Acupuncture can help to balance the body so it can help with skin conditions of an excess nature like acne, Rosecea, hives, or the body can be in a deficient state which would cause sagging, wrinkles, and dryness. The class will explain what is Traditional Chinese medicine, yin and yang conditions on the face and will demostrate different acupuncture pressure points that the aesthetician can massage to help certain skin conditions.

Prepare yourself for the next step in natural beauty and skin health. Beauty foods, supplements and topical nutrients are here! Are you ready to discover their best use in therapeutic skin care and to answer the what, how and why your clients are starting to ask? Become informed to the best nutrients and foods for anti-aging, sensitive and other common skin conditions. Learn how foods, botanicals and nutrients offer protection against UV damage and why they are best for maintenance of healthy youthful skin. • Discover beauty inside-out and the type of products addressing this need • Become informed to the nutrients, foods and botanicals best for several common skin conditions • Find out how and why nutritional beauty inside and out offers the best protection from aging and sun damage while maintaining healthy youthful skin, hair and nails.

Being in a touch oriented profession, estheticians have a unique opportunity to bring balance to clients on all levels of body, mind and spirit. Discover how Energy-Infusion treatments will benefit you and your clients and inspire weekly visits. In this presentation, see the difference before and after as author, esthetician and Reiki master teacher, Linda Bertaut performs an Energy Make-Over. Linda will reveal the steps to introduce Energy Infusion treatments using hands-on healing and Mother Nature into your practice. The difference is rejuvenation versus relaxation. The body's energy system is similar in nature to the body's physiological systems. The difference is that one can be seen, felt and touched, while the other is mainly experiential. Both systems compliment each other yet in Western society we tend to focus only on the physical and what can be seen. When the body is out of balance energetically it has a negative effect on us physically, mentally and emotionally. In balance we have use of all our senses, feel connected to a sense of purpose, and clear about our direction in life. Join Linda as she shares the following: - How energy works - Understanding the Chakra System and Full Spectrum Color - How to assess & balance the energy of the Chakras for the most impact - Energy Infusion mini-treatments for healing and balance - How to speak about and book these treatments with clients

What used to be a temporary by-product of a healing treatment can now be sustained with Energy Infused, take-home products. Stressful living causes us to 'lose our energy' and Energy-Infused products help to restore that energy. By balancing the Whole person, we can find a renewed source of energy and vitality that addresses all aspects of body, mind and spirit. The result is that your clients leave feeling revitalized and are able to maintain that feeling by using Energy Infused products aka EnergyCeuticals in between visits with you. Learn how to set yourself apart from others. Energy Infusion treatments, combined with EnergyCeuticals, complement your current facial and massage services while inspiring weekly visits. Learn about the various types of products derived from nature and remedies you can use or make to restore your clients' energy. Linda will demo how to select and use EnergyCeuticals in order to restore balance with a client. She will also share: • How to use EnergyCeuticals in treatments • Recipes for Spa Elixirs and Gemstone Mojitos • How to assess your client's energy to recommend products and services • Demo of a treatment using healing techniques and products for total balance

Are you offering wellness programs but not maximizing your profits? Attend this session and learn how to develop, implement and market your wellness Journeys programs. You will discover unique strategies to maximize your profits and lengthen client retention.

Therapists, estheticians and spa owners want the latest and greatest treatments for their clients, but at the same time it is important to keep spa therapies rooted in the fundamental principle that makes them work; namely, hydrotherapy. This class will focus on using sound hydrotherapy principles to offer spa clients cutting edge spa treatments anyone can perform in a dry room with no plumbing and at minimal expense. You will see how exotic body wraps and luscious scrubs can be performed with no mess, even in a carpeted room.

Today, more than ever, the web is THE resource for everyone when it comes to finding valuable information about any and every topic... including wellness. Brett Blumenthal, founder and CEO of Sheer Balance launched her online media company two years ago and has seen her traffic boom to over 150,000 visitors a month. Her message is clear: live healthy and balanced. In this class, you'll learn how to effectively communicate to the world your wellness message. You'll learn the importance of your voice, your philosophy and your brand and how it spreads that message; and you'll get the inside scoop as to how to get your message out to the masses.

Are your health conscious clients not getting the results they hoped for? Sunny will discuss the why and hows of a raw food diet to improve your health and the health of your staff and clients. The use of "raw" as a point of differentiation in the marketplace and topical ingredients for face and body will also be examined. As Hippocrates said: "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." We, in the spa industry, can lead the way.