Like most attorneys, Jo Anne Adlerstein is a fiend for the kind of research that can make or break a case. So when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in the summer of 1998, she used her research skills to find out all she could about how to fight the disease that invaded her body. […]
As some of you know we are big animal lovers! When I first started massage, we had an elderly dog with bad arthritis and was told he was not going to be walking much longer. I started working on him every day and was astounded at the results! He even started to run again. That was our Dusty who lived to be 15.
Lomi lomi massage is a Hawaiian healing tradition. Massage Therapists use various tools from the palms, forearms, fingers, knuckles, elbows, knees, feet, even sticks and stones. Lomi Lomi combines the use of prayer (pule), breath (ha), and energy (mana). Traditionally in ancient Hawaii lomilomi was practiced: As a healing practice of native healers As a […]
Therapeutic Communication Asking for What You Want is Key to a Great Massage
Massage is used for many health purposes, but little is known about how it works on a biological level. A recent study published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine examined the effects of one session of Swedish massage therapy—a form of massage using long strokes, kneading, deep circular movements, vibration, and tapping—on the […]