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Here are some suggestions to making your life more peaceful, your body and mind calmer, and your relations easier:
- Make time for your self
- Have regular bodywork (i.e. massage, reflexology, shiatsu or acupressure)
- Be kind to your self and do something every day that you enjoy
- Practice daily meditation or listen to relaxing music
- Yoga, stretching, exercising, walking
- Laugh a lot
- Never take on more than you know you can cope with
- Learn to say no
- Get professional help if you feel depressed or are extremely anxious
- Focus on the positive – on what you want
- Be thankful
- Be in the moment
Read more ... New Year's Resolution
Posted by Sylvia Carlson
For many, a massage is not something that they would purchase themselves. I have found that some people never would have even contemplated having a massage without first being introduced to it by someone they know. There are many massage therapists who practice an ecclectic approach and offer many different types of massage and bodywork practices. The good thing about this is that the person you are buying the gift for can decide for themselves what kind of massage they want. Sometimes a good introduction to bodywork is through practices such as foot reflexology or accupressure where one doesn't need to disrobe. Massage makes a great gift for someone who needs to learn how to relax and to de-stress.
Posted by Sylvia Carlson
Ever wondered why there was so little mention of women in our history books? So many cultural practices have been passed on down from generation to generation by women. The very fact that women bear and raise children tells us that they had to have been involved in the historical development of massage. Find out more ... Massage History - Women Healers
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MASSAGE THERAPY GENERAL TOPICS
HISTORY OF MASSAGE
Hippocrates and Massage Therapy
HOLISTIC HEALTH
MASSAGE SCHOOL TRAINING
Bringing Massage Therapy to Africa
Massage Therapy Schools Part 2
SPECIALIZED MASSAGE TECHNIQUES
MASSAGE THERAPY AND SPECIFIC HEALTH CONDITIONS
Tendonitis and Massage Treatments
Massage and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Massage Therapy and Chronic Pain
RELAXATION AND SELF MASSAGE TECHNIQUES
New Years Resolution: Less Stress
Relaxation Self Massage Techniques
Relaxation Technique - History
Self Massage and Massage Tools
FOOT REFLEXOLOGY
Reflexology and Cobblestone Mats
Reflexology and Migraine Headaches
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Ice Cold Tips:
- You can use a commercial ice pack.
- You can make your own ice towel by folding a wet cold towel and placing it in a resealable plastic bag. Freeze for about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the towel from the bag and place on the area that is causing you discomfort.
- You can also make your own ice pack by placing crushed ice in resealable plastic bag. Add water to slightly cover the ice and squeeze air out of bag and seal. Wrap bag in a towel and apply over the area that is causing you discomfort.
Ice the affected area several times a day for about 10 minutes, but no longer than 15 to 20 minutes. Remember to keep a cloth between your skin and the cold pack.
Check out Tendonitis and Massage Treatments
