A boutique spa offering Skincare, Electrolysis & Massage. Result oriented, and Holistic minded prod
We offer an authentic skincare experience that provides personalized result oriented treatments in a relaxed boutique setting to improve your skin and nourish the body and soul.
02/16/2026
Happy Monday, happy new week, happy three-day weekend thanks to U.S. presidents. Actually, we should thank Congress for the holiday.
Back in the day, we used to celebrate separately two notable presidents both with birthdays in February; George Washington, born February 22 and Abraham Lincoln, born February 12.
But in 1968, Congress passed the ‘Uniform Monday Holiday Act,’ which moved joined acknowledgement of the two presidents’ birthdays to the third Monday in February, creating Presidents’ Day … and a three-day weekend.
The bill also moved Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day to Mondays, thus creating popular three-day weekends, (and a shorter work week!).
If we can resist all those persuasive Presidents’ Day ‘sales’ and shop ‘til we drop, it might be a perfect time to be ‘smart’ like our phones and simply recharge.
“My battery is at 12%. Charging mode: activated. Do not disturb—even by sunlight.”
Enjoy this extra weekend day everyone! Looking forward to seeing you all here again next Monday for another motivational thought.
02/09/2026
Valentine’s Special
This February, treat your lips to our Perfect Pout Lip Treatment—now available for just $25 when added to any facial.
Pamper your pout with:
Papaya Enzymes to gently exfoliate and smooth dry, flaky lips
Organic Extracts to nourish and soften
Hyaluronic Acid for deep hydration and plumping
Ultrasound Infusion for enhanced results
Give your lips the love they deserve. Add this indulgent treatment to your facial today!
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02/09/2026
Welcome Monday, welcome new week, not-so-welcome this frigid weather we’re having. Not really a surprise, actually, since February historically has been the coldest month of the year. And that clairvoyant rodent did forecast six more weeks of winter just a week ago. Although no one predicted snow and frost in the deep south. Yikes!
But speaking of February, most of us are looking forward to the celebration of love that will occur at week’s end: Valentine’s Day. While it’s a day most of us associate with romantic love – in reality – love is so much more than just romance.
Love encompasses family, close friends, and should especially include ourselves. In fact, philosophers, academics, and poets alike encourage us to embrace a loving existence and practice acts of love.
“Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.”
– Oliver Wendell Holmes
Let’s tell everyone we love - that we love them - today and every day!
Spread the love around everyone! Looking forward to seeing you here next Monday for another motivational thought!
02/02/2026
Welcome Monday, welcome new week, and a very big welcome to a whole new month: February.
Indeed, it is the very month we Americans have faith that a rodent will predict how much longer winter will last. Yes, Groundhog Day – which is today – is one of those quirky traditions blending folklore, and hope for an early spring.
We don’t know the genius who established the day, but we do know it has been a tradition since the 1700s when German immigrants brought the custom to the U.S.
We do, however, know the Punxsutawney Phil cult was started in the late 1800s by Clymer Freas, a newspaper editor in – you guessed it – Punxsutawney Pennsylvania.
As is custom, Phil will let us all know if we will have six more weeks of winter or an early spring based on whether or not he sees his shadow. Stay tuned! However …
“The trouble with weather forecasting is that it's right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.” – Patrick Young, entrepreneur
What a dilemma! Looking forward to seeing you back here next Monday for another motivational thought. In the meantime, build a snowman!
01/26/2026
Hello Monday, hello big (really big) snow. For some, it’s a great excuse to sit back, enjoy a cup of tea, and read a good book.
Or…for others, it’s an ideal opportunity to grumble and complain about the snowfall.
As some unknown, but likely wise person once said: "If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow."
Choosing the optimist's viewpoint:
“It's easy to love the snow because at the end of every snowstorm it's as if the world has started over. There is no dirt, no footprints, just a layer of seamless, indiscriminate nature connecting everything to everything else. Isn't that the amazing thing about the natural world?” Andrew McMahon – American songwriter
Let’s choose to be amazed and feel “connected,” if only for a while. Looking forward to seeing you back here next Monday for another motivational thought.
01/19/2026
It’s Monday again! While every Monday – even every day – is special, on this particular Monday, we take time to revere a special man: the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His practice of peace and non-violence encouraged justice and equality among all Americans.
The world renown, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, American civil rights leader, Dr. King was assassinated in his prime.
Nevertheless, his words in letters, speeches, and books have lived on for generations, and are inspiring still today.
While all of his words are motivational, here is one to especially consider this week.
"In spite of temporary victories, violence never brings permanent peace."
Let’s all practice peace out there. See you next Monday for another motivational thought.
01/12/2026
Hello Monday, new day, new week, new beginning! And hello “Celebration of Life Month.”
Many of us have already taken down decorations and stored away treasured symbols of holiday celebrations. It’s been a hectic but, hopefully, happy, and joy-filled holiday season.
But the season of celebration is not over. After all the hustle of the holidays, it’s time to take a deep breath, pause, and be still as we quietly celebrate life itself and ourselves. It makes sense the first month of the year – a beginning – is declared “Celebration of Life Month.”
“The beginning of a new year, makes it the perfect time to start appreciating the lives that we lead, and the blessings that come to us every day,” states the month’s proclamation.
As we celebrate our lives and ourselves, let’s all emphasize the part about “e v e r y day.”
"Life is meant to be a celebration! It shouldn't be necessary to set aside special times to remind us of this fact. Wise is the person who finds a reason to make every day a special one." – Leo F. Buscaglia, American author.
Let’s all try to FEEL every day of living as special. Looking forward to seeing you back here next Monday for another inspirational thought.
