Showing posts with label Belly Up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Belly Up. Show all posts

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Belly Up Spa


 As another month of Breast Cancer Awareness comes to an end, Belly Up Spa, Denver's only exclusive mom spa begins their journey speaking to cancer and catering to moms affected in a different and very tangible way.  Why now? Because cancer is not partial to a month, a color, or a ribbon - one in three will be touched.

Belly Up Spa already offers unique one of a kind treatments targeted to moms in all stages of motherhood from before, during and after pregnancy, and now after recent cancer specific training, they will speak to moms affected by cancer during all stages of treatment too - before, during, and after.

A mother herself, Belly Up Owner Rhonda James, is aware of the many needs of mom, especially those who are compromised with something like cancer as many of the spas clients have directly or indirectly been affected.  But with a vision to be more than the typical spa, and cautious to not fall into the same pink robbon participation Rhonda held off outreach until it was right for Belly Up to embrace the affected community.  As breast cancer awareness month neared this year, the right opportunity finally did come.

"The hands, feet, and nails are highly impacted by cancer treatment, sometimes with long-term impact.  And manicuring services are the most chosen by women in general, even women battling cancer.  Having this kind of knowledge and tools allows us to have an amazing impact on the front line, something that's really important to us at Belly Up Spa," says Rhonda.

After recently finding NONTOXIQUE, a holistic hand, foot, and nail care line for the spa, Belly Up got more than they bargained with their new exclusive vendor relationship.  Not only is NONTOXIQUE a 100% active line that delivers results, the line was created by a health-based manicurist who knows all too well what it means to become health compromised.  As a result of personal experience, NONTOXIQUE is the first truly holistic spa hand and foot care line that delivers results safely using only ingredients proven to be effective, non-skin sensitizing, non-UV reactive and not known to build up in the body contributing to cancer, birth-defects or any other health concern.

But that's only part of the story.

NONTOXIQUE eats, sleeps and breathes wellness and to make sure its importance is understood in the spa, the company offers extensive education and insights into healthy and ultra safe manicuring services - including a department audit to make sure everything from sanitation to treatment techniques are what they should be regardless if the state required such strict standards yet or not.

Once strict requirements such as 'one per use' policy and sterilization are met, Oncology Manicuring Education is provided which allows manicurists to understand and properly act on different stages of cancer and the needs a client may have from their diagnosis into recovery.

So as Breast Cancer Awareness month comes to an end, the journey is just beginning for Belly Up Spa and those who have been touched.  With new and exclusive offerings not available anywhere else in the greater Denver area that speak specifically to the changes experienced on the cancer journey - before, during and after.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Beautiful Baby Contest


The Beautiful Baby Contest starts today!  Children from 0 - 6 years old can be entered to win.  The winner receive $500 in cash prizes and be on the cover of The Baby Guide, an upscale baby magazine for Moms.  The contest is sponsored by Belly Up Spa!  To enter visit Belly Up Spa on Facebook.  Click on Beautiful Baby Contest, fill out the form, and upload a photo of your child.  You can vote once a day, and others can vote for your child too :)  The cutoff for voting will be May 1st.  Ten semi-finalists will be selected.  They will receive a professional photo shoot, and after a week of voting, the winner will be announced!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Belly Up Spa!!!

One of my friends, Rhonda, (an incredible person and amazing Mom!) is opening up her dream business and I am SO excited for her!  I will post all the details about the grand opening once that gets closer, but for now I thought I would share what will be coming soon! 
 
Belly Up Spa, a funny & cute name you soon won't forget.  It will change the way you look at spas. Let's define spas.. ahhh a place you go to relax, check.. a place you go for a facial, check.. a place you go when you hurt you back.. check.  Belly Up has all of that too, but Belly Up caters to Moms!  All moms… so whether you are thinking about becoming a Mom, you are an expecting, you are a Mom to 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 kids, working Mom, stay home Mom, or Grandmom… this is a place that caters to you!!  This will be a place you want to go to because it will be that fix of happiness and rejuvenation. 

Why not BellyUp to the nail bar with Momtini pedicure.. extra olives please!!  Or a hot fudge sundae pedicure.. really?!!  And they don't call them nail techs, they are MOMtenders…haha.  Or book a My Mom Rocks massage, or a Pregnancy massage given by their prenatal certified massage therapist.  They even have the option for organic products used during their facials, which is perfect for Moms to be!  (I remember being pregnant with Jack and really wanting a facial but I never got one because I was so worried about all of the chemicals.)  If only Belly Up Spa was open 2 years ago :) 

For the expectant Mommy, they will have 3D/4D ultrasounds to make your memories even sweeter. What Mom doesn't like to shop for things she needs and things she doesn't need, Belly Up will carry everything a Mom will want!!  Of course with Mom comes her family, so they will have special times for mommy & me pedicures, mommy & me yoga, and family nights.  They also have a couples room, when its time to reconnect with your loved one, or sister or heck even your Mom… it's a time free of outside interruptions. 

They will have yoga classes in their private yoga studio!! As well as Belly Up Bootcamp! Bring it on!  Belly Up will also be offering a 10 week training for Moms who have always wanted to run a 5K but are not sure how to get there.  In the fall they will be sponsoring a 5k that supports their non-profit..Robbie's Wish.  They will also be holding book clubs, knitting, and many other social events…so not just your average spa!!  They are redefining the business.

Belly Up has been a vision for the owner Rhonda James, ever since she had her first child, Hayden, 9 years ago.  "It's funny, I have napkins, notebooks & an actual vision board with all my ideas on them!" She went on to have 3 more children but also lost one of those 3 to a cord accident, hence the birth of their non-profit, Robbie's Wish, from which all proceeds go to children in need.  Rhonda says "I am so excited to bring Moms together at Belly Up, I believe my gift is just that, to bring a community of families together so they can enjoy what they have, laugh, relax, and rejuvenate so they can be the best Mom they can be.  We as Moms give so much, so I am hoping Belly Up can give back to them."

Construction is underway, they will be located at 7600 E Park Meadows Drive #600 in Lone Tree, right around the corner from Monkey Business.  Depending on construction, they plan to open in March.  To follow the happenings of Belly Up, please join them on Facebook or Twitter

Rhonda is also the publisher/owner of Denver’s only upscale baby magazine called the Baby Guide and kids too... of the Mile High City. A unique magazine that's geared towards Moms.  It will be distributed in local hospitals and baby stores.  I will have some exciting news about the magazine in February :)