Forest Fires and Drastic Pruning

Plants provide us with many valuable lessons on how to deal with life. What seems drastic and destructive can sometimes turn out to be a healthy new start. We humans are very similar and can learn valuable lessons from the nature around us! Read More

Happiness Is Not A Destination

Happiness should not be your goal, nor an end state, but a way of being. It may sound like a tough ask in a world of uncertainty. But when you change your understanding of what it means to be happy, you may notice that you start to feel it much more! Read More

Negative Spirals Downward

We have all been there, we woke up grumpy or something small did not go our way and suddenly it seems like the Universe has conspired against us. We feel like we have suddenly become a negativity magnet. If anything could go wrong, it does! What started out as a neutral day has become a horrible, “can I please skip today” kind of day. This is a real phenomenon! I’m sure you are hoping that I will say, “Don’t worry it wasn’t your fault” but alas, worry! It was your fault! How is it your fault? Well, let’s dive in, not to wallow in self-pity or guilt, but in order to raise our self-awareness so that negative spirals happen less frequently. Read More

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

Not only do we tell stories to those around us and in our lives, we also tell stories to ourselves. Our self-talk and conversations within our own heads are often stories or pieces of stories. Our stream of consciousness is a story, not always coherent or flowing perfectly, but a story just the same. What happens when we are presented with situations or facts that don’t come with full explanations or have pieces missing? Our brains fill in the blanks. They turn whatever is happening into stories. The only problem is that our brains are filling in the blanks to create a story which may not be based on the truth or actual facts. Read More

Phobias: Why we get them and how to clear them

Phobias are defined in the dictionary as “an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something. Read More

The Scoop On Your Poop: What Is Your Poo Telling You?

Although it isn’t often discussed in polite conversation, let’s discuss a few things and not close the lid on our poops just yet. Our bowel movements and leavings can tell us a lot about what is going on inside our bodies and often holds valuable information for our health. Read More

What Is Lymph Made Of?

One of Posture Massage’s specialties that you may be aware of is lymphatic drainage. I have blogged a lot about the lymphatic system and the benefits of draining it in our blogs Lymphatic Drainage & You, Surgery & Lymphatic Drainage Therapy, as well as Lymphatic Drainage & Cancer Recovery. I encourage you to read all of them to better understand how the lymphatic system works but today I am writing about what is in your lymph fluid. What exactly is lymphatic fluid made of and where does it come from? Let’s dive deeper! Read More

Muting Your Cravings

Muting cravings and desires is one way of helping our brain and body to make space for us to do other things. We live in a busy world which offers a million different things we can do with our time. Pressing mute on the things that are not serving us anymore can help us to redirect our energy and time elsewhere. Read More

Ground Yourself In Nature

Our immediate worlds are full of technology and our day to day life can be very artificial. The modern world and its advancements have one big disadvantage among many, it tends to disconnect us from our bodies and human-being-ness. My advice for anyone feeling ungrounded is to get oneself into nature. The natural rhythms of nature and natural environments help to reset us. Read More

Levels of Consciousness and Your Emotional Energy

We hear a lot about people’s “vibes” or how they are (or aren’t) vibing with certain things or with other people. The vibrations referred to in those phrases are considered your vibrational energy or emotional energy. If someone gives you a bad vibe you are saying that they are making you uneasy and fearful or suspicious. If someone gives you a good vibe, you feel positive energy and emotions in relation to interacting with them. Let’s dive deeper! Read More