By Lauri Lee
Northside News
Peaceful Wellness moved down the street last summer to join other complementary businesses at the growing Beauty & Wellness on the Avenue at 2114 N. Sherman Ave. Being a solo-preneur during the pandemic had taken its toll and owner, Deb Phelps, closed her business at Cambridge Place a few blocks away in January 2022. But a chance conversation with her stylist at DuWayne’s Salon about a studio opening in the building gave her new hope for the future of her business. Though it was the pandemic that caused her to close the business, the pandemic small business grants helped with rebranding and breathed new life into the business and allowed her to reopen July 15.
Phelps took a tour after her appointment and fell in love with the space. It was a dream come true to find a spacious room with peaceful ambiance that was tucked away from the world. It is the perfect setting for labyrinth walking on a portable labrinth, Thich Nhat Hanh’s standing mindful movement, sound healing and meditation. The studio, in the lower level of DuWayne’s Salon, 2114 N. Sherman Ave., is part of the growing Beauty & Wellness on the Avenue with professionals who are ready to pamper you and promote your overall health. The businesses are independently owned with services which are essential to a person’s sense of well-being and include Massage East and DuWayne’s Salon, which offers hair, manicures, permanent eyeliner, spa services, tanning and waxing.
“I love that it has a serene setting that makes it a safe and welcoming space to destress and find a calmer, more peaceful way of life,” said Phelps. “Meditation helps people be better equipped to deal with stressful situations and to be more openhearted and compassionate, with more self-acceptance.” Phelps has more than 40 years as a meditation practitioner and she’s a certified instructor.
She offers guided meditation and meditation instruction, mindfulness, singing bowls, labyrinth walking and restorative yoga. Her workshops help people who struggle with stress, anxiety, PTSD, grief, insomnia or chronic pain or illness, are exhausted all the time, can’t sleep, feel frustrated and have trouble with anxiety that affects their professional, social and/or family life.
In addition to in-person classes and workshops, people can pay a membership fee and choose to take online classes with access to the online meditation library with well over 300 guided meditations and self-study courses. Additional benefits depend on the membership level and could include either a monthly 30-minute or 60-minute private session of your choice. Take a free class by using code FREECLASS upon registration. The classes and instruction help people feel safe, empowered, confident, supported and cared for.
Peaceful Wellness, is located at 2114 N. Sherman Ave., and Phelps can be contacted at peacefulwellnessmadison.com or at 608-216-2805.