As we have just gone into another lockdown, I thought it would be very useful for you or your loved ones to know some ideas about how to do a seated massage at home. At least until you can book in with me again. ;-) Here are 4 videos that give some good tips and ideas for doing a seated massage. Any single video should give you enough to help out. If you watch more than one you can pick and choose what you'd like to do, or what works best for the two of you. Make sure to keep pain levels lo...
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Mindfulness and Mental Health
Mindfulness and Mental HealthYou have probably heard the term ‘mindfulness’ bounced around in mental health discussions and forums, especially in recent times. But what is ‘mindfulness’ and how does it work for improving your mental health?Let’s take a look.
What is ‘mindfulness’?Mindfulness is the practice of calmly and attentively focusing our awareness inward, to everything we’re thinking, feeling, sensing with our bodies, and the environment surrounding us on a moment-to-moment basis...
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Supporting your immune system.
This is something I would have been writing about in a couple months for the flu/winter season coming up but now is a great time to look at these with the Covid-19 corona virus spreading around the world. We have been fortunate here in New Zealand to limit it and slow it down so much so the medical system can cope with it, but it's important we still take care of our own health. Here are some great things to help your immune system. Some you know already, and some may just be reminder but st...
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What a pediatrician wants you to know about coronavirus.
Dr. Elisa Song , MD wrote a great article about COVID-19 at https://healthykidshappykids.com/2020/02/27/coronavirus-covid-19/ .
Here's some of the great useful tips taken from it about how to protect your family.
There are commonsense measures to protect yourself from COVID-19 that you should be practicing regardless of whatever virus is circulating at the moment. The only unique recommendation with COVID-19 is to avoid unnecessary contact with non-domesticated animals due to pre...
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Happy New Decade!
Happy New Year and welcome to the 20's!I know it may seem a bit late for this but I generally share a tip or some tips for the year a little bit after the 1st of Jan. New Year's resolutions work for some people but not for many people. What does seem to work is to pick one general theme or intention and work on that consistently. This can be started at anytime. Like today. :-) What would you like to achieve this decade? Where would you like to be and doing what in 5 years? Write that dow...
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Source: Fix.com Blog
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What is Reiki?
REIKI (pronounced ray-kee), is the Japanese word for Universal Life Force, generally identified as "Chi" by the Chinese and "prana" by the Indians; however, Reiki is actually a more subtle energy and affects the subtlest level of the biofield, which we call the subtle vibrational body, acting as a "vibrational adaptogen", which restores harmony and balance.
Reiki is an ancient healing art. --a safe, natural healing system that is being used internationally in homes, hospitals and pr...
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Myth of massage during first trimester.
Dispelling the Myth of Avoiding First Trimester Massage
Mary Lou Soto, Licenced Masssage Therapist Sep 19, 2013 Posted at Elements Massage.
Some massage therapists are taught to avoid massaging a pregnant client during the first trimester because it is believed to be dangerous. There are thoughts that massage could be disruptive to the baby's development, concerns that it could harm the placenta, or that women experiencing fatigue, nausea, or ambivalence about their pregnanc...
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Hello 2019!
I'll be honest, I've struggled with what to write here. Hence we're more than a week into the new year and I'm just getting this out now.For some of you, 2018 was amazing. For others of you it was full of challenges, maybe pain and trauma.I definitely had joy and I had challenges. The hardest for me concerned relationships. As a parent I had a scare that a shift would mean I wouldn't see much of my son and daughter. In a separate situation there was a challenge of getting extremely attached to ...
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Winter Health Tips
Help keep yourself and your family healthy and happy this winter by using these tips.
Wash your hands. Winter illnesses are easily spread by hands. Wash both sides of the hands and between the fingers for at least 20 seconds, use soap, and dry hands with a paper towel or clean dry towel.
Consume great nutrients. This improves immune function and boosts your mood.
The first step to good nutrition is to remove the highly processed foods from your kitchen. This will allow room for nutrien...
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