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Spa pampering comes to your employees!

By Michelle Chapman

Lower Mainland company Pamper Your Soul Mobile Spa Inc. provides luxurious spa treatments brought to you in the comforts of your own home, hotel or place of business.

It is a well-known fact that companies "emphasizing" employment health and wellness perform better. Massage and spa services have also been shown to reduce stress, anxiety and fatigue in high stress jobs.

Whether organizing a large scale Office Spa Party at or away from the office, or arranging a smaller Spa Party or a Wellness Day during lunch, mid-day or after work, Pamper Your Soul Mobile Spa can be there, whatever the location.

On-site chair massages (through clothes) are becoming increasingly popular, especially when taking the benefits into account: they loosen stiff muscles and allow improved joint and muscle function; relieve re-occurring headaches; enhance blood flow and circulation, thereby boosting the body’s energy levels as well as increasing mental and physical well-being, while naturally increasing employer-appreciation.

The employer benefits because staff come to your premises; treatments decrease sick days and work-related injuries; increase focus and accuracy; individuals feel better so they will naturally play better and work better; clients and colleagues appreciate the benefits of feeling better and attracts attention to your trade show booth!

This can be a monthly gift to your employees that has endless benefits. Health Canada reports "more than 83 per cent of businesses that responded said stress was a major health risk in their organizations, and 64 per cent said they have incorporated corporate wellness programs." (June 6, 2002, Globe & Mail)

High-end and personal

Echo Memoirs is an elite private book publisher specializing in custom-written and designed memoirs - exquisite hardcover coffee-table style books bursting with 50,000-100,000-word stories, hundreds of photographs and custom illustrations to express the personality of the individual or company. Echo Memoirs specializes in personal life stories, corporate histories and surprise birthday tribute books anda smaller books featuring clients’ weddings, pets and family cottages. A team of 12 creative professionals handle all research and production over two years. Project fees range from $125,000 for a personal life story to $200,000 for a corporate history. Corporate clients use their books for staff recruitment, training, culture strengthening, and customer loyalty building. Some prominent Vancouver-based corporate clients include: Lululemon, Purdy’s, Goldcorp, BC Bearing, St. Paul’s Hospital, The Beedie Group, and Davis & Co.

Perfect "green gift"

Green Zebra is an annual guide to the best of sustainable living in Greater Vancouver, containing over 250 exclusive offers from eco-friendly local businesses from restaurants to clothing stores.

"Rewarding staff and clients with a copy of Green Zebra guide gives them a token of your company’s commitment to sustainability that they can carry with them and use for the entire year," says Rebecca Fry, business development manager for Green Zebra Vancouver.

The sustainability story behind Green Zebra is that it’s a brand new fundraising initiative of TB Vets Charitable Foundation, with proceeds supporting a non-profit organization serving our community since 1946.

Dancing elves

Visit ElfYourself.com to create free custom holiday e-cards featuring their family, friends or pets performing a hilarious elf dance. Upload five photos to elf character bodies and select from four silly elf dances and hit play. Elf Yourself video e-cards can be emailed to friends/family, linked to social networks or downloaded to your desktop. It’s fast, green and inexpensive. Users can also create photo gift items featuring their "elfed image," from playing cards to to mouse pads.

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