by Pamela Israel Peaceful Spirit Massage and Wellness Centers Hot stone massage is sometimes seen as an indulgence. For many people, it’s something they do to treat themselves, but not a treatment to get often. But hot stone massage can have some surprising benefits that you may not get with a regular Swedish massage. Here […]
by Pamela Israel Peaceful Spirit Therapeutic Massage & Wellness Centers With the US opioid epidemic causing over 130 deaths every day, many healthcare providers and patients are looking for ways to ease chronic pain without taking pills. In the next two blogs, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at the opioid epidemic, including its history, […]
by Pamela Israel and Mara Concordia “Thank you for calling Peaceful Spirit, how can I help you?” “Yes, I’d like to schedule a massage. My neck is really killing me. I think I slept on it wrong. Do you have any openings today?” “I have an one appointment available with “John” in an hour. Does […]
Alice Adams, M.Ac., L.Ac., RN (Retired) Acupuncturist at Peaceful Spirit Massage and Wellness Centers It’s hard to think of this time as “Winter”, as I sit outside on my patio writing on this sunny (72 degree!) day. Yet from the perspective of Chinese Medicine, in Winter we are in the season of Rest and Renewal. […]
Because of all the confusion and fear surrounding the Coronavirus, we would like to take a few minutes to let you know that we are still here for you. Your health and that of our staff are ALWAYS of the utmost importance to us. It is a top priority for us that we help everyone […]
Covid-19 has changed the way we lived our lives. Almost everything familiar—spending time with family and friends, taking part in social events, going to work, mundane activities like buying groceries—became situations that had the potential to result in ourselves or others becoming sick or even dying. We may not always have enjoyed the familiar—a trip […]
Cal-Ling, Shamanic Healer, and Life Coach At Peaceful Spirit Massage and Wellness Centers ARE YOU FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE IN SOME WAY? Perhaps you can’t quite put your finger on it, it’s vague. Things are generally okay, however, there is a nagging sensation that something is off…..and maybe it has been that way for a long time……it […]
When you hear the word “seeding,” what comes to mind? If you’re a techie, it may mean sharing files with others. If you play a team sport or are a fan of them, it probably means the distribution of ranking teams so that skill levels are equally matched in competitions. If you work in marketing […]
“It’s not easy being green,” Kermit the Frog sang with great feeling. Today, 51 years after the song debuted on Sesame Street in 1970, the reality expressed in that one line hasn’t changed: It isn’t easy being or going, green. Kermit’s struggles with being green are, of course, different from the struggles that going green […]
We often read about nutrition in the context of weight loss, but often overlooked is how what we eat is closely tied to gut health, and how gut health is tied to inflammation. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) there is an entire treatise on the Spleen. If the Spleen is healthy, then the prognosis of […]