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Happy Summer Solstice! Are you as happy as I am that it's finally summer?!?!

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Remember the past, celebrate progress, and constantly fight for equality and freedom for all.

Celebrating love, equality, and care for all this Pride Month!

It’s ok if you fall apart sometimes. S’mores fall a part, and we still love them.

Take a moment, enjoy some quiet solitude, refresh in the serenity of a national park, or set a cookie and chocolate mixture on fire. Take the time for you.

About that snack thing? Here are some quick tips to achieve a tasty treat in the moment.

🔥 For the light golden-brown color on your marshmallow with a perfectly cooked interior, you want to find the subtle flames at the base of the fire and be patient.

🔥 There is a season (turn, turn, turn)…Frequently turn the marshmallow as it hovers over the embers rather than the flames.

🔥 Putting a marshmallow directly over the flames will result in what appears to be a fast cooking method, but the quick exposure will simply char the outside, leaving the inside tough and cool. That’s how we describe ourselves, so you’ll be in good company.

🔥 Caution. You may be tempted to swing the roasting stick back and forth at a rapid pace. You’re picturing it right now. This may cause the marshmallow to launch and stick to the forehead of another. It happens. It could happen. Avoid launching flaming marshmallows. Metaphor for life, right there.

P.S. OMG there is s’more?

Be sure to follow proper campfire procedures when tending to and putting out your fires. Always drown, stir, feel, and repeat until the area is cool to the touch.

What are some of your best s’mores tips or stories?

Image: Screenshot of a National Park Service tweet that reads, “It’s ok if you fall apart sometimes. S’mores fall a part, and we still love them.”

March is Red Cross month. Schedule to donate blood here & help save lives: https://www.redcrossblood.org/

Tomorrow is Rare Disease Day. Join the Global Chain of Lights in support.

Join the Global Chain of Lights!💡

Light up the world with awareness this Rare Disease Day! Shine a spotlight on those living with rare diseases. Together, let's illuminate the world with awareness and support.

Click the link here: https://www.rarediseaseday.org/downloads/lightupforrare/ to find out more information about the initiative and how you can get involved!

Calling ALL Non-Profit Organizations! Pybus Public Market will be hosting our 9th Annual Non Profit Day on March 23rd. We only have 50 spots available and they will be awarded on a first-come-first-serve basis. Hurry and register TODAY!

https://pybuspublicmarket.org

Happy Winter Solstice! Blessed Yule! Wishing you light, love, peace, and laughter.

Cultivate happiness through compassion.
"Lasting happiness comes primarily from finding peace of mind and peace of mind does not fall from the sky. We need to make concerted efforts to be kind to each other, to live in harmony with each other and cultivate a deep sense of brotherhood and sisterhood throughout the community. We need to reflect on the oneness of humanity." - Dalai Lama

Daily meditation may work as well as a popular drug to calm anxiety, study finds Researchers compared a practice of daily mindfulness meditation to taking Lexapro to control anxiety symptoms. The meditators got equivalent relief, without the side effects.

A short meditation for peace and compassion of your body. It's important to show compassion for your own body, as well as for others, animals, and the environment. Show yourself some love and take a moment to reflect and breathe.

Peace and Compassion Meditation (5 min) | Sister True Dedication In this short guided relaxation on the Plum Village App https://plumvillage.app/, Sister True Dedication invites us to cultivate peace and compassion towards...

Happy Lunar New Year!

Daily 'breath training' can work as well as medicine to reduce high blood pressure Research finds five to 10 minutes daily of a type of strength training for muscles used in breathing can help anyone reduce or prevent high blood pressure. The training can also help elite athletes.

Happy New Year! Wishing you love, laughter, happiness, and health in the new year. And plenty of acupuncture and massage!

Happy Solstice! Happy Holidays!

Happy Fibonacci Day! The Fibonacci sequence is one of Erin's favorite things to geek out about. Ask her sometime how this relates to acupuncture.

Thank you, Veterans! Did you know that the VA covers acupuncture and massage therapy? We also provide a military discount for those who pay out of pocket. Ask us for more details.

Acupuncture is out of this world! Literally.

Trending in Acupuncture Today - learn why NASA and other government agencies have been interested in acupuncture for more than a decade: https://www.acupuncturetoday.com/digital/index.php?i=777&Page=10

Happy Acupuncture Medicine Day!

Happy Fall Equinox!

Acupuncture for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: Is It Effective? Researchers sought to evaluate whether acupuncture may improve symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.

These injections are given quite frequently in orthopedics and there are numerous patients who report improvement from them (but also many who say they didn't work). Acupuncture can often provide relief for pain due to knee osteoarthritis with fewer adverse effects and less cost and a few studies have supported evidence of this efficacy. Regular exercise (particularly strengthening and biking) are also often beneficial. Find out what works best for you!

Common injections don’t help knee osteoarthritis more than placebo, large data review finds Despite decades of mounting evidence showing hyaluronic acid injections don’t help most osteoarthritis patients, the shots have become more widely used.