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Embracing Grief and Letting Go: Finding Balance and Healing Through TCM

This season is more than just a visual change—it invites us to reflect, release, and reconnect with our emotions. For many, autumn brings up the emotion of grief, which can be subtle or profound, depending on life’s circumstances.
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Aligning with the Season – Embracing the Power of Slowing Down and Letting Go with TCM

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, this season of slowing down and letting go relate to our lungs and large intestine organs and meridians. Slowing down can look like...
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Experience the Ionic Foot Detox at Yoso

Did you know your feet contain over 2,000 sweat glands and 4,000 pores. This makes them incredibly efficient at eliminating toxins.
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How Full Spectrum Infrared Sauna Can Enhance Your Health

Experience our ADA accessible Full Spectrum Infrared Sauna with Chromotherapy to detoxify, relieve pain, enhance skin health, and promote deep relaxation.
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How does Ballancer Pro Lymphatic Drainage Machine Work

The lymphatic system is often overlooked, yet it plays a crucial role in maintaining our health and well-being. Think of it as your body's built-in 'sewer system'—a network that helps to keep everything running smoothly by removing waste and toxins that accumulate in our bodies.

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Welcoming the Year of the Wood Dragon

Embrace the Year of the Wood Dragon with Yoso. Discover how the transition from Water Rabbit to Wood Dragon signifies expansion and opportunity. Learn actionable steps for holistic wellness, from acupuncture to detox programs, and join us for a transformative journey of growth, health, and revitalization. 
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Combating Neck Pain with Sleep Hygiene and Acupuncture

Struggling with morning neck pain? Dr. Lauren reveals how small changes in your nightly routine, combined with targeted acupuncture, can alleviate neck discomfort. Dive into our guide to transform your sleep and wake up pain-free!
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Discover the Healing Fusion of Cupping Therapy and Massage - A Holistic Journey to Wellness

At Yoso Wellness Spa in Santa Cruz, when cupping therapy and massage are combined, the results experienced are enhanced muscle relief, stress and anxiety reduction, holistic and customized wellness. 
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Update to Cancellation Policy at Yoso Wellness Spa

Important Updates to Yoso Wellness Spa's Cancellation Policy in an effort to continue to support our wonderful practitioners.
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What does Yoso mean?

Why a Japanese name? The Japanese aesthetic is a set of ancient ideals that include wabi (transient and stark beauty), sabi (the beauty of natural patina and aging), and yūgen (profound grace and subtlety). These ideals underpin much of...
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Venus Retrograde - Relationship, Romance, Beauty & Money

Is it just me or is anyone else feeling the run in with the wall? This definitely a tumultuous time for the heart With Venus in retrograde and ruling the parts of our lives in romance, relationships, money and beauty through Jan. 29th. Now is a time to sort through any underlying issues that are lingering in the above areas. Here is a breakdown of what's going on and solutions to the challenge. 

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New Year, New Moon, New Perspective - Taking Action

What a great time to set the foundation for the year ahead. We did a lot of watering ourselves this past year for change and now let’s bloom creating actionable steps! This is your year to rewrite systems, release patterns, create space for insight, find clarity in my mission and flourish.
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6 Winter Skin Tips to Combat Dry Skin

We all desire to have healthy and happy skin and we know that as the cold months approach, sometimes your skin can feel a little depleted, dull and simply dry. In an effort to maintain a glowing complexion during the winter season when skin can get a little dry, try out our 6 winter skin tips. 
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Improving Your Mental Health: 8 Techniques to Try Today

You don’t know what someone is going through just by looking at them. After the tumultuous last nearly two years we’ve had, you can pretty much guarantee that everyone around you has been affected by COVID-19 in some way or another. 

We still need to bring awareness to how we can better support ourselves and those around us. Here are 8 are techniques we can use to improve our mental health as we enter this new era of a post-pandemic world? 

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Create a Work-Life Balance that Works for You

Create a better work-life balance in your life with these practical steps towards a healthier, more balanced life! In this article we cover why a work-life balance is importance and how you can move towards a balanced life.
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Trust Your Gut! It knows what's what.

This could go so many directions right! What you eat. What you feel within. Lets touch on both and how it impacts our body.⁠ ⁠
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8 Quick SPF Tips for Skin Cancer Awareness Month

Fact: 90% of our aging is a result of sun exposure. We have the power for ourselves to protect our skin and slow the process of skin damage, aging and skin cancer prevention on our children for their future. In the spirit of Skin Cancer Awareness month, we are sharing some helpful tips to protect your skin this summer. 
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Consciously Celebrating Mother’s Day in 2021

Motherhood holds different meanings to each individual person. This year as we continue in a global pandemic. We want to honor and celebrate moms in a variety of ways that might work for each person based on their comfort, distance and ability. 
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6 Helpful Tips to Avoid Greenwashing

How can you avoid greenwashing in order to be a more conscious consumer? Read the latest blog post for 6 helpful tips to learn how to avoid greenwashing!
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Born in a Recession. This is Just our Puberty.

WOW. There has been a lot to process on so many levels. Finding balance in the unbalanced and trying to know through the unknown. I'm going to get vulnerable with you as we settle in on day 12 and our new reality. Many have also inquired about how to help support Yoso through this tumultuous time, thank you, more on that is coming in a separate post.