For today's featured showcase let me introduce you to Vikki. Vikki has been a good friend of mine for the past couple of years now and is fab with her work in holistic therapies
Hi, I am Vikki, a holistic massage therapist with a toe dipping into beauty with facials. I am also a Forever Living Business Owner and I sell aromatherapy candles, room sprays from another local company.
In my past work life I have worked in childcare, finance, customer relations, and most recently a sheltered housing manager.
I retrained in 2019 and I'm about to embark on a Naturopathy Course. For about 7 months I had a treatment room in Blyth but due to Covid I have had to give that up but hope to get that back up and running in the next few months until then, everything is online and I mean everything, even massages that have been adapted so that the client follows me and completes a self massage.
I also host Forever Living products launches online, showcasing the best selling, my favourite and especially the skincare products and also explaining how the business opportunity works.
So more about Forever Living, it is a 42 year old company that is cash rich and debt free. They have offices in 160 countries and in my opinion think more about the business owners than most companies like this (I may be biased but I did choose them!) I am part of an amazing team and considering it is my business, I have a fabulous upline manager, wider team and you will now find me on Wednesdays hosting zoom product launches with another member of the team ! I never felt more involved despite being self employed.
Forever Living products vary from vitamins and supplements, weight management, personal care, skincare, sports and nutrition and others things (I never thought I would have one product that cleaned my laundry, floors, walls and cooker! )
I have 2 pages, one for Therapy Junction my massage business and Vikki’s Forever Living, which may be obvious what that one is for lol...you can find my facebook pages here:
https://www.facebook.com/therapyjunctionNE/
https://www.facebook.com/Vikkis-Forever-Living-100321975025467/?ref=page_internal
Random piece of information: a week or 2 into lockdown, during an overnight power cut, I fell over my dog and missed a few stairs and still can’t walk properly although it is improving daily !!
Aloe is great for skin, the immune system and it’s an ideal digestive aid.
The purifying drinking gel also contains vitamin C. Vitamin C and comes in 3 flavours, plain, berry nectar (apple and cranberry) and Peaches. Recommended daily dosage is 60-120 ml and bottle of 1000ml costs £22.27.
Forever Active Pro-B is the perfect high-quality friendly bacteria supplement to complement your gut flora and assist with your diet and lifestyle goals. £35.71 for a months supply.
C9 is the start of a weight management program which leads to the FIT 15 program, but it is so much more. It helps you focus on making a change in the way you see and consume food but also helps you focus on changing exercise habits. Not only do you receive the contents of the box, but you get me helping you through and currently there is a group of Forever business owners sharing a facebook group to help anyone starting their C9 or FIT journey The Box contains 2 bottles of drinking gel of choice, a pack of protein shake (choice of vanilla or chocolate), enough supplements to last the 9 days and you receive Forever Garcinia Plus which contains chromium, which contributes to normal macronutrient metabolism and the maintenance of normal blood glucose levels. Forever Therm, This carefully created formula contains a special combination of vitamins, including B6 and B12. Forever Fibre, Fibre is a vital part of any healthy balanced diet and Forever Fiber makes it easy for you to add additional fibre to your daily intake.
You also receive a shaker bottle, tape measure and instruction booklet with receipts and exercise suggestions. The C9 costs £113.30
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Lisa Maclean
Pool loving, beer drinking, footie fan and a complete tomboy. Love my tattoss, love hanging out playing pool with the lads and love my 2 kids. I work from home, letting me get the best of both worlds
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