Today we’d like to introduce you to Robyn Arbogast.
Robyn, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I became a massage therapist at just 19 years old and have been a massage therapist for 18 years (19 in January). While I love serving my clients in massage, I’ve always tried to be more for them. This need for more has to lead me on a journey that has included certifications in personal training, group fitness, holistic health coaching, plant-based nutrition, 200hr yoga certification, and numerous massage and bodyworks certifications.
In the last 19 years, I have managed businesses from salons and spa to fitness facilities. When we moved back to my home state from Chicago, I knew I didn’t want to work for anyone so I started back to my roots, just doing massage in a one-room office with a landscaping company across the hall and a roofer next door. I was able to build that business within six months and while I loved the work, I missed sharing a space with like-minded people and managing a business.
We opened our new Pure Synergy location on February 13, 2017, and have since grown into a one-stop wellness and movement center with 12 instructors, five massage therapists, a wellness professional, and an acupuncturist. The facility is in the heart of Oakmont and is a stone’s throw from the rest of the Lake Cities, Highland Village, and Flower Mound.
We offer 26 classes that run seven days a week, including yoga, mat Pilates, cardio and strength classes. All our classes are alignment based and small, but the defining piece is they are unscripted and routinely molded to fit each client’s needs. our services include private training, Swedish and deep-tissue massage, sports therapy, Thai bodywork, cupping, spa treatments, and energy healing.
We have close to 900 clients and 121 active members. We were named Best Wellness Studio in 2017 by the Best of Denton County voters and won that same award in 2018 along with being named Best Sports Massage.
Has it been a smooth road?
It has NOT! Money & Balance!
My husband and I opened this location from what we had in the bank We opened the doors with about $60 in our business account, which means no working capital. As a mother of two, the last thing I wanted to do was create debt for our family or take anything from our family budget.
Balance is my biggest struggle because I love to be involved in everything. I have two very active children that are both competitive swimmers, I help out with our local chamber and serve on different committees and boards in town. Also, I’m the PTA president for our elementary school.
Luckily I have a great staff which allows me to own a business but still be a mom first!
We’d love to hear more about your work.
Pure Synergy was created as a place for our community to come together and for the people “our tribe.” This is why our class times and types change; they evolve with and for the people taking them. Our classes are alignment based and small so we can make sure everyone is safe and assist anyone that may need a little personal help. Our services are results-oriented, whether you come to relax or recover your range of motion post-op, we will help you achieve that goal. We will never ask our instructors to teach a scripted class or our therapists to do a routine service because we do what our clients need right now. That’s is the core of our existence.
Our mission is to create a safe and nurturing space for people to come together as a community, where all are welcome, regardless of age, race, ability or background. We also strive to help both our environment and our larger community (whether daily struggles or tragic emergencies) with smart choices, our resources and time.
Is our city a good place to do what you do?
We are far out from Dallas, just south of Denton. I’m a country girl so I don’t know that I would like being in a major area.
The Lake Cities has become such an important part of our family life that I really can’t imagine being anywhere else. We live in Corinth, work in Corinth, my husband is on the Lake Cities Chamber Board and I’m the Corinth Elementary PTA President, so we LOVE where we are.
Pricing:
- 60 min Custom Massage $80
- $30 for your first 30 Days of Group Classes
- $145 per month for Unlimited Classes and a 60 minute Massage
- $85 per month for Unlimited Classes
- $70 per month for a 60 minute Massage
Contact Info:
- Address: 1440 Robinson Road, Suite 140
Corinth, TX 76210 - Website: Pure Synergy Wellness & Movement
- Phone: 9404415991
- Email: robyn@puresynergydfw.com
- Instagram: puresynergydfw
- Facebook: puresynergydfw
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/pure-synergy-wellness-and-movement-corinth
Image Credit:
Leigh Ann Barba Photography, Jessica Bishop
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