The 2017 LifeBalance Stress Less Challenge
Feeling Stressed? It’s Time for a Little Relief.
We could all use healthy outlets for stress. That’s why from October 1 -31, we’re holding The LifeBalance Stress Less Contest. All you have to do is create your free account and/or log in to your LifeBalance account and you’ll be entered to win massages, getaways, yoga and fitness classes, meditation programs, theatre tickets, and more!
We’ll also address stress and healthy ways to reduce feelings of anxiety and tension all month long on our blog! Check each week for new posts on how stress impacts your mind and body, and what you can do to keep feelings of stress at bay.
Wanna enter to win prizes? Here’s the scoop:
Create a free account and / or log in to the LifeBalance website between October 1 – 31 and your name will automatically be entered into weekly drawings to win stress-relieving prizes. Your name will be entered into the drawing each time you log in, so the more you sign in, the more chances you’ll have to win.
Please note that we are asking members to save/update their locations with us, as well, so that we can make sure winners get a prize that’s accessible to them!
We’ll be announcing winners each week beginning on October 9! Winners will be announced on our Facebook page, and notified via email, so follow us and keep an eye on your inbox during the contest!
Remember, your household family members can create free LifeBalance accounts, too, so encourage them to sign up and sign in to increase your family’s chances of winning.
Log In or Create Your Free Account Now!
Here are the prizes we’ll be giving out:
Week 1: Congratulations to Our Week 1 Winners!
- 2BWell – Lake Oswego and Portland, OR: One one-hour massage – Winner: Alexa Meader
- 9Round Springfield – Springfield, OR: One-month membership WITH gloves and wraps, plus the opportunity to continue afterwards with a monthly rate of $59/month (a $20 discount) – Winner: Jake Frantum
- A Legacy of Massage – Spokane, WA: $100.00 gift certificate for massage services – Winner: Cassandra Long
- ACT Theatre – Seattle, WA: Two tickets to any show – Winner: Ellen Duernberger
- Calcara Family Chiropractic – Olympia, WA: One one-hour massage – Winner: Shawn Rieman
- Calm – Online: Three one-year Calm memberships – Winners: 3 prizes going to Peter Brewer, Rebecca Bonds, and Tisha Gordon
- Elle’s Essential Massage – Longview, WA: One-hour massage – Winner: Brandy Mize
- Firelight Yoga – Portland, OR: One month of unlimited yoga classes – Winner: Ryan Sofich
- Flow Yoga – Hood River, OR: One month of unlimited yoga classes – Winner: Adylenne Marquez
- GypsieOiler – Services available nationwide: An essential oil diffuser & essential oils – Winner: Cori Jansen
- Hampton Inn Anchorage – Anchorage, AK: One nights stay – Winner: Susan Hutton
- Healing Reiki Hands – Portland, OR: One Reiki Plus session – Winner: Susan MacMillan
- Lolo Hot Springs – Lolo, MT: One night stay in a deluxe cabin – Winner: Chester Wright
- Oregon Children’s Theatre – Portland, OR: Four tickets (Two adult and two children’s tickets) to Judy Moody & Stink – Winner: Dan Saunders
- RX Massage – Ketchican, AK: One one-hour massage – Winner: Tonya Bowe
- SpaFinder – Services available nationwide: Two $100 gift certificates – Winners: 2 prizes going to Joel Saavedra and Seth Vance
- Ulyana Massage – Portland, OR: $50 gift certificate – Winner: Pamela Gettel
- Yoga Blend – Burbank, CA: One 10-class series – Winner: Jennifer Franklin
Prize winners: Check your email for instructions on how to get your prize!
Week 2: Congratulations to our Week 2 Winners!
