do it from center

In researching how to get more and better sleep, I came across this article on the National Sleep Foundation’s website: Time Management Expert Says “Take Time For Sleep!”

I find the work of providing massage therapy to be rather exhausting, emotionally and physically. If you find your work as taxing as I do, ask yourself honestly, “Am I getting enough sleep?”

Says the author: “I discovered that Time Waster #1 is not procrastination— it’s trying to do too much at once.” See full article for more information, and the Sleep Foundation’s website for tips on getting good sleep.

Stage one of the candida overgrowth control diet does not allow for ANY sugar, starch, or refined carbs. We have lovingly nicknamed it the “Yeastkins” diet, although it is actually much more restrictive than the Atkins diet and the emphasis is not on gluttonous consumption of protein for weight loss. It is a constant adventure, challenge, and opportunity to expand our culinary repertoire.

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I often find that it is easy for me to hold up to my obligations to other people but I can easily excuse away that yoga class, detox bath, or other self-care opportunity. It also seems when trying to schedule with a client or friends, if is “just a exercise class” you are canceling, it is not so much a big deal. What if you had an appointment with the most important person in the world? Would you cancel your appointment with _insert_important_icon_here_ to have lunch with a friend or schedule a client for emergency pre-ski trip massage? I doubt it.

Guess what? YOU are the most important person in the world. No matter how trivial the “appointment” don’t waiver unless absolutely necessary. Self care (or preventative medicine, if you prefer) is one of the most valuable investments of time.

Now, go… set that appointment for a walk in the park, yoga class, dance lesson, massage, facial, hot bath, or early night with a good book! Not only do you deserve it, your health & well being depend on it!!

Or, why I love practicing massage therapy.

People almost always get up off my table happier than when they came in. I am fed by that calm, refreshed energy on a daily basis. In a culture where we love to live vicariously, this is my ultimate. Read the rest of this entry »

It was exactly 3 days before we left on our two week vacation in sunny Florida, 2 days before my birthday, and 1 day before I was to take my National Certification Exam for massage that my partner, Ian, received the news. Most people, would be shocked… resistant to believe… hesitant to make the changes… and decide to remain convinced that they way they felt, was out of their hands. But, not Ian! After living with symptoms for 15 years and seeking medical assistance every step of the way, Ian was relieved to *finally* have an answer. And I, his faithful companion, vowed to help him every way I could. Neither of us knew what we were getting into.

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