About Integrative Therapies - 1st Phase
These specialized services allow the client to “choose the results”, while you, the Holistic Aesthetician, chooses the exact methods. This is that class that puts everything together for you so that you may utilize all of the tools you have (learned through us as well as in your other studies) to provide authentic, lasting, results from the very first time you meet with a client.
In our Functional Skin Care Model, we recognize the skin’s barrier to be made up of (1) the chemical components: (Oil & Water), (2) the Physical Components (Structural Integrity) and (3) the Microbial Components (Biome). Before any lasting changes can be made to the skin, all three parts of this barrier must be intact and functioning well.
The three first phase Integrative Therapies are targeted at specific dysfunctions in the barrier in order to give the Holistic Practitioner concrete starting points that are extremely effective at “turning a situation around” and nudging the body back to a place where it is functioning well again.
Please note: We usually refer to the order we follow as S.O.A.P. (Subjective, Objective, Analyze, Plan) because that is the order we follow in our services. Here, due to the fact that we are selecting the therapy based on symptom, we are starting with the objective assessment.
In our Functional Skin Care Model, we recognize the skin’s barrier to be made up of (1) the chemical components: (Oil & Water), (2) the Physical Components (Structural Integrity) and (3) the Microbial Components (Biome). Before any lasting changes can be made to the skin, all three parts of this barrier must be intact and functioning well.
The three first phase Integrative Therapies are targeted at specific dysfunctions in the barrier in order to give the Holistic Practitioner concrete starting points that are extremely effective at “turning a situation around” and nudging the body back to a place where it is functioning well again.
Please note: We usually refer to the order we follow as S.O.A.P. (Subjective, Objective, Analyze, Plan) because that is the order we follow in our services. Here, due to the fact that we are selecting the therapy based on symptom, we are starting with the objective assessment.
Barrier Repair
Oil + Water (stagnation in oil glands) / Structural Integrity
How to identify when someone’s barrier is in need of repair:
Objective Signs
When you look at the skin, you may see:
When you touch the skin, you may feel:
Subjective Situations
Their Self Care May Look Like:
Their Topical Skin Care May Look Like:
They May Tell You They Have: (Diagnosed or undiagnosed)
Medications That They May Have Been Prescribed
Analysis
Do they have a compounded condition? What is it?
Do they also experience Stress Bumps or the Ghosts of Pimples Past?
Have they used suppression or other control methods? For how long?
Plan
Starting Point: Where is the best starting point to getting their basic needs met?
Obstacles: Are there any obstacles that need to be removed?
Target: What may they want, but will have to wait for?
Integrative Therapy for Barrier Repair Service Protocol
Resources to Share With Your Client
(Don’t give too many at once!)
Worksheets
Articles
Videos
Further Reading For the Holistic Practitioner
How to identify when someone’s barrier is in need of repair:
Objective Signs
When you look at the skin, you may see:
When you touch the skin, you may feel:
Subjective Situations
Their Self Care May Look Like:
Their Topical Skin Care May Look Like:
They May Tell You They Have: (Diagnosed or undiagnosed)
Medications That They May Have Been Prescribed
Analysis
Do they have a compounded condition? What is it?
Do they also experience Stress Bumps or the Ghosts of Pimples Past?
Have they used suppression or other control methods? For how long?
Plan
Starting Point: Where is the best starting point to getting their basic needs met?
Obstacles: Are there any obstacles that need to be removed?
Target: What may they want, but will have to wait for?
Integrative Therapy for Barrier Repair Service Protocol
Resources to Share With Your Client
(Don’t give too many at once!)
Worksheets
Articles
Videos
Further Reading For the Holistic Practitioner
YOUR PRACTITIONER "MOTHERHOOD"
Catching Your Stride:
It takes a few years to catch your stride in most fields, and your holistic practice is no exception. After spending an ample amount of time getting the work ingrained into our hands and minds to such a place where you can "move" them both simultaneously, you can back off from being such a go-getter! Let them come to you. Raise your prices and take less appointments!
