Anastasia Kopceuch, BCTMB, LMT

The arrival of fall also means the return of seasonal allergies, with sneezing, congestion, and itchy eyes making their unwelcome appearance.🤧🥴

This article explores how aromatherapy can help you combat allergies and enjoy this vibrant season to the fullest. 💪🍂

Breathe Easier This Fall: Aromatherapy For Seasonal Allergies — Science of Essentials As the leaves begin to fall and the air turns crisp, many of us eagerly embrace the beauty of autumn. However, for some, the arrival of fall also means the return of seasonal allergies, with sneezing, congestion, and itchy eyes making their unwelcome appearance. If you're seeking natural relief from

Depression is a common and serious mental disorder that negatively affects how you feel, think, act, and perceive the world.

Osteoporosis is a disease that causes weak, thinning bones. This leaves the bones at greater risk of breaking. The bones most often affected are the hips, spine, and wrists.

Women are 4 times more likely to get osteoporosis than men because of a decrease in estrogen after menopause.

In this article, learn more about the connection between depression and osteoporosis and why they are so closely related.

If you are experiencing symptoms of depression, or think you may have depression, talk to a health care provider, such as a primary care doctor, psychologist, or psychiatrist.
Talk about your concerns and request a thorough evaluation.

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Understanding Depression and Osteoporosis People with osteoporosis are more likely to have depression. Learn about how depression and osteoporosis are related and ways to cope.

Pain is an essential part of being human and it helps us survive.

The body’s alarm system is made up of a network of more than 400 nerves - constantly sending messages between the brain and the rest of the body. These nerves communicate information to the brain about temperature, stress, movement, immunity, and blood flow by sending electrical impulses.
-Dr. Danielle L. Moreau PT

If pain lasts more than a few days, is severe, or occurs with other symptoms, you may need medical attention.

Why Does My Body Ache
https://www.healthline.com/health/body-aches

Treat yourself like you would a loved one ♡ Prioritize your own well-being ♡
Relax your mind ♡ Release stress from your body ♡ Find balance 🙌☮️☯️

Massage therapy is safe and effective for people of all ages. It's not only a feel-good way to indulge or pamper yourself. It's a powerful tool to help you take charge of your health and well-being, whether you have a specific health condition or are looking for a stress reliever.

Benefits of massage therapy:

https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/benefits-of-massage-therapy

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Emotions have a significant impact on the body. If an emotion is persistent, it may cause recurring physical discomfort, such as teeth clenching when stressed. This may feel as though emotions are trapped in the body.

Medical research has not proven that this is literally what is happening when emotions affect the body, but early research suggests that body-based therapies such as TIY or somatic experiencing may help to improve mental health, particularly for those with PTSD.

Some people report experiencing a release during these therapies, which may feel like a wave of intense emotion that passes, leaving a person feeling better. More research is necessary to understand this connection.

Anyone who is concerned about their health should check with a doctor to rule out physical causes before working with a therapist.

Emotions trapped in the body: Symptoms and release Emotions can cause physical symptoms, and when they persist, they may feel like they are trapped in the body. Learn what may help here.

Living an embodied life refers to creating an inner peace and calm through learning to recognize and embrace your inner experience in an honest and curiosity-filled way. It means you’re aware of your total mind/body/spirit connection and you do things daily to nurture it.

Ten Relaxation Techniques to Reduce Stress and Center Yourself ⬇️☯️☮️

An Embodied Life — 10 Centering Practices to Keep You Calm Under Pressure One of the first steps toward living an embodied life is learning to observe and center self as you fully connect your mind, emotions, spirit and body.

If you have a hormonal imbalance, diabetes, or a weakened immune system, you may be prone to joint inflammation. A long period of inactivity due to an injury, illness, or surgery also makes you more vulnerable to inflammation and adhesions, which are bands of stiff tissue. In serious cases, scar tissue may form. This severely limits your range of motion. Usually, the condition takes two to nine months to develop.

Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis): Causes, Symptoms & Diagnosis Frozen ShoulderFrozen shoulder is the common name for adhesive capsulitis, which is a shoulder condition that limits your range of motion. When the tissues in your shoulder joint become thicker and tighter, scar tissue develops over time. As a result, your shoulder joint doesn’t have enough space ...

Life is a precious gift.

Honor the promise to Never Forget.

