Price Increases

On March 29th, I will be raising my service prices. The price increase will be reflective of the current market value in Omaha, keeping me on a parallel with other massage professionals in the area.

It’s been 18 years of helping people through massage and 8 years of running my own massage business. I hope that I have served you well as a massage therapist. I hope that I have brought some comfort to all my massage clients. Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your lives, 1 hour at a time. I hope that everyone sticks with me through this change, but I understand if that’s not possible. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out.

The new massage prices:

30 minutes : $45

60 minutes : $90

90 minutes : $135

120 minutes : $180

Massage Packages:

3 - 60 min sessions : $230

3 - 90 min sessions : $345

Outstanding Gift Cards and Gift Certificates will be honored at the price of service at the time of purchase until March 29th 2026. After this one year grace period, all gift cards and certificates will be worth the dollar amount.

All packages purchased before March 29th will apply to future massage appointments without additional payment. All appointments booked before March 29th, with the appointment occurring after the 29th, will be charged the current rate. Basically, if you paid for a package or booked a future appointment, the price you booked at will stay the same - the original price will be honored.

Thank you for coming in and supporting me and my small business. I am so grateful to be able to do a job that I love and that helps people. I couldn’t do it without your help.

Sincerely,

Natalie Faircloth

New blankets and linens

Just finished 2 new blankets to go with some cute new linens.

A new look for the website

Today I decided to revamp the website. I added a few things, changed a few bits here and there, but mostly it’s color scheme and home page changes. Still far from a perfect website, but I’m doing what I can with my customizable website builder.

New Art at Modern Work

Modern Work is getting cooler all the time. We got some fresh paint and some fresh art. Soo cute 😍

2 HOUR MASSAGES NOW AVAILABLE!!

You know what’s better than a 90 minute massage? A 120 minute massage.

And maybe a 180 minute massage would be better than that, but let’s leave it here for a minute ;)

You can now get 2 hour massages for $150 a session. And the hot towels, aromatherapy, and foot treatment can still be added on.

Now Mask Free

Tl;Dr- Clients will no longer be required to show a vaccination card in order to be mask free during their massage.

I've been mulling over the decision of when to lift my mask or vaccination card policy. There aren't a lot of guidlines for individual businesses, but most places have fully opened up without masks and our Nebraska Covid numbers are looking good. So, starting tomorrow, May 3rd, I will no longer require clients to show their vaccination cards in order to be maskless during their massage.

Will I still wear a mask? Maybe. It's been two years wearing a mask, so it might take me a little bit to be comfortable without it. Maybe I'll only wear it sometimes. I'm not sure. I'll see how I feel every day.

I do want everyone to be comfortable, if that means you keep wearing a mask and would like me to wear a mask, then we'll both stay masked. If you'd be comfortable with only me wearing a mask, that's cool too. Just let me know what you'd like to do.

Free aromatherapy until Saint Patrick's Day

Let's celebrate by adding aromatherapy to your appointment for FREE!

Alright alright! The mask mandate has been removed for Douglas County. That means we are back to our previous mask policy. Vaccinated folks can be mask free, non vaccinated folks still need to be wearing a mask. Masked or no, you can still get that free aromatherapy added on 😀

New Credit Card and Cancellation policies

The month of July was really rough for folks cancelling last minute and just not showing up. No joke, people texting 15 minutes before their appointments to cancel. Two clients on the same day who scheduled during their work day, and then their boss scheduled a meeting they couldn’t miss. One day, my entire day of clients cancelled… Like whaaaat?! is happening?

But, it wasn’t just me with this problem. When I went to the Nebraska Massage Therapists group on FB, soo many LMT’s were having trouble getting clients to show up to their appointments in July. Though, some LMT’s were having that problem less, the ones that required a credit card in order to book. And when it did happen, they could offset their loss of income with a late or no-show fee.

I have clients who have been with me for years, who are wonderful and consistent and have helped keep me in business so far. No one likes change, or giving out their CC information, so I held out for as long as I could. It’s true that requiring a CC at booking is, or is becoming, an industry standard. But the truth is that this last month was just so erratic and unstable with newer clients that I needed to change things for my own protection. I don’t want to charge people fees, I want people to show up and get their massage. Hopefully the change will make people plan better so I don’t have to charge anyone.

You can check out my new cancellation and no-show policies under the ‘Policies and FAQ’ tab.

New mask policy as of 5/25/21

!!Big Announcement!!

If our county wide mask mandate expires on Tuesday, there will be changes to my mask wearing policy:

-If you ARE fully vaccinated and wish to be maskless during the massage, please bring a copy of your vaccination card. Without proof of vaccination, you will be required to wear a mask during your appointment.

-If you ARE NOT vaccinated, please bring a comfortable mask to wear during your massage.

I have been fully vaccinated, but will continue to wear a mask during all appointments.

As always, if you are feeling sick on the day of your appointment, please give me a call to cancel.

What's next in Continuing Education

I just reserved a space to attend Eric Stephenson's 'Deep Tissue without Thumbs' CEU coming up in October!

Eric is kind of a rockstar in local massage circles. Before coronavirus, he would come into town every year to teach a 3 day, 24 ce credit class at Mahoney State Park. It's not clear how covid-19 will effect the common procedures of massage classes in October, but I am still super excited to be attending this class.

