Wellness Studio Sarasota FL. Margo Massoud Marver

07/23/2022

The James Museum in St. Petersburg is beautiful. The black & white photography of Ansel Adams is a must see. Then walk around to enjoy the rest of the exhibition.

07/22/2020

When will the US be?

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02/26/2020

If you haven't booked a Reflexology session or a Shiatsu treatment, now is the time to do it. It's Spring time, a good season to help your liver (the Spring organ) to blossom and be vibrant.
Mention this post and get $5.00 off.
See you soon.
Margo Massoud Marver

08/03/2019

I started practicing Shiatsu in 1979. When I was invited to a macrobiotic dinner in Lebanon, people were practicing Barefoot Shiatsu on the floor on Japanese futons in an adjacent room to the dining room where dinner was served. I had no idea what Shiatsu was then. I asked my friend Jackie Chidiac who had invited me that night, "what are they doing, why are they walking on each other's back and legs?" People were in a prone position fully dressed and lying down with a smile on their face. I could see how much they were enjoying these treatments.
That night changed the course of my life. The civil war was going on in Lebanon since 1975. We were living in fear, with trauma every day of our lives. We would wait for short periods of cease fire to go out to get food, water and do the daily necessities of life.

I learned that night that Shiatsu, a good natural diet and exercise go together to maintain vibrant health and wellbeing. I had just started taking yoga classes with Claire Nohra and was feeling the changes in my body, my ability to deal with this traumatic civil war and my fear of getting out of the house and so on. I decided then that I want to learn Shiatsu to understand it better and to help others living in fear as well as deal with healing issues as a result of that war.

What an amazing feeling the first time I got a Shiatsu treatment. I could feel my attention going inside my body and noticed how I started to relax, to let go, to breath openly and take deep sighs, to enjoy the connection with my body and mind relaxing into this beautiful sensation. There were no books then to learn about Shiatsu. But I found a center near my parents' house, a five-minute walk, and I would go assist the person running the center to learn more about this ancient modality of bodywork from Japan.

You have to try it to understand what I am writing about. Book an appointment and come treat yourself to a Barefoot Shiatsu. Mention this article and get 10%off.

See you soon. To be continued.

Margo

04/27/2017

Just giving you fair warning.. Seems that almost all FB accounts are not just being hacked, but literally duplicated. The profile picture and your name are used to create a new facebook account. And then they want your friends to add them, and your friends think it's you and accept. From that moment the pirates can write what they want under your name!! I want you to know I have NO plans to open a new account, so please do not agree to a second invitation from me!! Copy this message on your wall so that all your friends will be warned! Do not forward or share, just copy and paste to let your friends know.

01/03/2017

Here's an article about Shiatsu and sleep written by an M.D., featuring yours truly. Please share.

https://journal.thriveglobal.com/shiatsu-for-better-sleep-2c39e90b1a21 #.oidhfzint

Is this ancient massage technique a legitimate sleep solution?

12/12/2016

Saturday December 10th, 2016. Those of you who couldn't come to our open house with Margo Marver at "Wellness Studio" & Helene Faher at "Face of Paris", we missed you.
We hope you are well and not too stressed out with this holiday season. Take a break and come treat yourself or purchase gift certificates for yourself and your loved ones.
Take advantage of my holiday specials.
Happy Holidays.

11/24/2016

Happy Thanksgiving to all Facebook Friends. I feel grateful to be blessed with such fine people. Thank you. May the beginning of this Holiday Season be filled with Joy and Good Health. Thank you

11/20/2015

I haven't posted on my page since we decided to move out of beautiful Portland, OR in July 2015 for my husband's work. We loved living in the Northwest for its natural beauty, hot springs, great restaurants, vineyards, mountains, and many other reasons. One of the reasons was to be with our friends from Cambridge, MA who had moved there when we were still living in the UK in 1993. In Oregon, we met amazing people who became dear friends through the French Alliance, International club, my work, friends of friends, our neighbors in the Laurelhurst neighborhood, the macrobiotic community and Tai Chi/GiGong communities.

Needless to say, I miss them all so much. It is not easy to make dear friends quickly, but we are starting to adjust day after day to our new Southern lifestyle in Florida. We take it a day at a time, learning to know the area, and to discover and to enjoy what Sarasota has to offer culturally such as music, art, international movies and other things.

In the last 27 years out of my birth country, Lebanon, I had to start my business five times. It is a challenging procedure. I am starting to run out of ideas in how to go out, network, meet new people, introduce myself and acclimate myself with the different culture. Yes, culture does change from state to state In the U.S.

I am writing today to ask you dear friends, clients and family members to keep me in your positive thoughts and prayers. I would also like to ask you if possible to introduce me to friends and acquaintances you have in the Sarasota area. Some of you have already done that. Because of you, I am meeting very nice and diverse people. Thank you very much.

Today, I decided to go out and look at some furniture and lighting shops (one of my favorite hobbies). I met a sweet Polish woman in one of the shops. While at her shop, she asked me where I styled my curly haircut. We started talking and "voila." She introduced me to her hairdresser, her massage therapist and her friend who does facials. They all are from Poland. I call that a great networking day.

Happy Holiday season and have a relaxing Thanksgiving.

With much love,

Margo
Wellness Studio
www.emargo.com

04/30/2015

My training and education about and shiatsu taught me about the connection between the two. Reflexology works in zone lines that go from the toes all the way up to the head.

Any pressure applied to the feet affects the areas all along zone lines. If we follow a line from a big toe to a pinky toe all the way up to our face, the zone line goes through the eye. Find out more about this mysterious yet miraculous way our bodies function here:

My training and education about shiatsu and reflexology has taught me about the connection between the two.

04/27/2015

Most people associate shiatsu with massage, but it is actually so much more than that.

Research in Japan documents that shiatsu effectively calms the sympathetic nervous system and improves function of the muscles, nerves, blood vessels, lymph nodes, endocrine glands AND internal organs.

Japanese shiatsu massage improves the function of muscles, nerves, blood vessels and internal organs and assists the body in eliminating toxins.

04/24/2015

Something to remember this weekend! :)

04/22/2015

Celebrate Mother Earth not just today, but every day!

04/21/2015

"Margo is extremely professional and her studio is very quiet and peaceful. I have had two treatments there now and have loved each one. I had Shiatsu or Zen Shiatsu and also reflexology. Her knowledge of the body and how it reacts to different things seems amazing. "

~ Joanna C., Portland, OR

04/13/2015

I didn't know the benefits of alkaline eating until I was introduced to macrobiotics in 1979 in Lebanon. After changing my diet to an Alkaline diet and doing regular yoga, my health, well being and life took a whole different and beautiful turn.

“Our bodies function best when in an overall alkaline state PH 7.365. Yet much of our current eating trends and diets are very acid-forming in the body, leading to internal stress on the digestive and other systems."

04/10/2015

Sending positive thoughts and energy your way for a happy Friday.

04/08/2015

It's Spring Reflexology season at the Wellness Studio! Don't forget to schedule your treatment this month! :)
~Margo

Spring is here! It is a good time for Reflexology treatments to help detoxify vital organs and Shiatsu Acupressure helps flow the Chi (intrinsic energy) in our meridians

04/07/2015

Thank you all for the lovely reviews that have come in! "I loved the facial reflexology and have been intrigued by the responses I've had.

For the rest of the day I've had a feeling of calm, increased alertness and enhanced well-being. Margo is very knowledgeable and her studio is serene and relaxing."

~ M.C. Portland, OR