once in a while i’m early. I sit back and relax, listen to the music and watch her do HER MAGIC. I notice the interactions and personal conversations. it’s all a part of why people go to tricia, a kind of a letting go experience and opening up.

getting your hair cut is a very personal experience. For some reason, you have found a person you trust and are happy with for many different reasons, but it is through a connection is why you go. Sure your hair will look great but the in chair conversations are just as important. this is where tricia has more insight than most and why she is so liked.

she calls it hanG time with THERAPEUTIC SESSIONS FOR HERSELF AND THE PERSON SHE IS WITH. SHE THEN SAYS IT BECOMES INSPIRATION FOR BOTH OF THEM “SO MUCH IS BORN FROM THESE ONE ON ONES.” IT HAS HELPED HER GROW AND TRULY SEE WHAT IS MEANINGFUL FOR HER.

TRICIA COMES FROM AN indigenous BACKGROUND OF FAITH HEALERS. IT HAS ENHANCED HER HAIR ART IN MANY WAYS IN COLOR, TEXTURE AND STYLES. EARTH TONES ARE PART OF THAT PALETTE. TRICIA IS ALSO INTO POTTERY AND IT ALLOWS HER TO EXPLORE DIMENSIONAL ART AND COLOR. IT ALL COMES NATURALLY TO HER. SHE USED TO KEEP THESE ASPECTS OF HER HERITAGE SUBDUED BUT NOW SHE SCREAMS IT WITH A GREAT WESTERN FLAIR. SHE NOW EMBRACES WHO SHE TRULY IS.

WHERE IS ALL OF THIS LEADING? TRICIA SEES A DUALITY IN HER ART. HAIR, PERSONAL STYLE AND FASHION WILL ALWAYS BE THE VANITY SIDE OF HER WORK. THE OTHER SIDE SHE IS TAPPING INTO IS MORE SOULFUL IN WHAT SHE CALLS CEREMONIAL HAIRCUTTING. IT’S A CONNECTION, JOURNEY, AND EXPERIENCE THAT IS HEALING. THE HAIR THAT DROPS TO THE GROUND, HOLDS THE PAST, BOTH LOVE AND JOY, BUT ALSO PAIN AND SORROW. BOTH THE HAIR-CUTTING AND CONVERSATIONS SHED THE PAST AWAY ALONG WITH THE EMOTIONS ATTACHED TO THEM. THERE IS A LOT OF EXCHANGE THAT HAPPENS. BETTER TO LET THE PAST GO.

MEN TEND TO BE IN THE CHAIR FOR SHORTER PERIODS OF TIME BUT TRICIA LEAVES TIME FOR THOSE LONGER EXPERIENCES AS SHE GETS TO KNOW YOU. MOST WOMEN ARE THERE FOR MUCH LONGER AND A BIT MORE USED TO HAVING THAT TIME WITH TRICIA. YES ULTRA LUX CAN BE BUSY AND A FUN ATMOSPHERE, MAYBE THAT’S WHY PEOPLE OPEN UP. THEY FEEL WELCOMED AND RELAXED ENOUGH TO UNWIND AND LET IT ALL OUT. IT’S ALSO ONE OF THE TIMES WHERE YOU HAVE TO SIT IN FRONT OF A MIRROR AND LOOK AT YOURSELF FOR A MUCH LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, TIME TO REFLECT.

WITH THAT SAID. PEOPLE WITH LONGER HAIR, ESPECIALLY WOMEN, HAVE HELD ON TO THINGS MUCH LONGER. TRICIA HAS THE INSIGHT TO ASK “WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE OFF THAT NO LONGER SERVES YOU.” SHE CUTS THAT OUT OF THEIR LIVES. SOME CLIENTS VIEW THEIR TIME WITH TRICIA TO BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE TIME WITH THEIR THERAPIST, NOT THAT THIS IS THE GOAL. IT’S JUST THE NATURAL PROGRESSION OF BEING. YOU FIND THOSE THAT SERVE THE BEST PURPOSE IN YOUR LIFE, YOU EMBRACE THAT TIME WITH THEM AND WALK AWAY ALL THE BETTER FOR IT. TRICIA EMBRACES THAT CALLING.