by Eastwinders | Dec 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
The two words I hear most often when speaking with others about holiday stress are “obligation” and “guilt.” Though we love our families, the holidays have become a time when many of us have lost our ability to say “no” to requests...
by Eastwinders | Oct 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
I love sharing my Integrative Massages with my clients. My latest addition is something I call “Sticks and Stones™”. This is a combination of warmed Bamboo sticks in different shapes and sizes with Hot Stone Massage. Together it is smooth but deep. I’ve taken...
by Eastwinders | Oct 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
When first asked to write about how I deal with stress, I thought “I’m too stressed to do this right now.” But seriously, it’s been a thought provoking assignment. So, here are my thoughts . . . My first instinct is to talk to someone about my situation. I’ve never...
by Eastwinders | Sep 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
I am currently in the midst of my annual (or so it seems) poison ivy epidemic. The first time I had a bad breakout of it was maybe 20 years ago and I was prescribed steroids for it. Now that I have other tools in my tool chest, I am able to treat it myself using...
by Eastwinders | Sep 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, I happened upon a National Geographic video entitled Stress: Portrait of a Killer. Since we’ve been posting about stress and how we handle it, this seemed especially serendipitous. The program deals with two bodies of research – one following...
by Eastwinders | Sep 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ah, stress… the unavoidable toll of having the gift of life! While stress is indeed a fact of life and impossible to remove from our experience, the choice of HOW we choose to deal with stress is most definitely within our power. Personally, I find that stress...
