Coming Soon

Well, Spring brings blossoms and growth and a whole lot of newness. And, we at Reconnecting are feeling Spring-y!

Coming soon: Yoga Classes!!

Donna and Mandy have spent the last few months reading, studying, practicing and just doing Yoga affiliated activities and soon will graduate from the program. With graduation coming soon, planning for times and
days to offer Yoga classes at Reconnecting are in the works.

At present Tuesday at 5:00 PM and looking at Monday at 5:00 PM and possibly Thursday at 5:00. We are open to suggestions for client preference in an effort to accommodate as many as we can.

More details will be provided when everything is in place.

In the meantime, the facility will undergo some changes to make these classes possible. At some point the waiting room and office room will be switching places and eventually customers will enter at the front door.

For more information just get in contact with us and we'll answer any questions you may have.

Winter 2010 Food Drive & Open House Results

Down Town Clarion kicks off the Holiday Celebration every year with local discounts, events, late hours and free parking during Customer Appreciation Day.


This year that day was on Monday, November 22 and Reconnecting participated with a Food Drive and Open House.

Regular and New Customers were welcome to a free chair massage and free paraffin dip for hands if they brought 4 dry goods later to be donated to the local Food Bank.

Our doors opened at noon and we quickly spent the day stacking canned and boxed good under the Christmas tree in the waiting room between visits, massages, and paraffin dips as well as tours and scheduling.

By the end of the night we welcomed several new customers as well as counted 85 goods to be donated.

We had fun participating in this years Appreciation Day by giving back to our community and thank all of those who were able to come for the event and look forward to a repeat next year.

Until then, have a blessed Holiday Season.

Massage for Soldiers

Whether or not you agree with the war overseas, one thing stands true for us all: We are grateful for the brave ones who are sent there and thankful when they return.
Recently, men and woman returned in this and surrounding counties and will spend the next few months reacquainting themselves with family, and hopefully an atmosphere of peace and balance.
Among all the things family could do for their returned loved ones, scheduling a professional massage should definitely be on the list. Although many are aware of using massage to relax a little bit, there are those who are unaware of the many benefits that go far beyond pampering the body.
Various massage techniques can be used to help break down tension within muscles that have become programmed to stay tense in anticipation and can re-learn how to relax. Massage can also help with the release of endorphins, our body’s ‘feel-good’ hormone, as well as assist the body’s production of serotonin, a hormone that’s crucial to keep balanced in those suffering from depression.
Additionally, giving the body a chance to relax in a near meditative state can assist receivers in getting better REM sleep, the phase of sleep when the body rests as well as heals itself from daily activities. Best of all, the relaxed response a body has following a massage can last 2, 3, and sometimes as long as 4 days afterwards.
Because I believe whole-heartedly in the benefits of massage, I’ll be offering free half-hour massages to soldiers who’ve just returned, with the option of upgrading to an hour for a small fee from now until November 30, 2009. Just call (814) 226-5151 for more details.

Reconnecting Mini-Retreat

Every year, my massage association Associated Massage & Bodywork Professionals (ABMP) sponsors Everybody Deserves a Massage Week, requesting massage therapists to not only spend some time educating their community about massage but also finding a way to give back.

This was the first year I was able to contribute and, apparently, decided to do it big. For the first time since I've been in business, Reconnecting hosted a Charity Event: Reconnecting Mini-Retreat, with all the proceeds benefiting Charitable Deeds in Clarion.

The Mini-Retreat offered three pamperings for $25 with choices between Hypno-meditation, chair massage, reflexology, and Mary Kay Satin Hands and paraffin dip. Along with the Mary Kay booth, we also had a Pampered Chef consultant, purse party booth, and Young Living Essential oils.

Everybody who offered some sort of service also participated in the Chinese auction which included gift certificates for massage or reflexology, a Dolce and Gabanna hand bag, a Pampered Chef Mandolin, a flower arrangement from Flowers and Bows, among other items.

All in all, it was a fun day for me, vendors and volunteers, and visitors, who all walked away with a bag containing information from just about every business who participated and a few vouchers for future services.

I think I'm safe in saying it was a success as I report gifting Charitable Deeds $362 solely from this event!

And, because it was so much fun, there's talk of doing something before Christmas this winter . . . only time will tell.

In the Community: ALF '08

Fall is upon us, the leaves are changing, and Clarion, PA is once again hosting their annual Autumn Leaf Festival (ALF); and just like so many years before this one, local and out-of-town people will be walking Main street, literally, to enjoy Farmer's and Crafter's Day.

This year, both members of Reconnecting will be offering chair massage for donations that will be given to a local food bank.

Helen will be there 9:00AM -11:00AM and again at 3:00PM - 4:00PM.

Donna will be there 1:00PM - 3:00PM. Afterwards, she will be setting up a chair at the Clarion Mall next to Mega Roc's station to offer Chair Massages during the Mall's first Wild Animal Show.

Hope to see you there.