By Pamela Israel Peaceful Spirit Massage and Wellness Centers So you’ve decided to get your first professional massage. Maybe someone got you a gift certificate or your back has been hurting. Whatever the reason, you’re in for a real treat! But doing anything for the first time can be a little intimidating. This article will […]
By Alice Adams, RN (Retired), M.Ac., L.Ac. Acupuncturist at Peaceful Spirit Massage & Wellness Centers The holidays are behind us and we are now stepping forward into 2019! If you’re like most people, you want to improve your current state of health, or at least enhance what is already working well. There are many ways […]
Since January 4th is National Trivia Day, we’re celebrating by listing our top ten little known massage facts! So, sit back, relax, and enjoy some massage trivia. Healing Touch: Only blind or visually impaired persons are allowed practice massage in Korea.Patently Amazing: The European Patent Office lists over 45,000 patents just for massage! Roman […]
By: Pamela Israel Peaceful Spirit Massage and Wellness Centers We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain. — Stephen Hawking I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells — Dr. Seuss Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics at City College of New York, says that “The human […]
By Michael Clifford Former Acupuncturist at Peaceful Spirit Massage and Wellness Centers Chinese Pediatric Massage (CPM) has an ancient history. Along with acupuncture the Chinese elders realized the effectiveness of massage for healing a great variety of ailments. The earliest available written manuscript of CPM is from the Sui/Tang dynasty (581-907 CE). The ancient scholar […]
By Sara, LMT Licensed Massage Therapist at Peaceful Spirit Massage and Wellness Centers Diabetes is a disease of impaired carbohydrate metabolism, which results from inadequate production or utilization of the hormone insulin. This vital substance is necessary to convert food into energy, by facilitating the transfer of glucose (sugar) from the bloodstream into the body’s […]
Helen was tired. She had been working extra hours, trying to pay the bills and was feeling the stress. Every morning, she had to drag herself out of bed to the coffee machine, drinking more and more coffee just to get through the day. She didn’t have any energy, even after sleeping for more than […]
By Pamela Israel Peaceful Spirit Massage and Wellness Centers The number one root of all illness, as we know, is stress. – Marianne Williamson, Spiritual Teacher Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it. -Lily Tomlin, Actress Many people have the idea that physical health and mental health are completely […]
By Pamela Israel Peaceful Spirit Therapeutic Massage & Wellness Centers You can feel it coming on. Sometimes you’ll see auras or you’ll get sensitive to light before the pain hits, and you know you’re headed for a migraine headache. In the US alone, migraines affect about 36 million people. And while women are three times […]
By Pamela Israel Peaceful Spirit Therapeutic Massage & Wellness Centers You can feel it coming on. Sometimes you’ll see auras or you’ll get sensitive to light before the pain hits, and you know you’re headed for a migraine headache. In the US alone, migraines affect about 36 million people. And while women are three times […]