By Kerrie Ann Frey Professional athletes and their coaches have sworn by massage therapy for years, going so far as to keep massage therapists on the payroll indefinitely. Until recently, there hasn’t been conclusive evidence that massage really does have a positive effect on athletes. However, thanks to new studies and some backing by reputable sources, the benefits of massage …
38 Health Benefits of Yoga
By Timothy McCall, M.D. | Aug 28, 2007 If you’re a passionate yoga practitioner, you’ve probably noticed some yoga benefits—maybe you’re sleeping better or getting fewer colds or just feeling more relaxed and at ease. But if you’ve ever tried telling a newbie about the benefits of yoga, you might find that explanations like “It increases the flow of prana” …
Top 7 Yoga Benefits to a Young and Healthy You
The Benefits of Yoga By Ashley Dodson The benefits of yoga provide both instant gratification and lasting transformation. In the fitness world, both are extremely important. Too much time with too few results can be incredibly discouraging, and monotonous routines week after week can lead to stagnation. Yoga can change your physical and mental capacity quickly, while preparing the mind …
Pre-Exercise Stretching: The Secret in Avoiding Sprains and Muscle Strains.
Why Pre Shift Stretching Programs Work Written by: Mark Middlesworth | May 1 Pre shift stretching programs can be a valuable addition to your health and safety program when properly implemented and executed. Effective programs reduce the risk of sprains, strains and numerous other injuries to the musculoskeletal system. You might not think sprains and strains sound all that serious, …
Amazing Facts about Pre-Exercise Stretching
Does Pre-Exercise Stretching Really Prevent Injuries? By Jenn Rankin | txphysique Why do we really have to stretch? Presumably to get ready for exercise and to decrease the chance of injury, but is there any scientific evidence to support this? Learn more. Growing up, my coaches always made me stretch before every basketball practice and game. We would try …
Yoga & Massage – A Perfect Combination for Your Health
When you want your mind, body and spirit to feel healthy, yoga & massage are both great ways to achieve that. Both are available in a variety of formats, starting with the ancient art of yoga: * fast-paced Ashtanga or Power yoga gives you a workout * hot Bikram yoga makes it easier to move and stretch * slow and …
Relax, You’ll Feel Better
By Dr. Mercola While 99 percent of Americans feel relaxation is important, most spend less than 5 percent of their day in pursuit of it, according to a survey commissioned by, fittingly, a major cruise line.1 After you’ve done all of the ‘must-dos” of your day, you may simply feel you don’t have time for relaxation or, like 62 percent …
7 Crucial Stretches for Post-Workout Recovery
By: Emily Coyle | May 25, 2014 Everyone knows that it’s important to stretch after exercising, but not all gym goers heed trainers’ stretching advice. After a long workout, the stretching mat is the last place most people want to be, but it’s still good to dedicate at least a couple minutes of gym-time to stretching at the end in …
RELAXATION: SURPRISING BENEFITS DETECTED
By DANIEL GOLEMAN | Published: May 13, 1986 THE simple act of becoming relaxed can have surprising health benefits, new research is showing. In addition to the obvious psychological effects of relieving stress and mental tension, the new findings indicate, deep relaxation, if practiced regularly, can strengthen the immune system and produce a host of other medically valuable physiological changes. …
10 Health Benefits Of Relaxation
By: Sarah Klein Senior Editor, Health & Fitness; Certified Personal Trainer You may have heard that a little bit of stress is actually good for you. In the just-right amount, that adrenaline rush can power you through a long day at work, boost your workouts and more. But while it feels good to conquer the day, in the end, it …
Massage and the Stress Response
Massage Today | December, 2015, Vol. 15, Issue 12 Contributed by Beth Barberree, BA, RMT; April Neufeld, BS, LMT; and S. Pualani Gillespie LMT, MSN, RN, BCMTB Massage has long been seen as a way for people to decrease their stress levels. With the growing number of people seeking massage therapy care in recent years, it becomes increasingly important to …
Does Massage Affect the Immune System Following Exercise?
