RUB OUT CELLULITE!!
You’ve heard me talk and write about the benefits of massage,
one being skin maintenance, removal of waste products and toxins…now
here is some more […]

Self care massage for tension headaches.

Awakened by leg cramps or charley horses in middle of the night?
These muscle spasms usually affect the lower leg or thigh. A common culprit of such discomfort may be from exercise and hot weather–both can lead to dehydration and imbalances of essential nutrients: salt, potassium, magnesium and calcium–all of which regulate muscle contraction.
If is common […]

(You’ve been staring at my business card for weeks!)
1) You are irritable
2) You are losing sleep
3) Your appetite is unusually high or low
4) You have muscles aches or headaches
5) You just feel overwhelmed
Recently from the November/December 2006 issue of Health & Vitality
“Massage the Ultimate Relaxer”
During even the shortest massage a person can relax. focus on […]

I know I have addressed proper ergonomics in the work place–but it never hurts to get a refresher on what TO DO to get you out of your chair to LOOSEN UP!
From the Yahoo Health network Using Ergonomics at the Workstation to Prevent Injury
Don’t forget to look at this great diagram I posted a while […]

You may be thinking “huh”?
Read on from LiveScience.com

Massage helps prevention maintain a healthy and pain-free low back. Here are a few more things to keep in mind from the Yahoo health network article
There is no clear evidence that you can prevent low back pain. 11 Nearly everyone experiences it at some time. But there are some things you […]

Reduce life stress to relieve low back pain
Low back pain can lead to a vicious cycle: Pain and the distress it causes can lead to tense muscles in your lower back, which can in turn causes sleeplessness, inactivity, irritability, depression, and more pain.
Here are a few things you can do to relax your mind and […]

Here is a great recent article found in the New York Times “Lactic Acid Will Be Sorely Missed“about the difference between lactic acid build-up and soreness that the body feels after intense activity. Bottom line–it is not lactic acid that creates soreness–it is that the body is sore alone from doing intense activity. It is […]

Some of you who have had the opportunity to receive 1.5 hours of Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy have received a water bottle following your session. If you recall, as follow up self-care I tell you at least 5-6 times before our session and another 3-4 times afterwards to DRINK WATER following a massage–it even says […]