When you need motivation to give your partner a massage, you probably don’t think about the hormone oxytocin, right? I was in conversation recently about the many health benefits of couple’s massage, and the subject of oxytocin came up. If you don’t have the incentive to do a couple’s massage,[…]
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8 Ways The Healing Power Of Touch Can Deepen Your Relationship
After the honeymoon phase is over, couples often retreat into patterns that create distance and disconnection. And that’s not what you had in mind when you took your wedding vows. It’s easy to lose the spark and excitement you once had and yearn for a deeper, more passionate connection with[…]
3 Ways to Keep Cool in September Heat Wave with Peppermint.
As the rest of the country embraces fall, we in Southern California crank up our air conditioners, or head to the beach to cool off. This heat wave happens just about every September and much to the shock of our friends in neighboring states. This heat comes with what feels[…]
Steps to Making Self-Care a Habit for Good
We just got off the phone with a new client. She wanted to schedule an in-home, one hour massage as soon as possible – before the kids got home and while it was still quiet at home to truly escape to the arms of tranquility. We’ve all been there. You[…]
3 Parenting Must Do’s to Start the School Year Right!
Guest post by Dr. Virginia Green PhD, MBA I hate it when the kids go #back-to-school. Suddenly, I have no excuse to be lazy and let them make their own PB&J’s. So here are three tricks I use to tune myself up for MUCH busier life that starts before summer even[…]
Is Touch Important To You?
How important is touch to you? I am hoping your response is that touch is important but with more of us working in technology or alone in our home offices, I am afraid we have lost the sense that touch IS important. This saddens me as we all need touch.[…]
Five Steps to Help You Be Calm and Relaxed Now Kids Are Back to School
During the summer, schedules are relaxed and you can stay up late and sleep a little longer. And while your sleep patterns change it’s tempting to fall into “endless weekend mode”. But before you know it, the clock will rule the morning again. Summer is winding down, just a few more[…]
Kids Back To School – Time for a Couple’s Massage
Summer usually means busy schedules with our kids if you have them, and feeling like there’s hardly a break from finding ways to keep them entertained and safe. It can be a wonderful time to connect with your kids but it could also be a time where you find yourself[…]
Treat Yourself Like the First Olympians with an Aromatherapy Massage
I love watching the Olympics so with all the awe and wonder of the Olympians I thought it fitting to discuss how the athletes looked after their bodies. There’s a spa scene in Homer’s The Odyssey, one of the first stories ever recorded. It’s true. You remember Odysseus, the Greek[…]
Celebrating Father’s Day
Fathers are often not as celebrated as mothers are. It stems from many stereotypes and maybe some historical facts and statistics. It’s kind of just the way things are. It would appear it’s easier for the fathers to leave or live separate lives from their children, something most mothers would find[…]