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Contrast Baths
I learned this ‘trick’ way back during massage school, in Hydrotherapy class. It has stood the test of time in effectiveness to remain one of my top favorite self care, at-home treatments! Contrast Baths! It works like this… Fill one kitchen sink with Ice Water, the other with comfortably Hot Water. Dunk your hands/forearms/elbows into the Ice Water as deeply as you can for as long as you can, up to 2 Minutes (this one’s intense, remember to breathe!). Then, switch to the Hot Water, dunking hands/forearms/elbows as deeply as you can and enjoy for at least 1 Minute, but no longer than 2 Minutes (even though it’s tempting sometimes).…
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Anxiety and Stress
We see Anxiety everywhere today. I even see it on my massage table occasionally. Definitely I see the effects of stress pass through my office daily. Could it be that we move so fast in our world nowadays, that we just don’t quite know what it feels like to slow down anymore? Or perhaps, even for those who have less-busy schedules but still experience anxiety, could it be they are accustomed to hearing/thinking/feeling enough negativity/fear/anger (which all have a busier, frenetic kind of energy as compared, to say, peace/love/joy) in their lives, that it is what they tend to focus on by default? Wouldn’t it be nice if we could…