Winter wellness toolbox

Wow, it’s that time again … we’ve turned back the clock for daylight savings, and the winter months are quickly approaching. It’s a good time to start thinking about the many tools available for beating the seasonal “blues” some of us tend to experience during the winter months. In addition to proper nutrition, exercise, moderate exposure to sunlight, and staying socially engaged (laughter really is great medicine : ) ), remember that an effective, substance-free way to help maintain winter wellness is to get periodic massage. Read more

Body Trivia

Some “did you knows” about the body that I recently came across while going through some notes:

The human skull contains 22 bones: 8 in the cranium and 14 in the facial region. The cranial bones are not fully developed or joined when we’re born–there are usually six gaps that close over a period of between 2 and 24 months.

The stapedius muscle located in the middle ear is the smallest muscle in the body Read more

Busy body

We give and receive hundreds of non-verbal messages in the course of our daily work and personal lives.  Body language signals may be learned, intrinsic or a mixture of both, and we respond and react to these Read more

Music medicine

“Without music, life is a journey through a desert.” -Pat Conroy

Like most massage therapists, I have music playing during a relaxation massage session. Slow, ambient music along with massage often assists in bringing my client to a relaxed, sleep-like state Read more

Footbath fix

Now that the busy summer season is coming to a close, it’s a good time to slow down a bit and replenish our energy. With the evenings getting cooler, a simple way to relax and re-energize at home is Read more

Gift

Take time right now to honor the gift of your body in this place and time. Read more

Breathe deeply

With practice, you can get in the habit of using the diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle at the base of the lungs, as the main muscle of respiration with Diaphragmatic Breathing (deep abdominal breathing) Read more

Gimme a break!

Sitting for long periods at the computer or desk can bring on muscle tension and discomfort.  Take a 5-10 minute stretching break and get into the habit of stretching Read more

Get in Touch

“The communications we transmit through touch constitute the most powerful means of establishing human relationships, the foundation of experience.” –Ashley Montagu Read more

Speaking Swedish (massage , that is!)

The modern massage era began in the early 19th century. Swedish physical therapist, Pehr Henrik Ling (1776-1839) is credited as the Father of Swedish Massage Read more

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