Did someone say Birthday Time

It's Heidis Birthday and her mom brought her for her very first pair of Z-coil shoes. Heidi fell off a horse when she was 17 and has serious back pain now. She has been seeing a chiropracter 4-5 times a month to reduce some of the pain and pressure she has caused by this accident. She has done lots of research on Z-coil shoes and even our website http://www.your2feet.com/ She first saw them at Dr's Office where she works. She bought a pair of Black Tia's and is hoping to reduce some of this pain.Follow up story to come.....

Firefighter in pain no more

Melissa Ledbetter is in at out Downtown location at our first ever 20% sale. She is buying her 5th pair of Z-coil shoes. Melissa has been a firefighter for some time now as well as a loving mother whose on the go all the time. In 2003 Melissa was diagnosed with planter fascitis she was in terrible pain from running on her feet all the time. She heard about Z-coils from one of her friends and she said no way! Have you seen them but after 2 years in pain she decided hey why not lets try something. My feet are killing me. Melissa bought her first pair of shoes at the Bellevue locations (which sadly is no longer there.) Sense wearing Z coils she has had tremendous Improvements and has little to no pain. She says that Z-coils were one of the best things that came into her life.

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Meet Alex, New Store Manager

Hi Z-coil Lovers,

I just started managing our store on Pine St. We are having our first store sale this weekend and it has been very well received (More to come stay in tune at our website or blog)! I am fitting Carol Benner with a new pair of Tia black Z-coils. She will have taps added since she has a history of quickly wearing out the soles. She would like to square dance again. I can offer you assistance in fitting and adjusting your footwear to meet your needs. I look forward to meeting all of you. Come see all of our new styles and stock items.

Interview: Ann Thariani, Co-Founder Gilden Tree

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Ann Thariani is the co-founder of Gilden Tree. The small company in Omaha, Nebraska has been importing a pumice stone called the Footscrubber (photo) from Pakistan for over 17 years. Dr. Lotchie Kerch, Your2Feet and Caesar Snee, Z-CoiL dealer in San Jose/San Francisco, to Ann about her business, products and the educational program that has established for the families that produce their products.

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Interview: Mike Gonzalez the CEO of Xtenex

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Caesar Snee, the owner of the San Jose and San Francisco Z-Coil(r) Pain Relief Footware stores, talks with Mike Gonzalez the CEO of Xtenex, the manufacture of The Ultimate Shoe Lace - Knotty Boys.

The Ultimate Shoelace is comprised of laces with pre-tensioned elastic knots that control lace movement through a footwear's eyelets. When stretched, the knots collapse for easy lace-up and adjustment. When tension is released, knots re-emerge to surround both sides of the eyelet securing a desired fit.

It differs from regular laces because it can customize footwear fit around personal comfort and performance needs. It stops lace migration which is a leading cause of footwear pain, discomfort, numbness, foot fatigue and Diabetic concern. It allows custom fitting throughout the shoe instead of limiting adjustment to just an ankle tension.

Your2Feet has a variety of Knotty Boy lace colors and sizes in stock!

Pain Relief is a Family Affair

Jack Moore came in from Tacoma with his wife, Anne, and son David. David is the third generation of the family to work at Boeing. Dad has had multiple injuries at Boeing working, with 23 years seniority, as a quality assurance inspector. 4years ago he stepped into a hole in a platform and his T4-T6 was inflamed. He was taking a lot of pain pills, having pain on a scale of 10, it was an eight. While undergoing an MRI, he saw several nurses walking in Zcoil pain relief footwear. The women gave a testimonial about the Zcoil footwear and how it helped them with their pain at work walking all day at the hospital. Jack went home he did extensive research about the footwear and brought the family along to purchase their first pair of shoes. Jack and Anne bought their first pairs of cloudwalker velcro black shoes and David bought the black Freedoms (from the Puyallup store that is now closed). After all these years wearing them Jack's reduced his pain to a level 2. David started wearing them in high school due to C2 back pain from wearing heavy back packs. Now at Boeing he has had years of relief from his back pain. Mom needs a knee replacement and has cut the pain severity and reduced her recovery time. When the Boeing Auburn plant temporally didn't allow the use of the Zcoil footwear, they fought to get back the Boeing authorization and succeeded. Now they came to our Pine St store in Seattle to buy their second pair of shoe- David bought another pair of freedoms, mom and dad bought another pair of cloudwalker velcros. A family that wears (Zcoil footwear) together stays together.

David Encounters Dolphin in Honduras

May your christmases be bright! 

Florida's MGM Studios 

The Pennsylvania connection- The Kerch's and their three kids. 

Ground Zero is still under construction. It is a powerful pilgrimage for Americans to make. 

David came from Arizona, I came from Seattle, Sister's daughter and Yvonne came from Florida for my brothers birthday bash. This was a side trip to Times Square. 

Overlake Hospital Nurse in Z-coils for Two Years

Carol Connelly has worked ten hours a day, four days a week at the pre-op department of Overlake Surgery Center for what seems "forever", she says.

She was in Sequim two years ago at a restaurant with three other nurses when they noticed the waiter was wearing Z-coil footwear. Carol says, "I thought he blew his mind. I bought my first pair of white Freedom 2000 Z-coils from the Bellevue store(now that store is closed). One and a half weeks ago I bought my second pair, the Spring Z. However, I like the laced athletic style better and came in to exchange them for a blue and white Freedom Z-coil. I have just been wearing them at work so they last a long time."