Massage Today | January, 2016, Vol. 16, Issue 01 Contributed by April Neufeld, BS, LMT; Beth Barberree, BA, RMT; Derek R. Austin, PT, DPT, MS, BCTMB, CSCS Massage therapy increasingly is integrated into the healthcare plan for individuals suffering from a multitude of conditions. In particular, athletes, and those people supporting the athletes, believe that massage therapy can yield many …
IG: The real secret of life — is to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. Instead of calling it work, realize it is play. Happiness only occurs in the present, for the past and future are now. -Alan Watts #THL #thehealinglotus #massage #RMT #massagetherapy #mobilemassage #Toronto #6 #healing #health #wellness #wellbeing #fitness #lifestyle #gym #workout #selfcare #vancouver
The real secret of life — is to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now.
Instead of calling it work, realize it is play. Happiness only occurs in the present, for the past and future are now. -Alan Watts
#THL #thehealinglotus #massage #RMT #massagetherapy #mobilemassage #Toronto #6 #healing #health #wellness #wellbeing #fitness #lifestyle #gym #workout #selfcare #vancouver
Don’t Call It Pampering: Massage Wants to Be Medicine
By: Andrea Petersen | Updated March 13, 2012 12:01 a.m. ET While massage may have developed a reputation as a decadent treat for people who love pampering, new studies are showing it has a wide variety of tangible health benefits. Research over the past couple of years has found that massage therapy boosts immune function in women with breast …
IG: It’s just as important to be a receiver as it is to be a giver of massage. Holistic therapy encompasses no 1 school of thought, other than providing the most effective therapeutic experience for the receiver. It’s been three days…oh how much learning has already occurred???????? Eternally grateful for the opportunity and capability to be on this journey.❤️ #grateful #therapist #RMT #massage #massagetherapy #globaltrotting #learn #grow #experience #china #thailand #body #work #fitness #THL #thehealinglotus #vacation #travel
It’s just as important to be a receiver as it is to be a giver of massage.
Holistic therapy encompasses no 1 school of thought, other than providing the most effective therapeutic experience for the receiver.
It’s been three days…oh how much learning has already occurred???????? Eternally grateful for the opportunity and capability to be on this journey.❤️ #grateful #therapist #RMT #massage #massagetherapy #globaltrotting #learn #grow #experience #china #thailand #body #work #fitness #THL #thehealinglotus #vacation #travel
IG: In between flights✈️ #SelfCare 14hours of straight sitting isn’t a joke? The hips are not happy at all… But this little routine does the trick in addition to mild quad compressions to release tension. Onboard the next✈️??? #bodywork #stretch #body #massage #massagetherapy #THL #thehealinglotus #fascia #RMT #world #asia #china on route to #Thailand #travel #yoga #fitness #lifestyle #jetsetter
In between flights✈️ #SelfCare 14hours of straight sitting isn’t a joke? The hips are not happy at all… But this little routine does the trick in addition to mild quad compressions to release tension.
Onboard the next✈️??? #bodywork #stretch #body #massage #massagetherapy #THL #thehealinglotus #fascia #RMT #world #asia #china on route to #Thailand #travel #yoga #fitness #lifestyle #jetsetter
IG: This woman right here!!!!! #inspiration???? @tialeelavine Had to release her hip flexors and balance the pelvis to help reposition her sacrum and lower spine. Building a booty is not a joke!? and more often than not the low back suffers due to improper form. We have tweaked her form with movement and addressed soft tissue imbalances, now hopefully the SelfCare stays on point?? #fit #fitness #lifestyle #gym #workout #health #wellness #balance #instafit #THL #thehealinglotus #massage #therapy #mobilemassagetoronto #rehab #selfcare #toronto #yoga #strongwomen #chosenbabe #teamchosen #bodybychosen
This woman right here!!!!! #inspiration???? @tialeelavine Had to release her hip flexors and balance the pelvis to help reposition her sacrum and lower spine.
