Weekly Giveaway: 1 Hour Massage with Aromatherapy at Massage Heights

You are going to want to enter every day for this week’s giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a 1 hour massage with aromatherapy from Massage Heights in Flower Mound. Each massage is customized to your specific needs and is performed by a licensed massage therapist who has completed at least 500 hours of intensive training.  Peace and total relaxation is the goal for your massage.  The massage room is dimly lit, while soft, relaxing music plays overhead. You also have an option of adding aromatherapy to your escape.  What are you waiting for?  Let’s go!

Entering is easy.  Below, there are several  ways to earn entries…choose your favorite or do them all!  You can enter everyday, if you choose!  To begin, you can either login through facebook, or enter your name and email address (this is how we will notify you if you win).

One  winner will each receive a 1 hour massage with aromatherapy at Massage Heights in Flower Mound. The winner will be drawn randomly from submitted entries on February 7th  (entry period ends at midnight EST, on February 6th) and notified by email and a facebook post the same day.  The winner must reply with a valid mailing address within 5 business days or another winner will be selected.  Good Luck!

Massage Heights – Flower Mound is located at:  5801 Long Prairie #650 972.249.9790

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Valentine’s Day 2012 in Flo Mo…Stay Close to Home!

This is our 3rd Annual Valentine’s Day Feature on FlowerMoundFamily.com.  Since love is in the air, we like to give you our top choices from places we love for Valentine’s Day fun and unique gift ideas for everyone in your family!

Ladies, be sure to forward this page to your husbands to give him some ideas!

***Click on the businesses below to find the printable coupons. ***

Did You Know Yoga can Help ADHD and other Special Needs?

Children with special needs can benefit from consistent yoga practice. Yoga is particularly helpful for those students diagnosed with ADHD – attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. The self awareness strategies, self control, and concentration helps with attention and focus, enabling the ADHD student to succeed in the learning environment. Yoga helps the children have self-control, rather than waiting for an adult to control them.

Children with Down Syndrome have delayed motor development and low muscle tone. Yoga poses can help to stretch, tone, and strengthen the entire body. The practice benefits the internal organs and can help revitalize the endocrine glands. Children with Down Syndrome tend to become overweight as they get older. Yoga can help keep the body slim and flexible. The breathing exercises can affect the nervous system and help with concentration and memory. These skills are vital for any child with a developmental disability.

Cerebral Palsy is a disorder that affects motor areas in the brain affecting muscle tone and the ability to control motor function. Yoga promotes deep relaxation and can help to reduce high muscle tone, which is often a problem faced by children with Cerebral Palsy. By holding a yoga pose, the muscle and tendons are given a relaxing stretch, releasing overall tightness and stress around the joints and throughout the muscle structure. The poses can actually improve both high and low muscle tone problems and can help realign the spine. As more space is created between the vertebrae, pressure is reduced on the disks and nerves. This can help develop a greater range of movement and coordination as well as greater independence for children with cerebral palsy.

Students on the Autism spectrum greatly benefit from the practice of yoga. It can create a bond between the teacher and student developing a mutual trust and friendship. A combination of poses, deep relaxation, and breathing can provide sensory integration, promote social interaction, and aid the development of body awareness and concentration. Children with autism are often withdrawn, relating better to objects than people. Poses such as Mountain, Tree, or Down Dog may be more engaging for them. Breathing techniques and guided visualization can teach coping strategies, reduce stress, and provide a sense of calm, as well as releasing pent-up energy that is typical of the autistic child.

Article written and provided by Liza Doll
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Winners Announced! Weekly Giveaway: $25 Fish City Grill Gift Certificate for 2 winners!

Don’t miss your chance to win 1 of 2 $25 gift certificates to one of Flower Mound’s favorite restaurants. As a matter of fact, Fish City Grill was voted “Best Seafood” in D Magazine’s ”Best of Big D” Reader’s Choice 2011!”

Fish City Grill is a full-service neighborhood seafood joint, serving quality seafood and libations, with a friendly, laid-back attitude.  So, you guessed it…it’s perfect for the whole family (and kids eat free with a paying adult on Sundays)!  They offer serious seafood that is both comfortable – Fried Catfish and Pot Roast – and innovative – Oyster Nachos and Thai Coconut Shrimp Salad.

We mentioned they were serious about seafood…they offer six to eight fresh seafood specials that change twice a day on their chalkboards.  This allows them to cater to our tastes right here in Flower Mound and also take advantage of the seasonality of various fresh seafood availability.

Entering is easy.  Below, there are several  ways to earn entries…choose your favorite or do them all!  You can enter everyday, if you choose!  To begin, you can either login through facebook, or enter your name and email address (this is how we will notify you if you win).

Two winners will each receive a $25 gift certificate to Fish City Grill in Flower Mound. The winner will be drawn randomly from submitted entries on January 31st (entry period ends at midnight EST, on January 30th) and notified by email and a facebook post the same day.  The winner must reply with a valid mailing address within 5 business days or another winner will be selected.  Good Luck!

Fish City Grill is located at 2628 Long Prairie Rd. # 100 972.899.1630

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Kids, Plant a Valentine Flower at Calloway’s Nursery

Bring your kids to Calloway’s Nursery in Flower Mound this Saturday, February 11, 2012 between 10am-2pm, and they can plant a flower for their favorite Valentine.

The kids must be with an adult so they can pot a plant to give to their special valentine. Materials and work space will be provided. Look for the Valentine’s Day Planting Station.

Registration is not required from the Valentine’s Planting Day. The event is “come-and-go” from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m.

Calloway’s Nursery  is located at: 2901 Long Prairie Road, south of Firewheel Dr.
972.691.2650

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