Pay tribute to those touched by the tragedies of this day, as well as the
2,977 victims and 80,000 individuals who have been diagnosed with physical and mental health conditions brought on by exposure to the dust, smoke, debris and trauma of the 9/11 attacks.

Keep hope for a better future. 🇺🇸

Day of Remembrance
Reflect ❤️ Honor 🤍 and mourn 💙

Tight shoulders can cause pain or stiffness in your neck, back, and upper body and limit your daily activities. Your shoulders may feel tight and stiff due to stress, tension, and overuse.

Certain exercises can help relieve tight shoulders. Even if the tightness is not severe, it’s a good idea to focus on this body area and work to relax it. See a doctor for any lasting or intense pain.

Tight Shoulders: 11 Stretches for Fast Relief and Tips for Prevention Tight shoulders can affect your daily life. Here are 11 stretches to help relieve tension and things you can do to prevent tightness.

There is a greater need for education and awareness around neurodiversity across most every health care profession, including massage therapy.

"Creating Safe Space for Your Neurodiverse Clients"
Massage Therapy Journal

A safe space is not just a physical location but a psychological and emotional sanctuary where individuals can feel comfortable, supported, and accepted for who they are. 🥰🙌

Supporting someone is about accepting them for who they are and learning the ways you can lessen any additional stresses.

Positive affirmations for ADHD:

I am grateful for my success
I am one with my ADHD
My attention span is getting stronger with each breath
I am good enough
ADHD allows me to be creative
I am loved
I am happy with myself
I can do whatever I put my mind to
I believe in myself
My opinions matter
I am resilient
I deserve to be happy
I am perfect just the way I am

An Introduction to Neurodiversity:

https://youtu.be/8YHom6Xs0oQ?si=3-cf9rZmaJz9y5Nm

“Recognizing and respecting differences in others, and treating everyone like you want them to treat you, will help make our world a better place for everyone.” ♡
– Kim Peek

Emotional pain can often feel as strong as physical pain and, at times, can even cause symptoms of pain throughout the body. It can also have a detrimental impact on both short-term and long-term mental well-being. That's why getting appropriate help and treatment is important.

Sadness, anger, anxiety, shame, guilt, and other factors can all play a role in the experience of this type of pain.

If symptoms of emotional pain are causing significant distress or interfering with your daily life, talk to your doctor or mental health professional.

Healing doesn’t have to look magical or pretty. Real healing is hard, exhausting, and draining. Let yourself go through it. Don’t try to paint it as anything other than what it is. Be there for yourself without judgment. - -Unknown

How Emotional Pain Addiction Causes Physical Issues Emotional pain can be as intense as physical pain. Find out what the term means, how it relates to physical pain, and what you can do to cope with the stress.

It is possible to take steps to heal emotional wounds from the past. 🫶

Healing Emotional Wounds: 8 Tips to Help You Begin Emotional wounds, painful memories, and feelings of anger, hurt, and fear can linger if we don't address them. Here's what you need to start healing and feel hopeful.

At the musculoskeletal level, a cardinal issue contributing to middle-aged injuries is that fascia shrink-wraps to match a person’s habits. The body lays down scaffolding, in the form of fascia, to match long-held patterns of movement and posture.

In this sense, fascia is your history—like the fibrous rings of a tree—but it’s also your destiny because tightly woven fascia makes forming new habits difficult.

Massage for Middle Age Injuries | Massage Therapy Journal How massage therapy can help middle-aged clients handle injuries of the shoulder.

Research has proven that bodyworkers and massage therapists can share their clients’ emotional and/or physical symptoms.

Somatic Empathy
Use Good Interoceptive Awareness and Common Sense to Manage the Connection with Clients
By Cindy Engel, PhD

Somatic Empathy Serving the massage therapy community since 1987 through practice support, ethical standards, legislative advocacy, and public education.

Headaches can be caused by many factors, including genetics and dietary triggers. In women, fluctuating hormone levels are a major contributing factor to their development.

The earlier you begin treating your headache, the greater your chances of relief are. These methods can help:

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Treatment for hormonal headaches 🤕

Hormonal Headaches: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment In women, fluctuating hormone levels are a major contributing factor in chronic headaches and menstrual migraines. Learn about causes, treatment, and prevention.

