Wellness Wednesday (March 14th 2012)

Welcome to Wellness Wednesday where we talk about ways to enhance your life and create a sense of balance in your world.  I hope you are taking excellent care of yourself and that if you need help doing that you will consult some of my friends below who would like nothing more than to spoil, pamper and instruct you, especially if you tell them the Duchess sent you.

And by the way, this blog is searchable (see that little search field in the upper right hand corner?) so whatever item or service you're looking for can be found if we've ever blogged about it and since we've covered over 100 local businesses so far there's a good chance you will find it. And if you want to find something we haven't mentioned, please tell us in the comments and we'll do our best to direct you.

OK, let's get our wellness on!

Embellish Multispace Salon
 1121 Court D # A  Tacoma, WA 98402
(253) 752-8144

http://embellishtacoma.com/

Meet Heather Scott, one of Embellish Multispace Salon's Daymakers. She can do it all but she loves cutting and styling curly hair and coloring all sorts of blonde highlights. She also happens to be a kick ass roller derby player with the Rainier Roller Girls. Make sure you check out Embellish's 253 Deal of the Week on their blog: http://daymakerdish.blogspot.com/2012/03/253-deal-of-week_13.html

Clara Spa
1506 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402
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253.682.2005
http://www.ClarasSpa.com
This is the couple's steam room at Clara Spa, also known as the mud room, and it has a shower in it too. That's really the limit of what I know about it but I'm told its very romantic for couples! I don't happen to be in one so I can't speak from experience. If I ever do, you'll be the first to know! :)   


Poledello Dance Studio
715 Commerce Street - Tacoma, WA - 98402
(253) 509-8811
info@poledello.com
http://www.poledello.com/
Get your fitness goals off the ground and transform yourself into a graceful hard-body at Poledello. There are classes for beginners at any age or body size. You can do this. Yes you can!


Jewell Day Spa

2501 6th Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98406
PH#253.572.5224

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XOXO,
Duchess of Downtown


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