Staff Spotlight: Courtney

Courtney brings so much soul to White Willow! Her title is Assistant to the Herbalist- but she's much more than that! She beautifies the crystal displays, is the brains (and nose) behind many of our house-made aromatherapy perfumes, and she keeps us organized. Courtney loves sharing her magical knowledge. She writes our crystal blog, which, if you haven't read it, goes so deep into the metaphysical properties of the stones that you can be pulled...
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Self care: Preventing A Breakdown

Image source: Society for Psychotherapy Do you ever have those days where you feel like all you do is run, run, run and still feel like you’re behind? Maybe you skip lunch one day or only get a few hours of sleep another day. Or maybe you don’t realize that you were so caught up until…

Massage Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that is currently incurable, but treatable. The symptoms range from mild to severe, coming and going, while never going away for good. Like any chronic disease or syndrome, it can be hard to cope with the constant pain, fatigue, and variety of other symptoms. Fortunately, also like many…

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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…

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…