10 Natural Ways to Relax and Rejuvenate – Easy Ways to Manage Stress and Build Immunity Protecting the immune system and managing stress are vital aspects of living longer, feeling younger, and being healthy. Here are 10 ways to reduce stress, boost your immune system, and slow down the hands of time. Physical activity. RegularContinue reading “Handling Stress & Building Immunity!”
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8 Things You Must Give Up to Find Peace
“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” –Albert Einstein Peace of mind transpires and thrives when you let go of the things that limit your growth and happiness. You work for this peace every time you give up… 1. Old regrets and excuses. You can’t always choose what happensContinue reading “8 Things You Must Give Up to Find Peace”
The Benefits of Frequent Massage A Powerful Health Ally
As I often see people in the grocery store using their carts as a lower back pain relief tools, I just had to Blog post this article published today on Massagetherapy.com There’s no denying the power of bodywork. Regardless of the adjectives we assign to it (pampering, rejuvenating, therapeutic) or the reasons we seek itContinue reading “The Benefits of Frequent Massage A Powerful Health Ally”
Lose Weight with a Good Night’s Sleep – Ten Tips for Sweet Slumber
From premature aging to a compromised immune system, the side-effects of sleepless nights can add up, according to Barbara Harris, editor-in-chief of Shape magazine and author of Shape Your Life: 4 Weeks To A Better Body — And A Better Life! (Hay House, 2002). During her more than 15 years at the helm of ShapeContinue reading “Lose Weight with a Good Night’s Sleep – Ten Tips for Sweet Slumber”
Soothing the Season – Natural Remedies to Ease Holiday Stress
As the holiday season approaches, your task list may begin to overwhelm you. There are office parties, social engagements, gift buying, children’s recitals, holiday meals, travel, and financial decisions — all tapping on your shoulder and demanding attention. Where do you begin? “We have to resist the speediness around us,” says Hyla Cass, M.D., coauthorContinue reading “Soothing the Season – Natural Remedies to Ease Holiday Stress”
Easing the Menopausal Journey – Life Span
After months of hot flashes, fatigue, and irritability, oftentimes the last thing a woman in the throes of menopause wants is to be touched. Yet, this is exactly when a woman needs to experience touch, especially massage and bodywork. When she most needs to be nurtured, comforted, and reminded of her beauty and inner spirit,Continue reading “Easing the Menopausal Journey – Life Span”
Grief and Degrief, Part 4 – Releasing Grief with Somatic Techniques
The use of somatic treatments to address grief is both the unique factor and the integral part of the success of the Degriefing process. Treating the physical body is what differentiates Degriefing from other therapies that rely solely on talk to affect the healing of grief after loss. Grief is the body’s innate reaction toContinue reading “Grief and Degrief, Part 4 – Releasing Grief with Somatic Techniques”
Revisiting Our Trauma
Grief is the most available, untapped, emotional resource for personal transformation. –Lyn Prashant One of my favorite professional endeavors is teaching a class on the somatic aspects of grief. I present my Degriefing work at the University of California Berkeley, the Mayo Clinic, as well as at hospices, hospitals, and clinics. I often start myContinue reading “Revisiting Our Trauma”
7 Common Habits of Unhappy People
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” — Marcus Aurelius “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” — Marcel Proust Circumstances can certainly make life unhappy. But a part –Continue reading “7 Common Habits of Unhappy People”
The Ageless Mind – How to Stay Sharp No Matter What Your Age
Roger had never thought about his age in relation to his position during his eight years at the company. Everything was fine until a wave of new hirings and promotions came through his division. He noticed for the first time that he was beginning to be the senior member of the organization, not only inContinue reading “The Ageless Mind – How to Stay Sharp No Matter What Your Age”
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