Chamber Spotlight: Awaken Body Piercing
605 Main Street. Now why does that number sound familiar? Of course! That’s the home of Awaken Body Piercing Studio owned and run by Misty and Chris Green.
Need a piercing? They do that! Need some jewellery? They carry that too! Awaken opened up on November 1st 2020 and they got the go-ahead from the Health dept. to do piercings on the 15th. When asked why they decided to open up their specialty business, Misty said “ We wanted to bring a business to Kindersley that wasn’t here”.
Business has been steady but Misty and Chris continue to work at outside jobs to help make ends meet. Chris works for ISH and Misty is at the Travel Lodge. I asked Chris, which is pierced more? Ears or nose? Believe it or not, Chris said it can be a toss-up. Some weeks we do more ears and other weeks more noses. They also do piercings to other body parts but you will have to ask them about that! I asked them also what was their motivation to opening a body piercing studio? Seems that they like working together and this is the perfect way to do it. Both have done courses for piercing so everything is done properly and the whole shop is certified, sanitized and safe.
For some reason they seem to get a lot of calls for tattoos (which they don’t do) so people get referred over to Dane at 13th Moon. And 13th Moon gets calls for piercing so they reciprocate and help each other out and refer customers to each other. That’s a very symbiotic relationship!!
There is also an adult store inside Awaken and that is something else that wasn’t available to the people of Kindersley and area. It is very private and there is no need to feel embarrassed or shy. They will offer to have private “shopping” after hours if you are so inclined.
Misty is from Nova Scotia and has made Kindersley her home for the past 14 years. Chris is from Saskatoon and has also settled down here. Because of all the hours they both work, Chris said sometimes the yard work suffers!
All in all, Awaken Body Piercing is a very relaxing place to be in. Soothing music and a calming decor puts you at ease if your visit there is your first. Both Misty and Chris are professional in their manner and procedures. They understand how to treat people and discuss and help people with their decisions about piercings. They are now branching out into jewellery and doing repairs (watch batteries, etc). They know they need to be adaptable to what their clients want!
Visit them today or call them at 306-460-8379 or email them at desires.awaken@gmail.com.