Falloon brings years of experience to Prairie Bliss

Opinion

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Release tension, get rid of sore muscles, relax into oblivion. Ahhh, the benefits of a good massage.

Oct. 23-29 is National Massage Therapy Week, a week dedicated to raising the awareness of the massage therapy profession. We’re fortunate to have many qualified and amazing therapists in Brandon and the surrounding area.

Jamie Falloon of Prairie Bliss Massage Therapy is new to the local scene, but has 11 years of experience in the industry.

Falloon grew up in Brandon and continued her studies, graduating with a two-year diploma, at the Massage Therapy College of Manitoba in Winnipeg. She then spent some time travelling and working in different areas of Canada, as well as in Grand Cayman.

She recently moved back to Brandon and started her business in February; moving to her current location at 648 10th St. (in the same building as Contour Massage) this past summer.

As a licensed massage therapist, she offers Swedish, therapeutic/deep tissue, sport and aromatherapy massage, plus she has taken a special interest in pre and postnatal massage and specializes in those areas.

“There’s different focuses with prenatal massage, but every massage is tailored to each person’s individual needs. I have some prenatal clients that were coming for a massage once a week in their last trimester. They are sore and uncomfortable and things ache, so I try to get in there and relax their muscles and make them a little more comfortable,” Falloon said.

Falloon is pleased to announce that she just started offering hot stone massage, which is relaxation massage using hot stones and they now have gift certificates available. As well, they offer easy online booking so finding time for a massage just got that much easier!

For more information, visit prairiebliss.com or call/text 778-977-6466.

Shopping Magic

There’s just a couple of weeks left to pick up your tickets for this year’s Holiday Magic at Shoppers Mall. The event will be held on Nov. 5 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and features one-night-only specials, store discounts and great prizes.

Tickets are limited and can be purchased from one of 40 different participating charities or at Guest Services. Visit shoppersmallbrandon.com/

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Over the past four years, the event has raised $80,000 for local non-profit organizations.

In other news from Shoppers Mall, congratulations to the centre for picking up a silver award in advertising for the “I Will” branding camping from the International Council of Shopping Centres award program. Way to go!

Downtown Celebration

Head down to Ten Thousand Villages at 829 Rosser Ave. this afternoon to help them celebrate 70 years of Fair Trade, as the organization achieves this major milestone.

The celebration takes place today from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. and includes cake and coffee, special sales, surprises and a grand prize draw.

Stores across Canada will be celebrating the work of Edna Ruth Byler who started the organization in 1946 to help improve the lives of women in poverty by empowering artisans.

Ten Thousand Villages Canada sells artisan-crafted personal accessories, home decor and gift items from around the globe providing sustainable income through Fair Trade for food, education, health care and housing.

“We’re taking this as our opportunity to thank our community for supporting us over the last 70 years. We’ve had a presence in downtown Brandon for the last 26 of those years and we are grateful for all the support,” said Lynn Nightingale, manager of Ten Thousand Villages.

For details, call 204-726-8755 or email Brandon@villages.ca.