  Plus to receive that rate you'll need to become a contracted member, and the franchise will likely auto withdrawal your account each month.

   Now, consider this ...

   First, sessions are 60-90 minutes in length.  There will be no extra charges for the extra time, aromatherapy, or style of massage.  If you require relaxation, deep tissue, sports, prenatal - no extra charge.  If the session goes 90 minutes in length, no extra charge.

   Second, every fifth session within the Jan-Dec calendar year is free!  Consider the savings.  $50 per 60-90 minute session, X 20 (paid sessions - remember 5 will be free!) = $1,000 for the year ... and you'll receive 5 free session! So divide $1,000 by 25 and you see that the average cost  per massage session is - $40.  But it gets better!

   Third, if the person refers twelve clients (one client referral per month) to Optimal Health - they would receive an additional three complimentary sessions.  Now the average cost is $35.71 per 60-90 minute session.  No memberships, contracts, or auto debits. You choose how often you schedule your appointment. That's value! That's savings! Why go anywhere else?

     If you are comfortable with your $1,500 a year massage budget - what will you do with your money?  Suggestion: How about receiving more massages?  (smile)

 News off the Press

Optimal Health Therapeutic Bodywork - the Massage Therapist for the Texas Cowgirls 2011

Toward the end of their 2011 year, Ed became the official massage therapist for the Texas Cowgirls. The Cowgirls are a full contact tackle football team in their first year of the Leather and Lace Football League.

Massage for Marathon Runners

   On Friday, November 13, 2009 Ed was selected and enlisted as part of a small team to be the massage therapist for a racing team of world-class marathon runners. Over the two days prior to the Rockin San Antonio Marathon and Half Marathon, Ed had the privilege of providing relaxing massage techniques to ten top marathoners- both male and female.  These runners represented a wide array of nationalities from Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, Mexico, Russia and the United States.

   It was Ed's joy to see that five of the ten marathoners that he massaged placed in the top ten of the marathon incluing the number two finisher for the mens competition and the number one winner for the womens competition.

   Other racers he massaged place in the top fifteen of the competition.

Massage Helps Those Cycling for  the Cure of MS

   In October Ed was enlisted to be the exclusive massage therapist for the Broadway Bank team that rode from the Alamodome to New Braunfels as part of the fundraising effort to find a cure for MS.  The event titled: MS Valero 150 was to be one of three cycling fundraising events held in Texas. 

   Over 30 team members participated in the Broadway Bank team and Ed provided the massages in the Team Broadway tent at the halfway mark on the warm sunny day aat the New Braunfels fairgrounds.  As part of his efforts another $200 was given to the cause that raised 1.5 million dollars.  At last report, the Texas state effort has raised 21 million dollars. 

March 6, 2010 - MS Walk for a Cure/ AT&T Center

   On Saturday, March 6, 2010 Ed attended the MS Walk for a Cure San Antonio, held at the AT&T Center.  Many people stopped by the Optimal Health table and visited with Ed, completed a questionnaire about MS and entered into a drawing.  The winners of a fine gift basket worth over $100 were drawn and notified.  Ed continues to support community events because it is the right thing to do.

   Ed was ill and couldn't attend the MS Walk for a Cure at the ATT Center in 2011.

Ed coordinates massage services at the 2nd annual Texas Comicon, June 24 - 26. 

   On June 24-26, Comic fans converged on the San Antonio Event Center for the 2nd Annual Texas Comicon.  The family friendly event featured celebrities, artists, gamers, retail vendors and costumed fans from the region.  One of the stated features of the Comicon was massage therapy.  These services aided conventioneers needing a little relaxation or relief of back and feet achiness.  "It was a privilege to provide these health services to the convention, enabling those who stopped by the massage therapy booth an opportunity to recharge their battery and enjoy the festivities," commented Ed Quisenberry, LMT of Optimal Health Therapeutic Bodywork of San Antonio.