01/05/2026
Welcome Monday, welcome new day, new week and new year.
The sun has set on the final days of 2025 and risen on the first few days of a new year. We’ve already seen the new year’s first full moon, known as the Wolf Moon. It was also a Super Moon, one of only three that will occur this year.
Here’s hoping such an early Super Moon will herald a super year. No matter what we faced in the last year – personal victories, personal difficulties – let’s move forward refreshed with new confidence.
“Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning, but a 'going on’ – a
going on with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” – Hal
Borland, American author
All together now … let’s get moving on! Looking forward to seeing you back here next Monday for another motivational thought.
01/02/2026
12/29/2025
Well, here we are just a few days away from a brand-new year. Hard to believe, isn’t it? Time really does just seem to fly by.
Typically, a new year is a time that usually prompts some personal reflection about the year passing by, and the new one beginning. Our ups, our downs, our mistakes, our triumphs, our decisions, our wins this year all become part of our personal history. They are history.
We are about to write a whole new chapter to our life’s journey. The page is blank.
As we wind down this year, let’s aim to continue holding dear the holiday spirit we have felt these last weeks – the happiness, the joy, the gratitude, the love – and carry them in our hearts into 2026.
“Celebrate endings, for they precede new beginnings.” – Johathan Huie
Stay joyful out there and embrace optimism! Looking forward to seeing you back here next week on the first Monday of a brand-new year!
12/25/2025
MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Wishing all friends, family and clients who are observing and celebrating the miracle of Christmas ... much joy, happiness, love and inner peace.
12/22/2025
Welcome Monday, new day, and new week, and welcome winter.
Yes, yesterday’s solstice – during which we experienced the shortest daylight hours of the year and the longest dark night – marked the official start of winter. While many of us have already been shivering for days and not looking forward to winter cold, there is an upside.
Transformation may not be visible immediately, but daylight hours are slowly growing longer. It may be the season of cold, but it is also the season of light.
And the brightest light of the season, observed by Christians worldwide occurs later this week, the celebration of Christmas this coming Thursday. As those who celebrate rush about making final preparations and doing last minute shopping, a thought to consider ...
"It’s not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving.” – Mother Teresa, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, founder of Missionaries of Charity
Wishing everyone lots of love during this season of light! Looking forward to seeing you back here again next Monday for another motivational thought.
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If you ask Cora Ciaramello about her profession – one she has been practicing for twenty years – she will likely describe it in several ways. She’ll say she is a licensed massage therapist, electrologist and aesthetician. But after just a few minutes of conversation it becomes obvious she is more than all that. She is following a vocation driven by a passion to help people feel and look their best, promoting health-based skin and body care.
For Cora, it’s all about helping others feel good about themselves using the skills she learned through years of study, training and doing.
“It’s been a journey,” Cora says, referring to the inspiration that guided her on the path to launching Changes Spa & Aesthetics. The altered course was quite a diversion from the successful sales and marketing career she had been experiencing for nearly two decades; the one college had prepared her for.
But like many of life’s U-turns and winding roads, Cora’s diversion resulted from some personal circumstances along with a measure of introspection.
One circumstance was her own boost in self-esteem following a series of skin treatments for some problem areas. She recalls that “The experience boosted my self-confidence and my desire to help others feel better about themselves.”
Resulting from her own experience, Cora decided to switch gears and begin skin care studies, first with electrolysis. She apprenticed part time, while still working in the sales and marketing arena.
It was after two life-changing experiences, however, that she made the choice to surge full steam ahead on the skin care and wellness track.
And she has never looked back.
Cora says that it was during her father’s battle with leukemia that she fully realized the benefits and rewards of personal attention and care for others. “When my dad was in the hospital with leukemia, I would go to see him
every day to cleanse and put compresses on his face, hands and feet. I would massage his hands and feet a bit as well,” she adds.
“It was then and there, that I discovered how happy someone can look and feel,” after soothing attention, “and decided that was what I wanted to focus on as a career.”
Following this awakening, Cora began intensively studying aesthetics, even taking advanced classes to further her knowledge, experience and skills. As a New Jersey licensed aesthetician and electrologist, she worked at her calling for years at different spas and salons.
A second life-threatening experience – this one a serious auto accident in which she was involved – motivated Cora to further pursue well-being practices and routines: massage therapy.
“During my recuperation from the car accident, I discovered how much massage and yoga improved my recovery process.” As a result, Cora decided to add massage therapy to her skills, taking courses to become a fully licensed therapist. She is also a devout yoga enthusiast to keep herself limber and flexible, a vital part of her wellness regimen.
With so many skills and such a wide breadth of experience – not to mention, Cora’s passion for wellness – it is no wonder that her vision, Changes Spa & Aesthetics, is no ordinary in-and-out salon du jour.
Cora believes there is no ‘one size fits all’ where skin and wellness are concerned. “I call Changes a ‘boutique’ salon because it is different and unique. It’s not like some franchise that has a revolving door of experts and consultants,” she quips.
“Each client receives a full evaluation. At Changes we aim to provide an authentic skincare experience that provides personalized, results oriented treatments in a relaxed boutique setting. Our goal is to improve our clients’ skin and nourish the body and soul…one client at a time,” Cora emphasizes.
“My passion is helping people look and feel their best!” she adds. And her passion is her goal – one she achieves one client at a time. Just ask one!
Come in and visit us at Changes Spa to have your own authentic skincare experience in a relaxed boutique setting--you’ll leave feeling nourished through your mind body & soul. Book a service with myself, Kim, or Mary.
