Today we’d like to introduce you to Antoine Farmer.
Antoine, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
Growing up, I watched my family and loved ones suffer from health complications, taking multiple pills a day, back and forth to the doctor visits and ultimately dying. Even as a child, I knew that I could make a difference. I knew that there is another way to keep the people I love alive. Even walking in hospitals, I always wondered, what can I do to help heal these people?
My journey started back in 2008 as I started massage school with no clue of what I had in store for me. Throughout school, I remember feeling like massage wasn’t all that I wanted to do, although I have gained a love for it. I graduated In February 2009. I’ve started to pick up clients as I worked other jobs throughout the years, knowing my purpose in life was much bigger than being great at someone else’s vision, so I created my own!
My vision has always been to own a Holistic Wellness office to where my staff and I help heal clients emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually. With that being said, I have furthered my education to become certified in Energy Medicine 1 & 2, Basic Reflexology. Iridology, Herbal Studies, became a Reiki Master and ultimately, a Holistic Health Practitioner. I am currently studying to become a life coach and a personal trainer.
The Big Boom was November 15, 2019, the day I lost my job and had to figure out how to provide for my family by taking advantage of the knowledge I’ve learned. That day I decided to step out on faith and push my business full time with the assistance of driving Lyft on the side. A Lyft passenger and I were talking about my business goals and she immediately told me about her trainer, who happened to be looking for a massage therapist to become apart of his office space. I later spoke with the trainer to explain that I am not a massage therapist, but I am a Holistic Health Practitioner that offers massages, and that massages happen to be my client’s favorite modality I offer. The trainer and I later met to view the office space and my mouth dropped! My entire soul was telling me that this is the place is for me however, my bank account wasn’t speaking at all! I was told that I could have the office space as soon as I brought the deposit, and I knew I had to act fast because other people were looking at the space as well. I couldn’t sleep that night knowing I didn’t have the money for an office space, but this was an opportunity that I just couldn’t pass on. I woke up the next morning, inspired me to have an office space, so I started to count the change that I had been saving for some time. I was hoping to reach the deposit amount to get the keys to my office and I DID. I had just enough change saved to roll and cash in to get the keys to 1Love Wellness located at 105 Cliftwood Drive, Atlanta, GA 30328.
Has it been a smooth road?
The road has been a humbling but yet grateful experience! I had to learn that even though I have an office, that doesn’t mean that I also received a slew of clients to come with it. Even after networking with local businesses, networking through Lyft, and passing out countless flyers, I was finding it hard to have a steady flow of clients. Covid-19 and the quarantine has been my biggest obstacle thus far due to the closing of my business and social distancing. As restrictions are slowly lifting, I am finding that I am gaining new clients and even more by word of mouth, however, I know that some potential clients just don’t know me yet.
We’d love to hear more about 1Love Wellness.
1Love Wellness is a business that focuses on healing the mind, body, and spirit by promoting wellness from a holistic standpoint. I offer Foot Detox, various modalities of Massage, Reiki, Ear Candling, Chakra Healing/Balancing, and Reflexology, along with my hand, made body scrubs. I am well known for my massage and foot detox package, which includes a 30min Massage and 30min Foot Detox.
I specialize in individual client needs as no client session is the same. Some may benefit from a 60-minute massage, while another would benefit more from a foot detox. Of course, I always let my clients choose what service they would like, but, if they have specific issues and aren’t sure which service they would benefit from, I get the opportunity to assess their issues and select which service their body would gain the most from.
What separates me from others in my field is that I don’t just see myself treating clients, I am gauging their energy, emotions, and daily lifestyles to better understand their needs and give them a really “dope” experience. I give all clients the choice of the music, the pressure of the massage, the type of massage, and different scents to enhance the customer experience.
How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
In the next 5-10 years, I see a huge shift in my industry! More people are straying away from western medicine as numerous organizations and studies are debunking their studies of how to heal a natural body with unnatural products. An influx of people are becoming couscous of how herbs, meditation, reiki, chakra healing, exercising, etc. are giving them stronger results back t health with no side effects. We all have lost a loved one knowing that only if they would’ve taken that walk, not taken so many meds, ate that fruit instead of fried chicken and drank that water instead of beer. The issue is that the western medicine doctors are telling us that its okay to destroy our bodies and heal to our bodies. They prescribe us medicine to further damage us. People are sick of it! The holistic and naturopathic industries are up and come to heal the world form sickness mentally, spiritually and physically.
Contact Info:
- Address: 105 Cliftwood Dr Atlanta, GA 30328
- Website: www.vagaro.com/1lovewellnessllc
- Phone: 4044219177
- Email: 1lovewellnessllc@gmail.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/1lovewellnessllc
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/1lovewellnessllc
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