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Five Self Massage Techniques For Treating Migraines and Severe Headaches
If you are like most Americans, you suffer from a headache or a migraine quite often. Studies have shown that 45 million Americans suffer from them each year! Studies also suggest that men suffer slightly more than females and over $1 billion is spent each year on over-the-counter medications to treat these migraines and headaches.... Continue reading→
Best Essential Oils for Chronic Anxiety
It’s a new era now that our 45th president has been inaugurated. He may not be everyone’s first choice, but he is, in the end, our fearless leader. This hasn’t come without a ton of controversy, with the inauguration almost overshadowed by two large protests/marches. Not a warm and fuzzy welcome if you ask me.... Continue reading→
Holistic Wellness: Top Five Ways To Find A Happier You from the Inside Out
We humans are so caught up in every day minutia, trying to be everything for everyone, while life flitters away. What’s left at the end? Are you truly happy? Wouldn’t it be nice to be happy and enjoy the things you want today, not just ‘someday’? When is ‘someday’ anyway? Holistic wellness is a condition... Continue reading→
3 Essential Oils for Weight Loss
It’s inevitable; this time of year, you’re ready to shed the weight of all the gluttonous habits you picked up near the end of last year. We don’t blame you. It’s a new year, and you want to celebrate it with a healthier outlook! Of course, you must start with a good exercise and meal... Continue reading→
Top 3 Ways Massage Can Ward off Cold and Flu
Winter can be a difficult season, between less sunlight, freezing cold, and changing schedules with holidays and breaks from work and school. It can also be a busy and stressful time with end of the year goals to meet as well as planning and shopping for the holiday season. Massage therapy services can help keep... Continue reading→
Your New Year’s Resolution: Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions
Every year you resolve to lose weight, or to make more money, or to be more organized, and I commend you for your efforts, but how often do you stick to those lofty resolutions only to feel defeated by March? It’s time to ditch the idea of a resolutions and start making goals instead. ... Continue reading→
Holiday Cookie Recipes Using Essential Oils!
There’s nothing like the smell of Christmas-a crackling fire, a freshly cut tree, and of course fresh baked cookies! Aromatherapy has long been noted for its ability to change your mood just with a whiff of an essential oil. What if we told you you could include essential oils in your holiday cookies, filling your... Continue reading→
Four Time Management Tips During the Holidays
We’ve said it before; it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the season. Of course, you should take some time out to make sure you’re taken care of, but what about all of your other responsibilities? Time management, when done well, can really reduce your stress. Follow these tips to... Continue reading→
Top Five Essential Oils For The Holidays
One of my favorite things about the holidays isn’t the gift buying, and decorating, nor is it the parties and the food (ok, maybe a little bit of that). My favorite part of the holidays is the smell. The smell of freshly cut trees, the warmth of cinnamon sticks, and the aroma of freshly baked... Continue reading→
Happy for the Holidays
While the holiday season is a joyful time for many, it can also be a very difficult period of the year. A disconnect from how you actually feel vs. how you think you should feel due to the festive holiday season can be disconcerting. There are many reasons to feel “off” or out of sorts... Continue reading→
Make It Vegan This Thanksgiving!
We love Thanksgiving, especially when we get to see our clients and thank them face-to-face for being the greatest clients ever! We also love to give them the gift of relaxation and ask you share it with everyone you know! Understanding that many of our clientele are health, mind, and/or spirit conscious, we know there... Continue reading→
Creative Ways to Gift a Gift Certificate!
Hard to believe it, but it’s time to start thinking about Holiday presents, and one of our favorite ways to give a gift is with a gift card or gift certificate! We feel you should dictate what you experience, and the money should go towards making you feel good, not adding to your tchotchke pile.... Continue reading→
Getting a Good Night’s Sleep With Massage
Tossing and turning, waking up multiple times during the night, or just taking forever to fall asleep seems to be the bane of many people’s lives these days. Extra stress and a fast-paced life coupled with copious amounts of technological gadgets make it difficult for our bodies to turn off and fall to sleep to... Continue reading→
Effects Of Stress On Bodies
We all know what stress is. We all also know it’s not good for our bodies to experience stress, but do we really know what ailments we have are directly related to stress? Can we recognize what is stressing us out? Sure there are the stresses of work, and of family, or coping with challenging... Continue reading→
Using Essential Oils To Fall, And Stay Asleep
Many people have difficulty at various points in their life with falling and staying asleep. Even after a long and busy day, it can be a struggle to truly feel relaxed enough to fall asleep. Stressful life events, demanding projects at work or school and managing family life can all take a toll and a... Continue reading→
Five Steps of Swedish Massage
Swedish massage is undoubtedly one of the most popular and well-known types of massages out there. What many don’t know is that Swedish massage is done in five unique steps, with each technique applying a different and unique type of pressure. These techniques increase oxygenation of blood and release metabolic waste such as lactic and... Continue reading→
Biggest Myths About Deep Tissue Massage
We hear quite often after a session how good a person feels, but where’s the pain? As though massage is meant to be associated with soreness or pain in order to be effective. Some of this is due in part by misinformed therapists, or improperly trained therapists. In any case, there are very specific myths... Continue reading→
Benefits of Reflexology Post-Surgery
It seems as though there have been an unusual amount of surgeries lately. Either we’re falling apart as we’re getting older, or we’re injuring ourselves more (maybe that means we’re more active?) Either way, it seems like that surgery always grounds the person for so long, that it can take infinitely longer to heal. The... Continue reading→
Benefits of Reiki For The Elderly
Reiki brings peace to all those who enjoy a session with our practitioners; all ages benefit from the healing powers this practice brings. What many of us don’t understand however, is how beneficial Reiki can be to our elderly patients. Reiki can really change the quality of life of those whom suffer from arthritis, dementia... Continue reading→
Japanese Cosmolift-What You Should Know
Some of us reach a certain age and wonder how, no matter how much we sleep, we always look tired, right? We eat right, exercise, sleep enough, and yet somehow our face doesn’t quite express how we feel on the inside. Or, maybe we really aren’t feeling all that great and it really is written... Continue reading→