- Alaska Railroad – Services available throughout Alaska: $150 gift certificate – Winner: Jamie Fisher
- Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites – Ashland, OR: $150 gift certificate – Winner: Andrea Savoie
- Best Western Coeur d’Alene – Coeur d’Alene, ID: One night’s stay – Winner: Sean Leonard
- Bodyworks & Body-n-Balance – Medford, OR: One on-hour massage – Winner: McKenzie Shreeve
- Bottle of Thyme – Services available nationwide: An essential oil diffuser, three oils and toothpaste – Winner: Stephanie Senn
- Breath of Life Center – Wasilla, AK: One structural integration session and one hour health/life coaching session – Winner: Canyon Sotiropoulos
- Calm – Online: Two one-year Calm memberships – Winners: Amy Donley and Germaine Eames
- City Slickers Salon & Spa – Walla Walla, WA: One one-hour massage – Winner: Rachel Dobbins
- Elk Rock Yoga – Milwaukie, OR: One month of unlimited yoga classes and a $5 drop-in card – Winner: Megan McAlister
- First Night Spokane – Spokane, WA: VIP passes for two to First Night Spokane – Winner: Jesse Gehrett
- FitBoomBah – Online: $100 gift certificate – Winner: Portia Paulino
- Forge Hot Yoga | Hot Pilates – Happy Valley, Portland, and West Linn, OR: One one-month gift certificate for unlimited classes – Winner: Emory Castro
- Hilton Garden Inn Anchorage – Anchorage, AK: One night’s stay – Winner: Neil Chandler
- Indigo Wellness – Salem, OR: 10-class package – Winner: Charisma Sadaya
- The Massage Clinic – Everett, WA: One one-hour massage – Winner: Junny Figueroa
- Oriental Healing Arts Center – Anchorage, AK: One $100 gift card – Winner: Briar Thurmond
- Portland Baroque Orchestra – Portland, OR: Two tickets to the Dec. 11th performance of Handel’s Messiah – Winner: Ivy Moody
- River Massage – Missoula, MT: One 60-minute massage and a bottle of essential oil – Winner: Collette Rauh
- Seattle Symphony – Seattle, WA: Two tickets to the New Year’s Eve Great Balls of Fire Show – Winner: Sherry Moore
- SpaFinder – Services available nationwide: Three $100 gift certificates – Winners: Christian Casimiro, Brandon Dawson, and Yaneth Lopez
- Studio Blue – Portland, OR: 10-class mat package gift card – Winner: Rachelle Coe
- Three Trees Yoga – Federal Way, WA: One month of unlimited drop-in yoga classes – Winner: Tung Van
- Vie2 – Santa Monica, CA: 5-class series at Santa Monica studio – Winner: Jayne Runels
- University of Montana Theatre & Dance – Missoula, MT: Weeknight season tickets for two – Winner: Grier Smithwick-Hahn
- Ulyana Massage – Portland, OR: $50 gift certificate – Winner: Mark Boesch
- Yoga Hillsboro and The Stress Reduction Clinic – Hillsboro, OR: A $100 gift certificate toward a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training, private stress reduction consultations, or Mindful Yoga classes – Winner: Charles Weinmann
Week 3: Congratulations to our Week 3 Winners!
- Anchorage Yoga & Cycle – Anchorage, AK: Two two-week passes for unlimited yoga and cycle classes – Winner: Becca Veldhuis
- Artists Repertory Theatre – Portland, OR: One pair of tickets for any show in the 2017/18 season – Winner: Dave Wray
- Arts Card – Work for Art – Portland, OR: One Arts Card – Winner: Nicole Kaufman
- Body & Brain Everett – Everett, WA: One one-month membership plus a private introductory session – Winner: Colleen Valley
- Calcara Family Chiropractic – Olympia, WA: One one-hour massage – Winner: Peter Brennan
- Calm – Online: Two one-year Calm memberships – Winners: Maren Free and Cameron Tinsler
- Coast International Inn – One one-night stay in a junior suite – Winner: Kristin Bogan
- Corepower Yoga – Various locations in OR, WA, and CA: One month of free unlimited yoga classes – Winner: Leslie Knott
- Elle’s Essential Massage – Longview, WA: One-hour massage – Winner: Michael Cryderman
- Embody Movement Wellness & Beauty – Centralia, WA: One month of unlimited classes – Winner: Kenzie Hill
