We could not have accomplished this with out all your support and participation ………………….

Arame Salon and Spa

Excellent prizes will be awarded! Proceeds go to benefit cancer patients treated at Stony Brook University Medical Center.

We will also offering Aveda’s “Pink Ribbon” Hand Relief. With each item sold AVEDA will donate $4 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation! You can also visit www.aveda.com to obtain additional information.

We are looking forward to another successful October, thanks to our talented and dedicated team, and the generous support of our guests, thanks again!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

How Green is my Feng Shui?

Design pros see connections between concepts

Sometimes it’s difficult to refrain from New Age jargon.

Take the Arame Salon & Spa in Port Jefferson, where – ready? – the chi, or energy, flows and the carbon footprint is light. In other, more staid terms, a couple of years ago owners Phyllis and Ron Schlumpf were looking to make changes that were both friendly to the environment and their staff and customers. The spa was transformed and now boasts a seamless combination of feng shui principles and green building ideas.

“Green is about being earth-friendly, and feng shui is about what’s human friendly – it’s about how we feel both consciously and subconsciously,” said Maureen Calamia, owner of the Saint James green/feng shui consulting firm Luminous Spaces, which guided Arame’s renovation. An ancient Chinese art and science developed to allow humans to live in harmony with the earth, feng shui is complimentary to green design, Calamia said.

The eco-friendly features of the Arame renovation included sustainable bamboo wall coverings, cork flooring and non-toxic paint. These elements promote a healthy indoor air quality while the cork flooring is a feng shui connection since it’s easy on the staff who are on their feet all day.

Previously, the receptionist’s desk was front and center, right where customers walked in, and behind the desk loomed a cavernous room with salon chairs. “We moved the receptionist’s desk to the side,” Calamia said. “There is an uncomfortableness when a customer is confronted by a receptionist when he first walks in and can’t scan the space and take it all in, and the receptionist was constantly assaulted by this flow coming at her.”

A bamboo wall covering, with the company logo, was placed near the front, to separate the back of the salon. Customers may not look their best when their hair is wet or if they’re sporting rollers and generally would rather not be on display, Calamia said.

Other feng shui elements include waterfalls, plants and candles, as well as curved surfaces that are intended to improve what Calamia described as energy flow… [Read the rest of the article]

Please stop by and visit with us to learn more this Saturday (6.11.11) at the Port Jefferson Green Fest, at the Village Center from 1 – 6 pm.

Thanks to all for your support!

We are grateful for all the support our staff and guests provided during this campaign and look forward to continued success. Thanks again to all!

An Aveda Makeup Professional and Esthetician from NYC will be offering complimentary makeup applications, mini skin care services and great tips you can use during this holiday season and beyond. We look forward to seeing you!

Thanks again to our guests and staff for making this year’s efforts so successful, much appreciated!

In addition to these efforts, we will also be selling raffle tickets throughout the month of October (some great prizes!), raising additional funds for the cause. Thanks to our terrific staff and guests support, we are confident that this will prove to be another successful October, thanks again to all!

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Thanks to all of our guests (and their hair) for helping us contribute to these efforts!

Congratulations to our  winner, Noreen Bauser, and to all that were involved!

Thanks to all of our guests for your contributions and continued support. We appreciate your business!