The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
NEW WELLNESS STUDIO OPENS
Local wellness vendors join in marketplace-style event in Matchworks Building
Patty Sulik of Willoughby began her journey into the wellness industry four years ago after endeavoring to find solutions for her daughter who suffered from a chronic sickness.
She found answers in the form of a unique therapeutic treatment — a device that emits a pulsed electromagnetic field, or PEMF, which can be used to stimulate blood flow throughout the body, affecting even tiny blood vessels.
The therapy sessions, which only take about eight minutes, are designed to prompt the body’s healing mechanisms through micro-circulation.
Sulik said that after learning more about electromagnetic therapy, she purchased the device for her family — and found tremendous success. Not only did it help her daughter, but when Sulik was injured in a car crash that caused slipped and torn discs in her neck, she found relief from ongoing pain using the PEMF device.
“It’s all about helping people. That’s my bottom line, I just want to help people.” — Patty Sulik, owner
In an effort to help others reap similar benefits, Sulik launched 8 Minutes to Wellness in 2017, offering therapy sessions out of her home. As the business grew over time, she decided it was time that 8 Minutes to Wellness had its own space.
Sulik recently celebrated the grand opening of the new 8 Minutes to Wellness studio, located at Suite 300-C in the Matchworks Building, 8500 Station St. in Mentor. She is joined by two other providers, Karen Martin and Connie Murzyn, who are also certified to perform the therapy sessions.
The three of them have all experienced success through ongoing treatment sessions and hope the new studio will provide more accessibility for those interested in trying out electromagnetic therapy.
“It’s all about helping people,” Sulik said. “That’s my bottom line, I just want to help people.”
Martin explained that at the beginning of summer, she suffered an injury to her rotator cuff and was unable to lift even a 2-pound weight, but through sessions with the PEMF device, she’s now back up to using a 20-pound weight.
“What happens is, it targets and stimulates electric activity within the body muscle tissue, so basically we are bringing more nutrients and oxygen to your cells because of the flow that we’re getting with this electromagnetic energy,” Martin explained.
Martin said it’s beneficial for essentially any area of the body suffering from discomfort, inflammation or other injuries. It’s also useful to improve sleep quality and energy levels, she said.
“It helps it heal itself, it’s just speeding up that process,” she said.
The therapy device itself resembles a wide padded belt, and Martin said most people don’t actually feel anything from the device while it’s operating — aside from sometimes a mild heat sensation or tingling.
8 Minutes to Wellness will offer appointments Monday through Friday, as well as some appointments on a limited basis on the weekends. To book an appointment, visit 8minutestowellness.setmore.com/ or call 440-527-3724.
Around 20 other local wellness-focused businesses joined in the grand opening celebration held on Aug. 5, setting up an indoor marketplace in the Matchworks Building. Event attendees were not only able to receive a free session with 8 Minutes to Wellness, but could learn from and shop with vendors such as The Helicopter Daughter health and beauty shop, Be Well By You wellness coaching service, and Nancy Susteric representing Vemma Nutrition.
Busy Bees Pottery & Art Studio, based in Great Lakes Mall, was also on site offering free jewelry pendant stamping as an activity for guests.
“I am good friends with Karen and Patty, and as friends and a fellow female business owner, I wanted to support and show up to help get the word out,” said Beth Brinton, owner of Busy Bees.
Also among the vendors was Maria Fitzgerald, owner and concept designer of One Ray Journal, a collection of daily wellness and motivation journals designed to help people focus on highlighting daily intentions and things they’re grateful for, along with establishing healthy habits.
“In five minutes a day, they help you piece together what you feel good about and how to become your best, healthiest and happiest self,” Fitzgerald said.
“I journaled for the last 10 or so years, and coming from a bad mental state in high school, I was just reaching for one small thing a day I could do to feel good about myself and get through the day,” she explained. “It’s like, ‘what kind of energy do I want to bring for the day?’ through an intention, or ‘what’s my three item gratitude list?’ Even if it’s just a cup of coffee or my dog, just something to make me feel good.”