There is always a lot of talk in the new year about resolutions and re-starts. I’d like to encourage you to give these notions a chance and perhaps do a little re-start of your own this year. Here are a few tips or steps that I found helpful. As counterintuitive as it may sound, we need to revisit the last 12 months and simply acknowledge the lessons we learned. All the positive and negative that…
Continue ReadingAs the new year approaches, it is easy to get caught up in the typical “resolution” lists that we all have fun with. Whether it is weight, exercise, smoking or some other vice, many of us tend to set some goals for the new year and strive to achieve them (at least for a couple weeks!). 🙂 This year, I’d like to suggest a few things we could, perhaps, let go of in the new…
Continue ReadingI love Christmas. I’m one of those people who is unafraid to say those scary words “Merry Christmas” as well. I also recognize that this can be a (more) stressful time of the year for lots of folks. Of course, a massage will do wonders for your mental well-being and yoga is well known as a de-stressing technique. In the spirit of the holiday insanity I wanted to share a few tips to help melt…
Continue ReadingLet’s be honest. Nobody really enjoys the insanity of Christmas shopping. And furthermore, getting (or giving) a gift bought in a store is never as meaningful or personal as something from you, personally. I’m not talking about making your family matching Rudolph sweaters either. When it comes to the holidays, we can all do a little better at giving the gift of ourselves. Let’s look at a couple options. Tickets are a great way to…
Continue ReadingOK, so I know that sounds a little hokey, but hear me out. We talked, last week, about being “present” and this week I’d like to take this a step further and really dig into the process of re-connecting and more fully understanding ourselves. You knew the first thing I would encourage you to do is take a yoga class, right!? Truth is, it works. Listen closely to your body and hear which areas could…
Continue ReadingI promise not to go all “Today is a present” on you. The truth is, we can all (almost always) use a reminder to be more present. The book The Power of Now is a fantastic writing on being present. Essentially the objective is to not be so caught up in what is going to happen in the next 10 minutes, hour, day, week, month, etc., but to focus on what is happening in your…
Continue ReadingIt is here. Like it or not (actually I sort of love it!) winter has returned to New Hampshire. I love all the seasons we are blessed with in New Hampshire, although I do find winter a more challenging time to keep myself healthy. I’d like to share a few suggestions to help keep your head held high this winter and possibly allow you to embrace the season with open (though covered in layers!) arms.…
Continue ReadingThe AMTA just released a “consumer survey fact sheet” that produced some really cool results about massage therapy. I have put some of the highlights in here and you can follow the link above to get the whole scoop! Seventy-seven percent of individuals surveyed claim their primary reason for receiving a massage in the previous 12 months was medical (54 percent) or stress (23 percent) related, according to the 18th annual consumer survey sponsored by…
Continue ReadingIn a perfect world, none of us would fret about money and we would be able to do anything we want. Travel, shop, eat, get a massage, entertain ourselves and keep ourselves in shape without worrying about going to work. While some of us have a taste of that lifestyle, the majority of us are shackled by the almighty dollar and are more conscious about how we spend our money. Getting and staying in shape,…
Continue ReadingFrom the time we start talking, we develop tendencies and habits with our communication skills. As the development of online communication blossomed, we all started to take advantage of the immediacy of these new methods. One of the potential pitfalls of this sort of communication is that it is SO immediate, we can be guilty of speaking too soon and (more likely) too much! There are a few little tips you can keep in mind…
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