As of April 30^th, Caring Palms will stop doing oiled massages. This includes Swedish, Deep Tissue, Hawaiian Lomi Lomi, and the popular Freeform. We will continue to do Myofascial Release (MFR), Reiki, Mediumship, Meditation, White Light, and other energy modalities as well as teach classes in many things..

For those that have gift certificates for massage that have not been used (and there are some that date back 5 – 7 years), they will be honored for Myofascial Release (MFR) or Reiki sessions only. If this does not work for you, we are sorry as there will be no refunds. This is because most unused gift certificates were purchased a minimum of six months ago with the majority of them purchased over 18 months ago.

Since Caring Palms will no longer be doing regular, oiled massage, I am listing two people here that I am referring people to. I have done trades with both of them, and have been satisfied. (And if I think they're good enough to work on me, they are good.) Keep in mind, they are not me. They have their own styles, own methods. But they each do a good job. They are...

Aquilla Hatcher in Jacksonville Beach

Julia Everson at Sawgrass

Caring Palms is looking forward to moving into the new space at 315 10^th Avenue South in Jacksonville Beach inside Shine Wellness’ additional building. To accomplish this, there will be no appointments booked for the month of May. Booking will be available in June as soon as we can get approval from the state and city. Classes scheduled in May will take place at the current studio on the dates and times they are set for. (The place may be fairly empty, but the classes will take place.)

Those that have bought furniture, lamps and other things can pick them up anytime after April 30^th, Just call to arrange a time. Also, if what you bought is large or heavy, bring someone along to help you lift and move it. (Back issues is the main reason for the change in the first place.)

This is the new location at 315 10th Avenue South, behind the Benjamin Moore paint store on Third Street ( Sorry, I thought the numbers on the front were visible).

Because of the changes in services, the Caring Palms' website will be changing. The changes have been made locally for the full website, and will be moved out to the web on May 1^st. When going to the site, you might need to refresh your browser screen to get the newer pages. (About 95% of site works and has been tested on a local computer. The rest of the testing will happen once the site goes live as there are some things that do not work unless the files are sitting in the cloud. So if you find links that do not work, please let us know.) The mobile website will take longer and changes can not be made until May as each change to that site goes live instantly. All the text needed has been created in a Word document, so it should mostly be a matter of copying and pasting with some logistical things to figure out.

The new site will better represent what Caring Palms does as far as services, classes, and other things. The menu across the top has been changed to reflect this showing Services, Continuing Ed, Classes, Mediumship, Meditation along with some of the ones it has now like T-Shirts, Our Studio, Events, Contact, and Links.

It should make it easier to find what you are looking for.

Since people do not see the t-shirt designs too often, a new shirt will be featured each month.

For the most part, we tend to be fairly selfless beings. We care about others, whether that be family, friends, coworkers, or just people in general. We make sure the needs of the family are met, there’s food on the table, there’s a roof over their heads. That is care and dedication.

The same is true for meeting expectations at work. We do the best we can to make sure projects are done on time, to treat everyone properly, coworkers, employees, managers. That too is care and dedication. So why do we feel selfish when we take time for ourselves?

We give and give. Don’t we deserve something back? Aren’t we worth the same amount and care, love, and consideration that we give others? The true answer to that is… YES.

We feel ourselves to be that granite obelisk, something standing tall that nothing can affect. We are strong, and there is no end to this strength. We can be that stoic object that everyone can come to for support. And that is fine, for a while. But even rock weathers over time. It starts to crack, to chip, eventually crumble. No matter how strong you think you are, the same happens to you.

Without some type of self care, anyone will eventually break down or fall apart. Sometimes you simply need to take a breath, stop, center, refill your energies so that you can come back stronger than you previously were. Take a spa day. Sit and meditate. Take a walk in nature (which is also a form of meditation). Read. It may seem selfish to do so when you have responsibilities, but it you don’t, eventually, you won’t be able to fulfill those responsibilities.

There has to be balance. One can not give until they have nothing left and think they can continue to give. For most of us, we are like a pendulum, swinging back and forth. The point of balance is where the pendulum passes at the fastest speed. We need to do better. We need to take the time to better balance ourselves.

So when we think about it, taking time for ourselves is not selfish, it is actually selfless. It allows us to strengthen so we can continue with our responsibilities but at full capacity rather than running on empty. By taking the time for ourselves, we have the strength to give all of ourselves to those that need.

Being selfish is being selfless. 

Think about it. Let it ruminate in your mind. Then take the time and find your balance.

The first three guided meditations are now available. We have a small inventory in-house). When these have been sold, we will replenish them (replenishment takes about 10 days). These meditations are also available online as CDs or MP3s and can be purchased through the Meditations Page. If you are looking for a safe meditative journey to relax or work, come see us, or purchase one (or all three) online. Available meditations include, Finding Sanctuary, Working Through Past Experiences, and Visiting With Your Guides. We are hoping to have the other three available within a few months.