Begin to think about Your Personal Immortality Projects (PIP):
What kind of body of work do I want for my legacy? Let go of the expectation that it will ever get “out there” or change the world or even that you will ever get credit for the work you have done—but do it anyway because it is important for you to know who you are and where you are coming from. Don’t be afraid to look back at it and realize there were times you were wrong—really wrong—and give yourself credit where it is deserved.
Direction is more important than speed.
Sidenote for literal mothers:
It takes many years of hard work to get those 10,000 hours in, and, for many of us proficiency in our field has coincided with our young motherhood years.
This can be a frustrating time because you know so much and you want to get hands on, but when you have young children, it can be nearly impossible. People want facials and workshops on nights and weekends—precisely the time when your kids aren’t in school (so you either don’t have childcare or you want to be spending time with your kids!)
Just know that it will be ok. Even though you may feel like you are missing out on something, just keep going along doing exactly what you are doing. Now may not be the time for you to be front and center in your career and that is just fine. Take notes, find ways of collecting the information that you may need (digital or otherwise) as you go along and do your best to carve out times to put it all together.
It takes a few years to catch your stride in most fields, and your holistic practice is no exception. After spending an ample amount of time getting the work ingrained into our hands and minds to such a place where you can "move" them both simultaneously, you can back off from being such a go-getter! Let them come to you. Raise your prices and take less appointments!
Begin to think about Your Personal Immortality Projects (PIP):
What kind of body of work do I want for my legacy? Let go of the expectation that it will ever get “out there” or change the world or even that you will ever get credit for the work you have done—but do it anyway because it is important for you to know who you are and where you are coming from. Don’t be afraid to look back at it and realize there were times you were wrong—really wrong—and give yourself credit where it is deserved.
Direction is more important than speed.
Sidenote for literal mothers:
It takes many years of hard work to get those 10,000 hours in, and, for many of us proficiency in our field has coincided with our young motherhood years.
This can be a frustrating time because you know so much and you want to get hands on, but when you have young children, it can be nearly impossible. People want facials and workshops on nights and weekends—precisely the time when your kids aren’t in school (so you either don’t have childcare or you want to be spending time with your kids!)
Just know that it will be ok. Even though you may feel like you are missing out on something, just keep going along doing exactly what you are doing. Now may not be the time for you to be front and center in your career and that is just fine. Take notes, find ways of collecting the information that you may need (digital or otherwise) as you go along and do your best to carve out times to put it all together.
YOUR PRACTITIONER "CRONEHOOD"
Giving Back:
Once you have reached your 10,000 + hours of work, there is a very good chance you are now an expert in your field.
You are the resource:
• Self: Continue Analyze your work and your services regularly. Look within yourself for the answers. Make your own resources to share with others.
At this point, There is wisdom in keeping your “titles” fresh by spending a bit of time or effort to keep them fresh. Keep your qualifications active by doing a little work on them. There's a time limit to how long you can hold onto a piece of your identity if you aren't practicing. Stay relevant within yourself. Don't get stuck in the past. Create new ways that honor the old ways.
Once you have reached your 10,000 + hours of work, there is a very good chance you are now an expert in your field.
You are the resource:
• Self: Continue Analyze your work and your services regularly. Look within yourself for the answers. Make your own resources to share with others.
- Mentorships: There are people out there who benefit from you recognizing their strengths and weaknesses.If you are able, be open and willing to pull them up to your level. Let them find you by being transparent about the work you are doing. Give the most basic lessons freely, but keep the deeper, more meaningful wisdom to those who have made the investment and are truly committed.
At this point, There is wisdom in keeping your “titles” fresh by spending a bit of time or effort to keep them fresh. Keep your qualifications active by doing a little work on them. There's a time limit to how long you can hold onto a piece of your identity if you aren't practicing. Stay relevant within yourself. Don't get stuck in the past. Create new ways that honor the old ways.
| 1_maiden_mother_crone.pdf |