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Autumn Massage Sessions Bring Healthy Benefits

10/9/2019

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​The colder weather is definitely upon us and the season has quickly changed from Summer to Fall. Did you know that Massage Therapy can help you to easily transition between the seasons? There are so many benefits to receiving an Autumn Massage, here are just a few...

Massage Therapy Helps Relieve Anxiety, Depression and SAD

Massage Therapy with Teresa Graham RMT for Anxiety, Depression, SAD in CalgaryEase Anxiety, Depression and SAD with regular Massage sessions

​Back to school, sports, indoor activities, the '9 to 5', family holiday gatherings... all of these happenings are good, but they can leave you feeling overwhelmed and fatigued. Decreasing amounts of sunshine and daylight begin to take a toll on your mind and your spirit. Anxiety and Depression increase and can lead to exhaustion.

Massage Therapy helps to naturally balance your hormones. Lowering the release of cortisol (the stress hormone) while increasing serotonin (a mood stabilizer) and dopamine levels (helps to battle depression and increases clarity and focus).

Your Massage Therapy appointment gives your mind and body a "time out". This is a great opportunity to rejuvenate and re-energize so that you can keep your life on track

Massage Therapy is a Natural Immune System Booster

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This time of year we spend more time indoors and often in the close company of others, an optimal scenario for the spread of viruses. Preventative action can help you to stay healthy.

​Massage Therapy helps to boost your body's white blood cell activity, which strengthens your immune system. It also helps you to sleep better, which always goes hand to hand with staying healthier.

Get a Better Nights Sleep with Massage

Massage Therapy brings better sleep with Teresa Graham RMT in CalgarySleep better after your Massage Therapy session
A good nights sleep leads to better health, eases depression and is a time for your body to kick into it's innate self-healing mode. Massage Therapy helps to boost serotonin and melatonin production which are key hormones for regulating your sleep cycle.

Massage as a Stress Buster

Massage Therapy for Stress with Teresa Graham RMT in CalgaryEase Stress with Massage
When stressed our heart rate and blood pressure increase and muscles become tense and tight. Massage Therapy will help to release your shoulders from your ears, lower your heart rate and decrease blood pressure. In a more relaxed state your stress becomes more manageable. 

Reduce Pain and Inflammation with Massage Therapy

Massage Therapy for Arthritis in NW Calgary with Teresa Graham RMTGood for Arthritis, Massage Therapy eases joint and muscle pain
Colder weather often brings an increase in muscle and joint pain, especially for those who deal with arthritis. Back to school/study/computer posture places more stress and tension on the muscles of the neck, back and shoulders which can lead to increased headaches, jaw tightness and muscle pain.

A Massage Therapy session increases blood flow to muscles, joints and connective tissues while helping to ease inflammation. Greater blood flow and reduced muscle tension eases stress on joints so that they are able to move more freely and with reduced pain. Massage helps to loosen the strained muscles that can become tense with studying as well as increased computer and desk time. Through releasing muscle tension the body moves into it's better, more natural posture resulting in fewer headaches, joint pains and neck strain.

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Optimal October Wellness Mini Sessions

9/30/2019

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You may already know which therapy is your go to for your optimal well-being, but have you tried others? Here is your opportunity!
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This month Teresa will be offering mini sessions in some of the holistic therapies she shares (some, because not all services fit into a shorter time period).

~ You can add a mini session to a longer appointment that you have booked, or book just a mini session, or book up to 2 mini sessions back to back in a day.

~ You can only book a mini session for a specific therapy once during the month. Your sessions must be booked and received between October 1 and 31, 2019.

~ Mini -sessions are 25 minutes long and cost $45 (plus gst). Sorry, gift certificates can not be purchased towards or used to pay for monthly sessions.
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​Choose from:

Reflexology for your hands or feet. 
Calgary Reflexology sessions with Teresa Graham at Hand to Health
Reflexology sessions for the Hands in Calgary with Teresa Graham at handtohealth.com
Indian Head Massage
​(without oil)
Calgary Ayurvedic Sessions with Teresa Graham in Calgary, AB at Hand to Health
Reiki - a short introduction
Calgary Reiki Treatments with Teresa Graham, Reiki Master in Calgary AB
Relaxation Massage
​(one area only)
Relaxation Massage in Calgary with Teresa Graham, RMT at Hand to Health
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BODY AWARENESS & MECHANICS

4/28/2017

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Create Body Awareness with Massage Therapy, Teresa Graham, RMT, Calgary
Our Body is talking to us ALL the time; it’s our lifelong best friend.  It constantly sends us messages about how it’s feeling and through listening to and feeling what it’s telling us, we can make adjustments in what we’re doing to keep it “happy”.  With the intention of living a long and happy life with little or no pain, doing all of those things we love to do (like dance well into our 90’s and beyond) it’s worthwhile to take the time to listen to what our body is saying. What it is saying and how it is saying it speaks volumes about some of the adjustments and fine tuning it wants us to make.