In Nebraska all Licenced Massage Therapists are required to complete 24 hours of education classes every two years, license renewal happening in November of every odd year. Most of those hours must be in person, hands on learning. We have more availability options than ever before in terms of class times and duration. Some CEU providers do short classes of an hour every month, or a one day class, or they host a big 3-day weekend like I'm attending. Personally, I like the 3 day classes. It gives the information time to sink in and gives more opportunities to practice what we've learned. And to remember techniques that I haven't used in forever.

Have a safe Thanksgiving

The other day I had a client leave a voicemail, looking to come in for a last minute massage. So I checked that nothing was available and gave her a call back. Her family had traveled in from out of town and taken her bedroom so she was sleeping on a recliner (ouch). But I had to tell her that I was all booked up until after the Thanksgiving holiday. She asked would I call her if there was a cancellation and do many people cancel? I said actually it is very possible as sometimes I get a cancellation a day because of possible covid exposure.


There was a pause…”oh…” And I wondered if I had said too much. If I'd scared her. But she repeated that I should call her if there was an opening. I promised I would.


It was only after I got off the phone that I thought about it, 'Did she just tell me that her family had travelled over the busy holiday and were living in her home?’


I wonder sometimes if it's like eating m&ms, or Hershey kisses. We don't realize how many we've eaten until we got the bottom of the bag, or go to throw away ALL of the wrappers. I wonder if it's the same mechanism that has us buy a coffee here or a $5 impulse buy there, wondering where all our money went before we check our bank statement. The same mechanism that minimizes how many people we have contact with and how much danger we are in from Covid-19 exposure. The CDC tells us not to travel and not to gather with people outside of your house. But it's only two people… forgetting the contact with hundreds of other travelers to get to their destination. Forgetting that every contact you make after that, exposes more lives to the risk of those two travelers. And only realizing it when someone turns up positive for covid-19.


But that's only one example of the way we minimize and forget the danger of infection. I have heard plenty of other examples from my clients and people in the office, enough to make me nervous about my own perceived safety. About a month ago I had made the decision to not take clients in the week after Thanksgiving. Being out of work is never an easy decision. Now I kinda wish I'd taken a second week off, so that those infected during the holiday get more of a chance to develop symptoms so they can choose to stay home instead of getting a massage. Because more than just the fear of getting sick myself, is the fear that I become a vector of infection.


I wear a mask and I sanitize as much as I can in my business. I self isolate to minimize my own personal exposure. But I can only hope that my clients make good decisions and stay away from my business when they are at high risk for contracting covid. Because if someone brings me covid, it's possible I could spread it to every client I touch. That's the reality.


I hope that my clients do have a Happy Thanksgiving. Whatever choice they make about how much contact they have with people outside of their own household, is their own. I hope that it's a safe one for themselves, and for all the people in their lives. Even their service workers.


Reopening June 12th!!

Thank you all for patiently waiting, because I am now ready to reopen my massage practice! My first day open will be Friday the 12th. You can book as you have in the past, schedule online or give me a text.

There are some changes we need to talk about. The new health directives from the state of Nebraska outline some best practices and rules we need to follow in order to keep the health risks low during your massage. Here are some of the biggest changes:

1. Both of us will have to wear masks while in my massage space and during the massage. If you have a mask you feel comfortable with, please bring it. While the Modern Work building is not subject to following these rules, my individual space is. You can put it on in your car, or in the bathroom before we start.

2. You will need to sanitize your hands. There are bathrooms on the 3rd floor for washing, or hand sanitizer in the massage space.

3. You will need to sign a COVID-19 waiver for me. The waiver states that you do not currently have COVID-19, that you have no symptoms, and have not been in any hotspots or had contact with COVID-19 patients in the last 14 days.

It also states that you as the client understand the infectious nature of the virus, and that there can be no guarantee of safety. I didn't put that in to scare anyone. But any contact with other humans is a risk, even if it's a low risk. To be clear, I will try my best to keep all my clients safe. Heck, I want to keep myself safe. So please help keep me and my other clients safe by keeping yourself healthy and canceling your appointment if you feel you feel sick.

4. Some services won't be available. For now there will be no 2 hour massages and also no aromatherapy

There might be a little awkwardness as I figure out how to make everything work. I hope you can be patient with me a little longer and come in for a massage when you feel ready. If you have any questions, please reach out and ask. I am here for you!

Have a Great Week,

Natalie Faircloth

Red Road Herbs, Stanton, NE

Last week I took a continuing education class (CEU) in Pierce, Nebraska. As part of the class on herbs and aromatherapy, I got to meet Rachel Lynn Liester, the founder of Red Road Herbs in Stanton, Nebraska. Rachel is a Master Naturalist, and has been curating and cultivating her land in Stanton with local plants and herbs. She and her family care for the land, harvest and dry herbs, make and sell herbs and homemade salves, teach class on herbcraft, and host events throughout the spring and summer.

Rachels’ class was my FAVORITE part of the CEU! She has so much knowledge. I am seriously considering heading out to Stanton to take one of her herbal classes or to visit during one of her open public events. The prices are more than reasonable, though Stanton is something like 2.5 hours from Omaha. But as we are beginning to see spring, all the trees beginning to bud, I can only imagine how beautiful and interesting the plant life is at Red Road Herbs.

They are having an open house on Arbor day, April 27th, with a walk in the woods. And, National Herb Day on Sunday May 5th they’ll be giving away a plant to each visitor. You can find info on other retreats and private herb classes at: http://www.redroadherbs.com/