Smoky Quartz // Guide to the Underworld

The days are darkening.As potent transformational energy releases into the air this shadow season, powerful magic should manifest with ease. This energy is incredibly malleable, and the veil between the worlds – the seen and unseen – is at its thinnest. The energies are aligned: we shouldn’t have to work so hard to create the things we desire at this time. They should magnetize to us effortlessly. It should take nothing more than the thought,...
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Spotlight: Charley Caudill, Licensed Massage Therapist and Professional Birth Doula

When is your birthday?December 28th, right in between Christmas and the New Year. Where are you from? I’ve lived in Lexington for a while, but I’m originally from Viper, a small town in southeastern Kentucky. What is your favorite massage modality to practice?I’m especially drawn to the subtle modalities, specifically CranioSacral Therapy. This work, though light in tough,…

Spotlight: Breanna Kinman, Licensed Massage Therapist

When is your birthday? My birthday is September 25th, which is just in a few days as a write this. My husband’s is, oddly enough, the 26th. This year we’re going out of town for a weekend trip.  Where are you from? I’ve lived in Lexington since I was 3, so I consider it my…

Inside Out: A Massage Therapist’s Take

Inside Out, Pixar’s newest movie, delves into the brain and processes of our emotional lives. While it is obviously quite fictional (we don’t actually have tiny people in our heads, according to science) there is a lot of truth to the situations that Riley and her gang of emotions get into. As massage therapists, we know that…

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Town Branch Trash Parade with Seven Generations Community Actions Project

Sarah Steele (SGCAP President), Breanna, Arielle, Charley, and Brandon Caudill (SGCAP Ministerial Director) Last Saturday, the White Willow girls joined forces with Seven Generations Community Action Project in an effort to clean up our town. Or, at least part of our town. We started at Woodland Park, which was relatively free of trash, so it wasn’t long before we…

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Laurel Branch at Grimes Mill Winery

Have you been to Grimes Mill Winery? We have! Last Saturday, Arielle, Breanna, and Charley visited the winery for a tasting and to see Laurel Branch, a folk-Americana band with members Jane Tatum, Julia Sparks, Ann Caldwell, and Sara Pitney. We had a blast! Upon arrival, we were greeted by two dogs who live on site. The location…

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White Willow Progress

So it’s been twelve days since our official business opening. We’ve got a few things in the works:  Our logo has been slow-coming, and there have been some bumps along the way, but it’s almost here!  Our sign, hand painted by Charlie Campbell, is on the way and we have a feeling it’ll be gorgeous.  We commissioned…