Massage Therapy creates Body Awareness, Teresa Graham RMT, Calgary
Massage Therapy clients are often surprised to discover how the parts of their body are all connected. They often don’t consider that pain in one area of the body may be related to problems in another area. The realization of that connection can often make sense once awareness is created.

Muscles Move Bones, Teresa Graham RMT, Calgary
Our Spine is one of the key structures in our body, without it we’d be like mushy beanbags on the floor, unable to stand erect and unable to move. This amazing part of us gives protection, support and a base for our muscles and ligaments to attach to so that we have mobility.  Honouring the spine’s natural curvatures and giving it the space it needs to move is essential.
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It’s important to remember that the spine is just a bony structure and that muscles move bones (not the other way around). Keeping our spine healthy means keeping our muscles strong, stretched and flexible. When we tune into all the ways in which our spine and other bones are able to be moved by those amazing muscles we remove a lot of limitations.

Massage Therapy, Yoga, stretching and strengthening exercises all give our muscles the support they need for us to move freely with flexibility and without pain. Besides good nutrition muscles need oxygen (our breath work) and water (the Brain is 90% water, Muscles are 75%, Bones are 22% and water protects and moisturizes our joints....it’s a key ingredient to keeping us moving!)

In our fast paced way of living we often become unaware of what our body is saying or we suppress (pain killers) or ignore it (gotta get that last thing done) until we have time to listen.  Sometimes we become so used to ignoring our body that we don’t notice that we’re moving differently or limiting our movements to avoid the pain they cause...we adjust and limit, adjust and limit and soon don’t realize there are many more ways we could move around if only we were aware.
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Taking a few minutes throughout your day, in your normal activities to check in with how your body is feeling will go a long way to make this a natural automatic response and keep you active for many years to come! If you’re not sure book in for a Massage Therapy session and let the therapist help in creating more body awareness.

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Massage Special for Heart Health

2/24/2017

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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! 
Monday Massage Special in Abbotsford
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A Spinal Touch Workshop

2/23/2017

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Spinal Touch Workshop in Abbotsford
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!
Abbotsford Spinal Touch Workshop
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Essential Oil Muscle Soak

2/8/2017

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Something simple that you can create at home for yourself. An Essential Oil blend to soothe muscles!
Teresa Graham, Holistic Health Practitioner, Abbotsford, B.C.
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Something Special for Snow Shovelling Muscles

2/7/2017

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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!
Snow Shovelling Massage Special Abbotsford
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Shoveling Snow? Protect and Nurture Your Muscles & Spine (Part two)

2/6/2017

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Hand to Health Abbotsford
​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;

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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.

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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.

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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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Shoveling Snow? Protect and Nurture Your Muscles & Spine (Part one)

2/6/2017

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The exertion, cold weather, and slippery surfaces snow shovelers face are a hazardous combination for your muscles. It's an activity we don't often do and it is very labour intensive.  Back, neck and shoulders are easily overstrained and that can be painful. Prevention and after care are essential in avoiding injury to your muscles, joints, discs, ligaments and tendons. So take a few minutes...

  • ​Before heading outside, take 10 minutes to do some stretching and warm up your muscles before the heavy lifting begins.
  • Before, during and after keep yourself hydrated. Replenish the fluids lost due to sweating and exertion. Extra water also helps to flush lactic acid from the muscles (lactic acid can be a culprit behind muscle aches) 
  •  Be sure to dress warmly so that muscles aren't exposed to cold air, which can cause them to tighten and spasm. Also, wear boots with good traction to avoid slipping.
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  • ​Practice good body mechanics:  As much as possible try to push the snow rather than lift it. Watch your posture and avoid rounding your low back. Instead brace your core, by being in pelvic tilt, to help support your spine. 
    Keep the shovel close to our body and walk to where you plan to dump the snow, planting your feet really well with each step. Toss snow forward, using your arms and shoulders (don't lean forward) rather than twisting or rotating (twisting and rotating are culprits in herniated discs)
    Keep your knees soft and bent and be sure to use your hips and the large muscles in your legs to lift. Take breaks to give muscles a resting phase.
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​Not sure about posture and body mechanics? Ask me at your next session! I'm happy to show you some great techniques for protecting your back.

Part Two: Nurturing After Care for Muscles
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