Wellness includes feelings of self-worth and a belief that change is possible. Let’s see how you are feeling about your life today. Please click the following link and take the short quiz to find out http://www.positivityratio.com/single.php As we embark on our Wellness Journey this year, let us do so with a renewed vigor, passion andContinue reading “Our Wellness Rx For You!!”
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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”
Massage as a Wellness Strategy – Partnering with Your Therapist Key to Best Results
Every now and then we all need a special treat. Here are some of my favorite indulgences, and I’ll go out on a limb to suggest that I’m probably not alone on some of these: – A big piece of cake (dark chocolate, with raspberry preserves oozing between the layers). – An evening with aContinue reading “Massage as a Wellness Strategy – Partnering with Your Therapist Key to Best Results”
Back, Neck and Shoulders: Under Pressure – Quick Massage Pick-Me-Ups while Sitting at a Desk
When you sit at a desk, hunched over papers or a computer, your body tends to form a C shape. This slumped posture creates pressure on your back, neck and shoulders and can cause pinched muscles, fatigue and, if you’ve been reading a lot, eye strain. The following pick-me-ups will help break this tensionContinue reading “Back, Neck and Shoulders: Under Pressure – Quick Massage Pick-Me-Ups while Sitting at a Desk”
Innate Health – A New Way to Look at Life and Avoid Burnout
Massage therapy and prevention research are both professions assisting others to higher health. Fortunately for us, insights from prevention research–a field that attempts to identify the best ways to prevent negative outcomes related to social, physical, mental health, and safety issues–may also prove extremely beneficial to massage therapy. Its approach to innate health provides aContinue reading “Innate Health – A New Way to Look at Life and Avoid Burnout”
Our Wellness Rx for 2012
This brand New Year gives us the opportunity to begin anew in many ways. From a holistic perspective we like to take the opportunity to renew our mind, body and spirit. “Don’t live in the past, thinking about mistakes or changes you made. Think of your life as a book, move forward, close one chapterContinue reading “Our Wellness Rx for 2012”
More Than A Luxury – The Lifelong Value of Massage Therapy
One of the most frequently asked questions regarding massage therapy is if it’s worth the expense? Massage is not just a simple back rub, nor is it just a “luxury” or occasional “treat.” Research tells us that massage therapy is a valuable component of a well-rounded healthcare regimen, combating everything from chronic pain to theContinue reading “More Than A Luxury – The Lifelong Value of Massage Therapy”
Cultivating Diversity – Spreading The Bodywork Message To Minorities
Victoria Robertson, a Boulder, Colorado, based certified massage therapist and until recently head of a massage school in nearby Broomfield, took a look at her students and noticed how very much they resembled her massage clients: mostly female, mostly middle class, and overwhelmingly white. “We’re at a time in the world where there needs toContinue reading “Cultivating Diversity – Spreading The Bodywork Message To Minorities”
Holiday Stress – Tips to Stay On Top
Here “it” comes — holiday stress. As families negotiate where to spend Thanksgiving, and millions of us are making the empty promise to ourselves to start early on holiday shopping, the anxiety begins to build. And it only gets crazier from here. Choir practice for the kids, family gatherings at every turn, office parties, treksContinue reading “Holiday Stress – Tips to Stay On Top”
Dimensions of Holistic Massage – Beyond the Nuts and Bolts of Swedish, Part I
For modern-day massage therapists, the concept of holistic massage may seem very 21st century. Yet, for millennia, healing bodywork was intended to balance the physical, emotional, mental, energetic, and spiritual bodies. Just as ancient medical bodies of knowledge incorporated a multi-dimensional model, ancient massage practices also addressed the holistic organism. When Swedish massage was developedContinue reading “Dimensions of Holistic Massage – Beyond the Nuts and Bolts of Swedish, Part I”
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