ALCHEMY IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED UNTIL MAY 1, 2020 DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
AT THAT TIME WE WILL REEVALUATE THE SITUATION AND OPEN OR EXTEND THE CLOSURE DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SCHEDULE FORWARD, AND WE SIMPLY ASK YOU PATIENCE IF WE MUST MAKE CHANGES.

You are welcome to schedule forward into May
To schedule additional sessions, or if you have any questions,
please feel free to email us wellness@alchemyhealingartscenter.com

March 16, 2020

To Alchemy's Wonderful Clients and Friends,

Today I made the difficult decision to close Alchemy until April 1, 2020 in order to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and protect us all from COVID-19.

This isn’t a decision I reached lightly knowing the incredible benefits people receive from their sessions. However, at this time, our work is non-essential and social distancing is far more important because it is clear that we do not have a complete understanding of how the virus spreads. We do not want to inadvertently cause harm. Thankfully, the local response is ramping up and until testing is happening for far more symptomatic people, we will not learn the full extent of this pandemic.

If you are scheduled in March, you will receive an email notice that we have canceled your session. You are welcome to use our online system to re-schedule in April. We will all hope and pray that the situation has stabilized.

Please keep your beloved therapists in your thoughts during this temporary shut-down, we all love our profession and it is hard to not be able to do it. As with so many others, this will be a financial challenge. As Alchemy’s owner I will do all I can to ease that for the Alchemists. We will all probably be tightening our belts a bit, as I imagine many of you are doing too.

Watch for our emails - in the next few days, I will announce some options for distance healing with Kay Schaefer, and we are considering offering some online workshops, meditations, and consultations as well.

Finally, thank you, I am filled with gratitude for all the wonderful clients that have graced Alchemy’s space. It is because of you, your good cheer, loyalty, and commitment to your own wellness that I know we will weather this storm and get back to business on the other side.

Please take care of yourselves and each other, stay home and take it easy.

And remember, this isn’t a time that you must be incredibly productive, if naps, Netflix, odd foods, and an occasional walk are how it goes, I say you are doing great.
With love and my best wishes,
Amelia
Amelia Mitchell, LMT, LLCC, BCTMB
owner,
Alchemy Healing Arts Center, LLC


ps: Please wash your hands!
Soap and Water are by far the most effective cleanser, better than sanitizer.

WHEN IS IT OK TO COME FOR YOUR SESSION?
WHEN IS RESCHEDULING BEST?
410-263-1272

We are living in a time of heightened concern due to the spread of COVID-19 around the world.
Alchemy understands this and continues to monitor the situation while doing all we can to provide our services safely.  We have had policies in place since opening in 2006 that cover the concerns, and it is important to note the specifics. 

We ask you to call or email to reschedule your session:

• if you are sick, running a fever, or feel like you are coming down with something
• if you have been exposed to COVID-19, the Corona Virus, the flu, or other communicable disease
• or you have any respiratory system symptoms - cough, sneezing, wheezing

Our cancellation policy requests 24 hour notice, however if you newly fall under any of the categories above, we will waive the cancellation fee - please contact us immediately. We ask you to reschedule for a time when you are feeling better or not contagious.

In addition, we suggest that our elders and those with underlying health issues who are at higher risk take stronger measures to avoid contact with the coronavirus. We understand completely if you want to stay home and prefer to cancel your appointment. That is a reasonable cautionary choice. Please let us know as soon as possible.

At Alchemy we remain on top of our responsibilities around keeping the space and surfaces disinfected, we always change linens between clients, and we ask you not to re-use your hand towel after drying hands in the bathroom.  We do not rely on essential oils or such products for disinfection.

Our therapists take everyone's health very seriously and we will cancel sessions if a therapist is unwell.

We know many of our clients are at an increased level of risk to any illness due to age, health status, or being immune-compromised - these are the clients we are focused on protecting. If at any time you have questions or concerns, please give us a call at 410-263-1272 to discuss.

Viruses and bacteria survive because they move from host to host, making it their job to convince you to be exposed to as many people as possible. Your job is to resist this temptation!

If you might be contagious, staying home is always the best choice.

Receiving massage or bodywork when you are sick, or might be getting sick:

We know how much you are looking forward to your massage; we know how much better you feel after your lymph drainage session, and what a difference craniosacral is making! 

Yet, when do you decide to reschedule instead of coming in to the office for your session? Won’t it help you feel better?

Well the truth is, bodywork can often flush more of what is going on into your system, bringing on increased symptoms making you feel like you were hit by a truck.

When in doubt, please call and talk with us.
We want to see you, and we want you to feel better after your session not worse. We also don’t want to catch what you have and have to be out of work ourselves!

Our cancellation policy asks you to call 24 hours, or more, in advance if you need to cancel an appointment. We also understand that illness happens, and are always happy to get you rescheduled if either you or your child are too sick to come in.

In massage school, we are all taught not to receive bodywork when getting or feeling sick. Every last one of us then pushed that envelope once, because we just didn't t believe it will be a problem.

Result: Hit by a truck syndrome. While we can never know for sure, it did seem like I got sicker, and for longer, when I got that massage in school right at the start of a cold. I learned my lesson, and won’t do that again!
     ~Amelia Mitchell

Some circumstances when it might make sense to come in for your session 
PLEASE COMMUNICATION WITH US IN ADVANCE

• Allergies and treated Sinus Infections – Lymph Drainage Therapy and CranioSacral Therapy can be very helpful in relieving inflammation and the resulting sinus pressure and pain. If you have an infection, please see your doctor first and visit when you are no longer contagious.
  
• Pediatric Ear Infections – can be utterly miserable for baby as well as parents, CranioSacral Therapy is an important holistic support for baby’s healing and can bring pain relief.
• A bronchial Infection, as it winds down – the coughing brought on by bronchitis or similar can make for sore ribs and back, while the accumulation of mucus in the lungs often keeps the coughing going on for weeks. Once treated by a doctor, and no longer contagious, we have many clients who will come for massage to relieve some of the aches and pains the coughing has brought on. Tapotement, a massage technique, helps to loosen secretions in the lungs, often bringing more productive coughs.

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