Helping Body, Mind and Spirit transition selfcare through the seasons takes some thought and planning, but you can make it easier.
Falling into Self-Care Activities
Self Massaging Autumns Dryness Away Self Massage rituals to moisturize your skin This year the dry weather seems to have arrived a little earlier and my skin regime has already needed to change. Increased dry brushing to get rid of dead skin cells and LOTS of moisturizing. I make moisturizing a self-massage ritual. Usually coconut oil, blended with favourite essential oils and massaged into muscles, joints and skin. This increased and focused touch is a great way to improve body awareness plus skin that just feels good to live in. For my scalp and hair I use warmed coconut or sesame oil to nourish and nurture. Wrapped up in a towel for a few hours my upper being absorbs all the goodness. Lots and lots of Massage Therapy
Seasonal Eating Selfcare Seasonal and Fresh foods for your dietary self care Do you also prefer warm foods in your tummy when the weather is colder outside? There is nothing quiet like a steaming bowl of soup to warm you from the inside out. Or starting the day with a bowl of oatmeal and warmed fruit. Preferring to buy local and fresh my self care nourishment includes lots of squash, kale, beets, carrots, apples and pears blended into stews, soups, oatmeal and other deliciousness. The addition of warming spices such as cinnamon, clove, curry, nutmeg speak to my soul this time of year. Cozying up to Self Care
How do your self care rituals change through the seasons?When you have to stay indoors rather than be outside, what do you do for self care?
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 Teaching Reiki in Alberta and BC this Spring and Summer, below please find upcoming dates for Reiki Classes and Exchanges: In Calgary Reiki Level 1 Class - Sunday, April 22nd 9:30 to 5 Reiki Exchange - Sunday, April 22nd 2 to 4:30pm In Chilliwack
Reiki Exchange - Sunday, May 6th 10:30 to 12:30 Reiki Classes - Level 1 or Level 2 - Sunday, Sept. 9th 9:30 to 5:30 Reiki Exchange - Sunday, Sept. 9th 2 to 4:30pm I will be returning to Abbotsford in June to share Reiki Classes. Be sure to register early as class sizes are limited. Calgary, watch for some upcoming dates soon!  With heart health month quickly coming to an end here is a special to reinforce all those good things you've been doing this past month for you! Ease away stress and totally relax...so good for YOU!   One of the most effective sessions that I offer is Spinal Touch and now I am going to teach it to you! Keeping up with home sessions for your family members helps to maintain good posture and less strain on muscles and joints, which means less pain and fewer injuries. During this 3 hour workshop you will learn, hands on: * How to assess someone on a plumbline. The line is pulled straight by gravity making it easier to see just where muscles are pulling the spine out. * Taking what you found on assessment you'll learn easy steps to provide a session to a family member to encourage muscles to relax through very gentle massage technidques and some accupressure. * Re assess after the session to see what changes have been made Hand out notes will make it easier to follow, step by step, how to give a Spinal Touch session, after the workshop. I hope that you'll join me!   Holistic Sessions & Your Heart Holistic Health sessions such as Massage, Reflexology and Reiki are beneficial to your heart health in a variety of ways. They will often reset the body, mind and spirit to a more harmonious physical and emotional balance. Each contribute in their own way. REIKI is an ancient Japanese healing technique that works with energy, or the universal life force. This beautiful energy focuses on harmonizing and balancing our Mindy, Body & Spirit. Reiki is equivalent to allowing unconditional love to flow through you, and I'm not sure what else could be healthier for your heart than that.  On a physical level Reiki encourages complete relaxation as the energy that surrounds you, is drawn within. On a Mind/Spirit level, when in a relaxed state, Reiki can encourage us to embrace harmony within and through that we often find ourselves releasing that which we no longer need. Feelings of anxiety, tension, fear and anger are released, as balance and harmony replace them. Clients will often fall asleep or into a meditative state during a Reiki session and in that state our body and mind do their best healing.  The beautiful thing about Reiki is that you can learn it for yourself and once you have completed your Level 1 you can give Reiki to yourself and others. A beautiful gift of unconditional love that you can bless yourself with daily! Upcoming Reiki Classes at Hand To HealthClick here for more information   February has been deemed "Heart" month and with a focus on healthy hearts, what I see advertised in mainstream media are two things: keeping your heart healthy and chocolate for your Valentine. Hmm...that conflicts just a little. The ads seem mainly directed at the physical health of the heart muscle, and I'm not disputing the importance of that, however, what about the mood, emotion and spirit of your heart? A holistically healthy heart takes into consideration how mood and mental state affect the health of the heart, how what you take in whether it be food or feelings, has an impact. When your heart "feels"positive and you are feeding your body well it beats out a healthy thump. Depression and anxiety can quicken or slow the heart, panic and stress make it beat a little faster and then there is the food we ingest and the activities we participate in...it all makes a difference. The health of our Spirit plays a part as well. Are we connected to that aspect of ourselves, listening to the messages that Spirit shares and acting upon them? Are we staying in tune with our spiritual needs as well as our emotional and physical desires?  Through February lets explore the link between holistic health sessions and how they impact upon the health of your heart's physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. I will include some positive steps you can take towards healing your heart to it's natural vitality.
Follow along and share your ideas Something simple that you can create at home for yourself. An Essential Oil blend to soothe muscles!  The two previous blogs helped with protecting and nurturing those hard working, snow shovelling muscles but you do need to think about some Massage care! Here is a special for you for this week!   So you have practiced great body mechanics, or maybe not (see part one here) and the job is complete (for now). Looking after those hard working muscles needs your full attention, now, to avoid becoming stiff and sore or experiencing muscle spasms later. Nurturing the muscles needs to carry on for a few days and not just the day that you worked them hard. Here are the ideal ways to nurture yours;  1) STRETCH! You may be exhausted but take 15 minutes to STRETCH those muscles after the shoveling workout. Heavy labour and intense exercise causes muscles to bunch and knot which puts an added strain on ligaments, tendons and joints. Gentle stretching encourages muscles to relax and open. Pay particular attention to stretches for your back, sides, neck, shoulders and arms.  2) SOAK - toss a good dose of epsom salts (1 to 2 cups) into a hot bath and soak for at least 15 minutes. Epsom salts give muscles an extra dose of magnesium which is absorbed quickly through the skin. The magnesium combined with warm moist heat from the water is a perfect combination to relax any tightness in the muscles and put heat into the joints.  3) MASSAGE - as soon as you can book in for a session! So many clients will come in a week or two later because they have "twinged"a muscle and they don't know what they did. The heavy work out from moving snow may not feel sore at the time, however, if muscles are not given a full recovery it leaves them susceptible to a knot or spasm from what may seem like a move that was slight. Massage treats all parts of the muscle and encourages it to recover fully and to rest.
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