Building a booty is not a joke!? and more often than not the low back suffers due to improper form.
We have tweaked her form with movement and addressed soft tissue imbalances, now hopefully the SelfCare stays on point?? #fit #fitness #lifestyle #gym #workout #health #wellness #balance #instafit #THL #thehealinglotus #massage #therapy #mobilemassagetoronto #rehab #selfcare #toronto #yoga #strongwomen #chosenbabe #teamchosen #bodybychosen
IG: Sacral pumping to relieve low back pain caused by a deep spinal curve. The goal is to improve mobility at the lumbar & SI joints, which helps the hip bones + surrounding tissues function better. Pumping the sacrum creates space between the sacral and lumbar joints and disperses some of the tension at the typically compressed L5/S1 region (where your lower spine meets your sacrum). This is one of many treatment approaches to relieving any symptoms that may occur due to a postural disposition such as this. Though grossly depicted, note how the sacrum sits in an exaggerated forward tilt in relation to the lower spine(bottom pic)?- the load increases at one point versus diffusing amongst all joints and tissues. Many compensations start to occur with tissues and joints working harder and awkwardly to support the body in space. It’s never just one direction to keep in mind when treating a postural imbalance. The more you know, the sooner you can start on the journey to self calibration and balance, for both clients and therapists. #posture #pain #therapy #anatomy #physiology #jointplay #balance #THL #thehealinglotus #massage #RMT #toronto #healthy #lifestyle #bodywork #gym #workout #fitness #selfcare
Sacral pumping to relieve low back pain caused by a deep spinal curve.
The goal is to improve mobility at the lumbar & SI joints, which helps the hip bones + surrounding tissues function better.
Pumping the sacrum creates space between the sacral and lumbar joints and disperses some of the tension at the typically compressed L5/S1 region (where your lower spine meets your sacrum). This is one of many treatment approaches to relieving any symptoms that may occur due to a postural disposition such as this.
Though grossly depicted, note how the sacrum sits in an exaggerated forward tilt in relation to the lower spine(bottom pic)?- the load increases at one point versus diffusing amongst all joints and tissues.
Many compensations start to occur with tissues and joints working harder and awkwardly to support the body in space.
It’s never just one direction to keep in mind when treating a postural imbalance. The more you know, the sooner you can start on the journey to self calibration and balance, for both clients and therapists.
#posture #pain #therapy #anatomy #physiology #jointplay #balance #THL #thehealinglotus #massage #RMT #toronto #healthy #lifestyle #bodywork #gym #workout #fitness #selfcare
How Does Massage Therapy Reduce Stress?
Last Updated: Jan 26, 2014 | By Lori Newell Massage can help relax tight and painful muscles, improve range of motion in the joints, enhance circulation and lower stress levels. Stress is considered a risk factor for many chronic diseases, and can make your symptoms worse. Since there are many different massage therapies available, it may require some trial and …
IG: Great day at the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy! Shout out to @stay_rich for finding numerous issues with my pelvis ?? now she has to fix them all??? There is never enough learnt. There is no limit to the knowledge & skills a practitioner possesses so long as we keep living in a dynamic environment. The more you know, the more you grow????⏳✅ Super charged palpation skills? #osteopathy meets #RMT #massagetherapy #massage #THL #thehealinglotus #learn #read #explore #body #mind #knowledge #health #wellness #wellbeing #lifestyle #fitness #gym #buddies #toronto
Great day at the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy!
Shout out to @stay_rich for finding numerous issues with my pelvis ?? now she has to fix them all??? There is never enough learnt. There is no limit to the knowledge & skills a practitioner possesses so long as we keep living in a dynamic environment.
The more you know, the more you grow????⏳✅ Super charged palpation skills?
#osteopathy meets #RMT #massagetherapy #massage #THL #thehealinglotus #learn #read #explore #body #mind #knowledge #health #wellness #wellbeing #lifestyle #fitness #gym #buddies #toronto
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