The geeky holistic green girl

It's been a while since I lasted posted in this column, but this is a good conversation to get started right now. OBE readers, I'm the only geeky holistic green girl I know. Seriously. One of my clients today commented yet again, on how great he thinks my massage site is. Not that it's designed very well or anything, just that I use the available technology to make it easier for clients to schedule their appointments. Unlike many therapists who insist you call them (I do understand and love the personal touch, however...) I have both a phone schedule process and online scheduling. It just makes sense to me: make it easy, make it accessible.

Without my computer, I wouldn't be in business. I wouldn't still be in the green beauty arena, I wouldn't have been able to teach and I wouldn't be able to source new products. What about my video reviews? Where would you get my cheesy, unscripted opinions on products if I didn't record my video podcasts?

Technology has come a very long way from when I was a kid: back when we had UHF and VHF channels with the dial to change among four stations. We take digital pictures with digital cameras or cell phones then shoot them live via YouTube, Veoh or iWeb. How amazing is this life we live?

As an massage therapist, I am among a very small percentage of folks who are web savvy, using the numerous opportunities present online. For me, it's the only way to do business. Right now I'm looking for a really good digital video camera to produce some massage video clips and if I had my way, there'd be a free program that would allow me to have great backgrounds in my videos.

Tell me OBE readers, how is technology working for you in the new milienium? You read this blog, you probably have a cell phone with a camera or an MP3 player. What else? Share your thoughts in the comments section.

Comments

[holistic directory]

I recently came across your blog and have been reading about holistic therapies. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

[Andrea]

Sharon,

Thanks for the comment. While I agree somewhat with your statement, I think that message will vary from person to person. While many of us endeavor to use more naturally harmonious products, at the end of the day, many women (and men) will opt for efficacy.

Beyond that, it's been shown again and again, that we're always looking for that "hope in a jar." And, there's something to be said for variety as well!

Thanks for reading the blog!
AK

[Sharon]

The essence of holistic skin care is simplicity. Having good skin does not mean keeping your medicine cabinet packed with a vast assortment of bottles and jars containing ingredients with seven syllables in their names. I too have a blog about natural beauty.