Lymphatic fluid, called lymph, is a watery, protein-rich fluid containing white blood cells that help your body fight bacteria and viruses to keep you healthy.

When the lymph flow is slowed or stagnant due to recent surgery, obesity, injury, or illness, the fluid gets stuck and builds up in the body’s tissues. Built-up lymph fluid (lymphedema) can lead to swelling, pain, and stiffness.

You can support your lymph health and encourage the flow of lymph fluid by engaging in certain self-care practices, such as:

Exercising regularly
Staying hydrated
Following a healthy diet
Practicing deep breathing exercises

-Verywell Health

The Anatomy of the Lymphatic Vessels The lymphatic vessels are essential for proper circulation and immune system function. Here’s how these tiny structures contribute to your health.

Thank The National Labor Union 💪
Take 8 hours to rest and 8 hours of recreation/ for what you will 🙌

"A hug is a handshake from the heart".

"Hugging is a silent way of saying you matter to me."

Hugs not only reduce stress, they also help increase happiness, boost immunity, reduce conflict, and improve overall well-being.

A 10-second hug helps the body fight infections, eases depression, and lessens tiredness. 🫶🤗

11 Benefits of hugs ♡

How Do Hugs Make You Feel? 11 Benefits of a Proper Deep Hug According to the research, a hug may make an individual feel happy by reducing feelings of loneliness and harmful physical effects of stress. Hugs can change negative moods by helping the body and brain, boosting these feel-good hormones.

Maintaining balance isn't about staying perfectly still; it's about recognizing when you're getting out of balance, and righting yourself. Keeping your balance isn't a one-time thing, but a consistent effort.- VeryWellMind

"When we deliver touch in a way that respects the body's innate intelligence and self regulation capabilities, even small inputs can catalyze significant positive change....Of course, this doesn't mean that all touch should always be light or there's never a place for more vigorous techniques...the key is finding the optimal "dose" of stimulation for each individual and situation." 🙌💪☯️☮️

Loving-kindness meditation, also known as Metta meditation, is a practice that involves developing feelings of love, compassion, and goodwill towards oneself and others. The goal is to send out unconditional, inclusive love. The practice originated in the Buddhist tradition and was originally taught by Buddha over 2,600 years ago. 🙏🏻🙌☮️☯️💜

Loving-Kindness Meditation with Sharon Salzberg Sharon Salzberg—one of the world's leading loving-kindness meditation teachers—offers us a profound sense of connection through her teachings, guiding us to live our lives with greater intention and compassion.

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How to Practice Progressive Muscle Relaxation

A Step-by-Step Plan to Relax Your Body

With time and practice, you'll be able to perform this process to quickly induce a wave of relaxation passing through your body.

https://www.verywellmind.com/how-do-i-practice-progressive-muscle-relaxation-3024400

Depression is a serious mood disorder that can affect your entire life, including your thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It's not a personal weakness or character flaw, and it's not something you can simply "snap out" of. Depression can be caused by a combination of events and factors, and it can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems.

Physical symptoms include:

Sleep: Difficulty falling asleep or waking up early

Appetite: Decreased or increased appetite

Weight: Weight loss or gain

Energy: Lack of energy or feeling tired all the time

Pain: Unexplained aches and pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive issues

Depression can also cause irritability, agitation, restlessness, or even violence. People may have a low tolerance level and short temper, and everything and everyone may get on their nerves.

Online therapy is a safe space in which you can address topics like depression, anxiety, stress, anger management, insomnia, panic attacks, eating disorders, trauma, relationship issues, life transitions, bereavement and more.

Virtual mental health care covered by insurance:

https://www.talkiatry.com/depression-treatment-online

There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. 💪🧠💜☯️☮️

Major Depression Depression is a serious mood disorder. It touches every part of your life and is caused by a chemical imbalance in your brain. Treatment involves medicine and counseling.

The long-term activation of the stress response system and too much exposure to cortisol and other stress hormones can disrupt almost all the body's processes. This puts you at higher risk of many health problems, including:

Anxiety.
Depression.
Digestive problems.
Headaches.
Muscle tension and pain.
Heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure and stroke.
Sleep problems.
Weight gain.
Problems with memory and focus.

That's why it's so important to learn healthy ways to cope with your life stressors.

-Stress Management/ Mayo Clinic

Take steps to control your stress.

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