Also On Wellness
Posts by GoddessWithin
HAES from a Massage Therapist's perspective 2012 marks ten years that I have been involved with massage therapy. I have learned--and now I teach--about muscles, bones and ligaments; skin conditions, pathological diseases and postural distortions. As a soft-tissue specialist, I know how to evaluate the body, and to measure the impact of the forces that are constantly affecting it. There is a lot of...
8/19/2012 3:04:55 PM
When I acquired a QR code recently, my dear friend asked why I was interested in one. It's a nifty shortcut, sort of a graphic signature that manages to send a message. I love the idea of that. Communication is fascinating, isn't it? Canadian folk-singer Ferron (one of my favorite musicians) has a song titled "Signals and Messages", which is a wonderfully complex shorthand for the ways in which we...
9/30/2011 9:12:16 PM
We recently survived two natural disasters together. (Remember, we had an earthquake several days before that hurricane.) Natural disasters highlight our powerlessness, which makes them exhilarating and terrifying. I have lived in California, where there are earthquakes, and North Carolina, which is home to tornadoes, as well as in Florida, which has an entire season when hurricanes are likely to take...
8/28/2011 12:41:18 PM
Why I Left Facebook I just deleted my Facebook account. While it is true that I spent quite a bit of time considering this--an action I started considering in the dark of 2010--I thought I was going to feel uncertain about it at the end. When it came down to it, I didn't think I would be able to hit the 'Delete' button. But I did...and boy, did it feel good. Despite the seminars I attended and the...
5/16/2011 10:36:30 PM
I recently signed up for a booth at my very first expo, the Circle of Light Paranormal Expo, which will be taking place at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in June of this year. I have never seriously considered attending one of these before, because--well, if I tell you why, I have to tell you a secret. The secret is...it has taken me a long time to accept both my beliefs about the nature of energy,...
3/30/2011 2:44:16 PM
I recently received an email asking whether I provide happy endings. My answer is emphatically YES. My version of a happy ending is where my client tips well, reschedules for the next week, tells their friends about me, and walks away with increased range of motion and zero-to-minimal pain, feeling as though they are walking on a cloud. Perhaps this answer is a little glib. Although I am a fairly sensitive...
4/11/2010 2:29:18 PM
Ah, the new year. One of the most predictable trends for the beginning of the year is that diet advertisements, fitness programs, and weight-loss medication scams will be everywhere on television, radio, and print media. And one of the most predictable trends for the fitness program ads is that they will show rooms full of thin, young, fully able people enjoying a workout in perfect harmony. This,...
2/25/2010 10:52:48 AM