- Eugene Yoga – Eugene, OR: One 10-class pass – Winner: Josie Neil
- Fairmont Hot Springs – Fairmont, MT: $150 gift certificate – Winner: Sari Kerslake
- Firelight Yoga – Portland, OR: One 10-class pass – Winner: Jodana Wozab
- First Night Spokane – Spokane, WA: VIP passes for two to First Night Spokane – Winner: Dana Oswald
- Forge Hot Yoga | Hot Pilates – Happy Valley, Portland, and West Linn, OR: One one-month gift certificate for unlimited classes – Winner: Edward Yan
- Heathman Lodge – Vancouver, WA: One romance package gift certificate – Winner: Andrew Vanderwerf
- Homewood Suites Anchorage – Anchorage, AK: One night’s stay – Winner: Joseph Sadley
- Kiema Massage – Renton, WA: One on-hour massage – Winner: Brenda Vail
- Massage Now! – Anchorage, AK: One $100 gift card – Winner: Randi Francis
- Pure Skin Spa – Anchorage, AK: One one-hour Swedish massage and a 30 minute Pure Skin facial – Winner: Krisinda Marshall
- River Massage – Missoula, MT: One 60-minute massage and a bottle of essential oil – Winner: Holly Gumz
- SpaFinder – Services available nationwide: Three $100 gift certificates – Winners: Ericka Lamar, Vivian Gonzalez, and David Camaja
- Ulyana Massage – Portland, OR: $50 gift certificate – Winners: Lewis Barr
- YogaWorks – Various locations throughout California: One month unlimited yoga membership valid at any YogaWorks studio – Winner: Alexis Goldsby
Week 4: Congratulations to our Week 4 winners!
- 2BWell – Lake Oswego and Portland, OR – One one-hour massage – Winner: Wynda Clayton
- Artists Repertory Theatre – Portland, OR: One pair of tickets for any show in the 2017/18 season – Winner: Nigel Davis
- At the Water’s Edge – Seaside, OR: One one-hour massage – Winner: Kasia Olson
- Best of Broadway – Spokane, WA: Two tickets to Motown – Winner: Diana Blott
- Calm – Online: Three one-year Calm memberships – Winners: Timothy Caudill, Kimberlee Keen, and Louise van Oosten
- Coast International Inn – One one-night stay in a junior suite – Winner: John Bolstridge
- CoreFit – Spokane, WA: One pass for four Personal training sessions ( $260) – Winner: Cari Quirarte
- Elk Rock Wellness – Milwaukie, OR: One 90-Minute Deep Bliss Massage – Winner: Daphne Parker
- First Night Spokane – Spokane, WA: VIP passes for two to First Night Spokane – Winner: Rebecca van Brunt
- Forge Hot Yoga | Hot Pilates – Happy Valley, Portland, and West Linn, OR: One one-month gift certificate for unlimited classes – Winner: David Schmitt
- Hallmark Newport – Newport, OR: $150 gift certificate – Winner: Kathy Zarate
- Historic Anchorage Hotel – Anchorage, AK: “Suite Surprize” package – One night’s stay in a junior suite with complimentary breakfast – Winner: Tabatha Rogers
- Inn at Cape Kiwanda – Pacific City, OR: One night’s stay – Winner: Mike Lefler
- Karma Yoga – Clackamas, OR: One month of unlimited yoga classes – Winner: Jacqueline Wanous
- Kodiak Massage – Kodiak, AK: One one-hour therapeutic massage – Winner: Andrew Bestwick
- Local Hospitality – Services available worldwide: $150 hotel stay reimbursement – Winner: Lynda Cunningham
- Oregon Symphony – Portland, OR: Two tickets to Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Concert on Nov.5 – Winner: Lorraine Salazar
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory – Portland, OR: Two tickets to any show, best available seats – Winner: Charissa Ringo
- Seattle Theatre Group – Seattle, WA: Two Tickets to Les Miserables – Winner: Kayla King
- SpaFinder – Services available nationwide: Two $100 gift certificates –Winners: Bradley Kobylarz and Colleen Knix
- YAS Fitness – Downtown LA, East Cosa Mesa, Silverlake, and Venice, CA: YAS yoga mat, YAS micro fiber yoga towel, and Yoga for Athletes, NOZ, and Yoga+Weights DVDs: Winner: Toni Borders
- Yoga for Mental Health – Anchorage, AK: One 50-minute private or small group yoga therapy session – Winner: Damion Musgrove