Frequent occurrences are that she is the center of conversations with patients: "Grab that nurse because she has to tell me about those shoes". One nurse said," Oh, she's just an illegal alien".

Carol says," My plantar fascitis has been helped immensely by wearing the Z-coil footwear. I love my Z-coils."

Primavera Hair Salon Owner Now Wears Z-coil

Ramon Bazan, (of Mexican descent), bought his first pair of Freedom 2000 today after hearing about the footwear from a co-worker. He owns a hair salon, Primavera, located at 8520 14th Ave S, Seattle, Wa 98144. (Phone # 206-767-2737). He has suffered from heel pain for the past six months since he stands more than eight hours a day on hardwood floors. Many of his clients work at Boeing , men and women. He has owned the salon for ten years.

Panorama Point on Mt Rainier Ascended in Z-coil

Vicki and Lotchie hiked to Panorama Point to find snow after all these sunny warm summer days....hold on, this is autumn!

Viewing Rattlesnake Lake in Our Z-coils

Vicki and Lotchie ham it up above Rattlesnake Lake in the Cascade Mountain Range, Washington...and we did it in our Z-coils!

Lindy is at the Century Ballroom

Travis and Rachel do the Lindy at the Century Ballroom. They are my instructors this month for Lindy 1 at the Century. Click on the title to link to their website. I resoled my Z-coils,Taos Clog (with Strap), with a suede soles to slide on the dance floor better during the spins. What fun...and healthy too!

Cascades offers More Summer Beauty

Lake Annette makes for a cooling swim after a warming four mile hike in the Cascades. See Lotchie in her Z-coils. There seems endless trails in the Pacific Northwest to explore.

Exploring the Depths on the San Juan Islands near Seattle

Lotchie has just finished a dive to eighty feet to see the giant Pacific octopus on a sunny August Sunday near Friday Harbor.

Snow Lake in the Cascades still had Blueberries!

Lotchie and friends do the eight mile trek to Snow Lake Sunday August 27. There were wild blueberries to eat and the cool lake to swim in!

Vashon Home Gets a Roof!

Anne stands in her Vashon home-with a new roof August 26,2006!

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Prayers for Michael Shipping to Iraq this week

Pictured here are Michael and David relaxing at the Pike Place Market's Copacobana restaurant on Saturday. Michael's Fort Lewis unit leaves for Iraq this week. His dad is Lotchie's cousin. Michael's family lives in Sacramento. He visited Seattle for a few hours with his grandmother, mom and dad. God speed for a safe return for all those men and women serving in the armed forces during our Iraqi occupation.

Over 4000 attendees including podiatrists from all over the country at the Las Vegas National APMA Convention last week.

Dr. Kerch attended the APMA National convention last week in Las Vegas. Her cousin Mary lives in Las Veags (middle). Fellow podiatrist Dr. Maria Bidny practices in Michigan. Learning opportunities and entertainment options were in abundance. Click on this link for photos of Dr. Kerch doing a parachute simulator and hiking phots from Mt Baker upon returning:http://www.flickr.com/photos/your2feet

Stunning sights seen on Mt. Baker Loop trail

Lotchie and David hiked Mt. Baker on Sunday. The Chain of Lakes features Iceberg Lake on one of the many vistas. Click on this Flickr site for more photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/your2feet

Seafair Parade in Magnolia with the Red Hat Ladies

Lotchie is pictured here with the Red Hat Ladies on Parade in Magnolia. Nell Andres(in the Center) is our Queen MUM. The Fort Lewis Color Guard is pictured behind us.

Aren't They Adorable in Their Z-coils? Fifth Pair for Mary

This adorable Z-coil couple found us only after the Bellevue store closed.

Mary Lawrence started wearing her first pair a couple of years ago or so. She says, "Prior to wearing Z-coils I was unable to stand in place for longer than 5 minutes. I had a lot of difficulty walking to the point of needing disability parking. Now I am able to volunteer in a position that requires me to walk three hours at a time." Mary and Tim needed the foot bed of the Z-coils heat adjusted to a wider arch to provide more room and comfort for their arches. Mary also obtained a rubber wedge into the lateral coil to inhibit supination, or rolling out of the foot. Mary bought her fifth pair today- the Signature Anniversary shoe. She also had her coils replaced on her first pair of purchased Z-coils. We will be mailing her Anniversary out tommorrow since we are stretching the toe of the shoes out tonight.

Tim is a system administrator working on mainframes. He bought his third pair of Z-coil's today, trading his brown hikers for blue and white freedoms. He is wearing his new Spring Z's in the photo. We replaced his black freedom coils today with a new pair. Two pairs of his Z-coil footwear needed the left coil rotated 180 degrees in order to redistribute the pressure points in his heel and arch. His co-workers urged him to get the adjustments done on his Z-coils so he would wear them more. "I couldn't walk or stand in one place for more than a few minutes until I found Z-coils. (They) are the best shoes I have ever worn."

While in the store Mary mentioned doing back exercises, so we did a yoga workout including the pigeon pose.
 

Mt. Rainier hike to Panorama Point wearing Z-coil footwear

Lotchie is pictured here in her Z-coils hiking to Panaroma Point at Mt Rainier. There are more photos of the hike by clicking on the link below. One shows Lotchie's hiking companion, Vicki, sledding down in the snow with the beautiful wildflowers in the background. There was a marmot and a deer. Other hikers saw the mountain goats. It was blazing hot down the mountain, but quite cool here as the sunset. See Mt. Adams and Mt.St. Helens in the background.


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