How Massage Therapy Helps Athletes
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Should I cancel my massage if I’m sick?
Short Answer: Yes, please. Long Answer: Yes, please. Massage is great. You know this. But it’s not always a great idea. As cold and flu season approaches again, it’s important that you know when it may be necessary to cancel your appointment. Why? You need rest. When you are sick,...
Understanding Your Breath
Recently I ran across some great animated gifs that explore breathing for different life forms- including humans...
Scoliosis and Your Breathing
HOW SCOLIOSIS MESSES WITH YOUR BREATH I never thought that a breathing class could change my family's life so much. Earlier this year, my husband and I flew to New York for a Breathe Teacher Training workshop with Dr. Belisa Vranich. In the class we learned to...
Exercise: Keep it Social
Want to get the best benefits out of your fitness routine- whether it be in the gym, or outside on the trails? Research is showing that the American concept of “exercise” as we know it- putting in hard miles, ‘no pain, no gain’, can actually...
Dawn’s Early Light
One of my favorite things about backpacking is the way your body shifts over time to fall in line with natural cycles of dark and light. There's nothing like snuggling sleepily into your sleeping bag at 8pm (which somehow feels like midnight) and waking up...
Guided By Nature
Finding your way in the woods without a map or compass can be a daunting task, yet our ancestors travelled their wild world, sometimes hundreds of miles on foot, without a breaking a sweat...
“If it scares you…”
"If it scares you it might be a good thing to try." ~Seth Godin...
“The mountains are calling…” and I am distracted.
"The mountains are calling and I must go." ~Quote, John Muir Now, good old John Muir didn't say "the mountains are calling, but I just have to finish this TV marathon of Frasier first." Nope. He clearly focused his priorities to fulfill his purpose, to do what...