Happy New Year! 2018 seemed to fly by for me. Still I managed to take some time off, spend lots of time outdoors and carve time out to recognize how incredibly fortunate I am to have work that nourishes my soul, a wonderful cast of clients, a loving home in this beautiful Sunset neighborhood and great health.

I’m am beyond thrilled to report that together we raised $1413.00 for the Redwood Credit Union’s North Bay Fire Relief Fund.  The last eGift card to push us over the $1400 mark came in just shy of midnight.

I’m happy to say I’m booked solid this Saturday, October 28th! In case you didn’t know, I decided to open my doors for business this Saturday and will donate 100% of my earnings to Redwood Credit Union’s North Bay Fire Relief Fund.

As much as I’ve loved hand making every gift certificate I’ve sold, the time has come to put my rubber stamps and glue away but you can still show someone you care by purchasing an eGift card.

Here’s an article validating the effectiveness of drug free approaches to pain. I lean toward starting with the path of least resistance.

This is probably the most asked question I get as a massage therapist. The second most popular being, “Can you feel how tight my muscles are?” which I’ll address in another post.

As I was on my run this morning, I felt a surge of joy overtake me.  The fog in my neighborhood was starting to lift and the air felt cool and fresh, a perfect blend of damp wood chips from the trail and ocean.

Not groundbreaking news but I do appreciate a more conservative approach where prescribed meds are seen as supplements and not complete evil. It’s all about balance people.

There are many benefits to massage but flushing toxins is not one of them. Here’s an interesting article on massage for runners which once again dispels the long standing belief that massage clears lactic acid build up.