Two excellent instructors of mine from Brenneke School of Massage (which was bought out by Cortiva Institute) have started a new massage school called Discovery Point School of Massage. Pat Archer is very well respected in the field and I
Broadening our View of Health Care
From “Healing the Whole Person” by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D, in Shambhala Sun, January 2011: “Health is more than the absence of disease…(Dr. Christiane) Northrup recommends broadening our view of health care to include the things that create health and joy
Summer, Play & Intuition
Take some extra time this summer and reconnect to the present moment and your inner self. Our intuition needs a little space to come to the surface. I’m taking a week off in July and another in August, to slow
Studies Show Massage Helps Anxiety, Depression & Immune Function
A literature review from a few years ago shows some pretty amazing results for massage therapy. Massage repeatedly decreased cortisol, increased dopamine and serotonin, increased killer cells, and decreased depression and anxiety. It also decreased pain in burn patients, decreased
Gratitude
What are you grateful for this year? I’m thankful for my finding the perfect office to re-start my practice, having so much help from my husband with my new business, gaining many great clients who I learn from and enjoy
Donating My Services to Charitable Causes/Upcoming Auction for Chimp Sanctuary
This year so far, I have donated gift certificates to two Windermere Foundation auctions (for the Queen Anne & Madison Park Windermere offices), and to the upcoming auction on Oct. 1 benefiting Chimp Sanctuary NW. CSNW was founded to provide
Stay Hydrated!
Our bodies need water to perform essential tasks. And in our fast-paced culture with zillions of unhealthy beverages and dehydrating foods, we need even more water. Remember the “Got milk?” commercials where they are always eating cake or something else
I Have Air Conditioning!
Summer in Seattle is finally here and it’s hot! Seatac got up to 95 degrees today. Note: I am NOT complaining! 🙂 But I do appreciate being able to cool down my office so it’s nice and comfy for my
Entrepreneurship & the Queen Anne Space Building
We had a happy hour event a few weeks ago for the Queen Anne Space Building in Seattle, so the tenants could get to know each other, and it was really fun! I was reminded how much I just love
Do you breathe?
Breathing is so simple and automatic, we really don’t tend to give it the respect and attention it deserves. Stopping to notice our breath can be really profound and give us great information. I notice when I get in the
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