With DIY projects all the rage nowadays, many people have started making their own beauty products. They either want to save money, enjoy the process of making beauty products, or have concerns about chemicals in their products. But do you know how to make these products safely? As a certified Aromatherapist, I would love to […]
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Cervicogenic Headache: Physical Therapy for your Headache
Headaches can be, well, a real headache. Almost everyone experiences one every once and a while. For some though, the headache can seriously debilitate them. They either suffer constantly or cannot function in their daily lives because of the headaches. The type of headache will determine the correct treatment: cervicogenic headache, migraines, and […]
Which will it be? The Red pill or the Blue pill? How color affects pain.
Color Theory and Pain First, she sits on her meditation pillow with her hands on her heart. She feels pain from a recent break up. Then, as she visualizes the color green in her heart: it grows; it heals her. She used the color green on her heart chakra based off of the veda scripts […]
Steaming and Aromatherapy
Background Essential oils became increasingly popular in the last few years. Now when I walk into a grocery store I see essential oils and diffusers all over the place. I love using diffusers. I do feel though that some of the other respiratory methods get passed over in all the publicity. One of those methods, […]
The Iliocapsularis
The Hip Flexor Group The hip flexor complex has gotten a bad reputation lately. Everybody stretches them, beats them, and digs them with their fingers trying to get it looser. Doing so isn’t entirely invalid. Sitting all day has led to tighter hip flexors causing all sorts of muscle imbalances and cross syndromes. I find, […]
Emotional Release
Have you experienced an emotional release? Almost every massage therapist, and probably every myofascial release therapist, has experienced it. While working with a client you find an area that feels . . . different. Then, the client has an emotional release. They may start crying, laughing, screaming. The emotional release may bring back flashbacks, memories, […]