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Presiding proudly over her new shop, Elevate Your Spirits, Christal Brinson brings her years of experience as a body therapist, reflexologist and manicurist—plus her own elevated and beaming spirits— to Girard Avenue. She is a lifelong resident of Northern Liberties in North Philadelphia.
Christal is trained in deep tissue massage, from the Center for Human Integration in Northeast Philadelphia. Her term for what she does, however, is “body therapist.” Because everything Christal does, she sees the whole picture.
“I use massage to lessen pain and I am always conscious of the whole body and how it works together. Christal brings such expertise to the services she offers that her shop is a treasure find. And her friendly manner and flexible scheduling makes everything doable. For example, if you would like a pedicure and a reflexology treatment both, she’ll do that. A half hour of reflexology will introduce you to this scientifically proven and utterly pleasant method of encouraging the body to heal itself and establish balanced energy.
The Shop
Entering the shop, a therapeutic atmosphere envelops a visitor: it’s aromatherapy consisting of lemongrass and lavender. Vases of well-chosen flowers adorn walls; candles light the back massage room. And the services? A Natural Manicure, for example, is incredibly reasonable – that lessens the stress right away—and is done with incredible precision. Ask Christol if she’s a perfectionist and she laughs, first. (Her delightful and infectious laugh is a big part of the elevating of your spirits!) Then she says, “Almost.” That is, she’s a perfectionist about her work but her humor and friendliness soften all edges. |
