Serving others, practicing generosity, volunteering your time: these are all well-known (if somewhat counter-intuitive) paths to our own happiness. But the truth is, if we don’t take care of ourselves first, we will have little to give to others. And if we can’t extend ourselves from a place of emotional, mental, and physical stability, we […]
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Every Body Benefits from Massage
I have a long and treasured relationship with therapeutic touch. My earliest and fondest memories of Grandma Belle include her frequent offers to scratch my back with her long, lacquered nails. Her touch was delicate and steady. Up and down my spine she would drag her nails and I never wanted her to stop. It […]
A Valentine to Yourself: The Power of Healing Touch
Did you know that each time the heart beats, its number one priority is to take care of itself? Before pumping nutrients and oxygen throughout the body, the heart uses the blood supply to nourish itself first. Every time. This extraordinary wisdom of the heart models an act of self-care we would be wise to […]