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Flourish Counseling and Mental Wellness Center Opens in Lakeway

Written by Mandy Spivey | May 10, 2016

When you feel like you’re in a rut or just need someone to talk to, look to Flourish Counseling and Mental Health Center for a mental health professional you can lean on when times get tough.

Current statistics by the National Alliance on Mental Health estimates that 1 in 4 adults will experience mental illness in a given year.

1 in 5 adolescents will experience mental health issues each year, which is why it’s important to stay on the forefront of your family’s mental health and well-being.

What started as a solo practice in Bee Cave run by Dr. Candice Ackerman quickly grew into the six therapist counseling center it is today. With expansion dreams on the horizon, Dr. Ackerman started the search for the perfect spot for her budding practice.

Austin Salt Cave: Halotherapy and Salt Wellness Center Opens in Lakeway

Written by Mandy Spivey | May 2, 2016

When Lakeway local, Jack Cramer, starts to have allergy flare ups, he hits the salt cave.

He’s the owner and operator of the newest wellness center of its kind to open in the Lake Travis area, Austin Salt Cave, but the science behind salt caves goes back 200 years.

It was during the 19th century that Polish academics noticed that salt miners weren’t having the same negative health effects from being in the mines that other earth-dwelling professions seemed to have in large numbers.

As it turned out, not only were they healthier than miners of other minerals, but they were healthier than the general public, as well.

Science was starting to show the benefits of applying salt in a therapeutic way, and by the 1960s “Halotherapy” was a wellness technique that was catching on as a way to help alleviate the symptoms of asthma, skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis, and even general allergies.

When a Fitness Class Becomes Your Life: Meet Lake Travis Local Sarah Regier, Owner of barre3 in Four Points

Written by Tiffini Brock | April 25, 2016

Usually when you hear the word “franchise” you think fast food and a lack of creativity. However, in the case of the new barre3 in Four Points, the word “franchise” directly relates to creative passion and personal health.

Sarah Regier started attending barre3 classes in Austin and like many others fell in love. Sarah became so impassioned with the barre3 fitness method that she decided to take the leap and become an owner of a studio, which was an option through the company’s franchise program.

Now for those of you unfamiliar with a barre3 class let me tell you, from personal experience, it will kick your butt. Literally.

The class is based on yoga, Pilates, and ballet. And I’ll just say you will have a new-found respect for those dainty ballerinas. Those tiny dancers will seem like ninja warriors to you as you leave your first class telling yourself you will be mentally prepared next time to conquer all that is barre3 … and those socks you had to buy at the front desk won’t go to waste.

It’s one thing to become a regular class attendee, quite another to want to make barre3 your life. LTL caught up with the Four Points studio owner to find out how she went from barre3 lover to barre3 franchisee.

The Humble Origins of the Lakeway Sing Along

Written by Tiffini Brock | April 19, 2016

One of the organizations that makes our community so great and unique is the Lakeway Sing Along.

You might have caught one of their Spring or Christmas performances. Or you may actually know one of the 80 or so members. Either way, the Lakeway Sing Along brings a magical thing to the Lake Travis community — the ability to make you actually want to sing along with them … in public (though it is not at all a requirement).

I was able to sit down with founding member Glenda Foreman and ask her how her group got started and grew to such epic, musical proportions.

Lakeway Dermatology Opens in Bee Cave

Written by Mandy Spivey | April 12, 2016

One of the charms of living in the Lake Travis area is being able to see local businesses grow and expand.

Just take a drive down 620 for the newest in restaurants, trendy boutiques and private practices that are flourishing in Lakeway and Bee Cave to see proof that the Lake Travis area is growing.

When you’re looking for the answer to a skin problem, don’t forget the team at Lakeway Dermatology to point you in the right direction. You might have noticed their brand new building just next to Salsa’s restaurant near Falconhead.

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