People derive different kinds of benefits from a yoga practice. Yoga and other eastern practices differ from most western forms of physical activity because you really have to incorporate the mind into the practice. With aerobic oriented activity like running or...
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Fibromyalgia Symptom Relief through AIYA Yoga Therapy
Fibromyalgia symptoms cross physical and neurological boundaries, as do symptoms from traumatic accidents and surgeries that throw off the nervous system. There are many conditions that seem to affect the nervous system but that challenge Western medical diagnositics....
A Feminine Practice of Health
We all have weird things that come up for us in our bodies. Sometimes they are constant symptoms, and sometimes they just show up periodically. Usually, we try to fix them, or to medicate them. Sometimes they are concerning enough that we find ourselves running around...
The Folk Art of Thai Massage
Thai Massage is a folk art, a healing art, and is a great complement to other healing therapies. It has its roots in both self-care and love and care of others, as inspired by the practice of Loving-Kindness, or Metta. Practicing Thai Massage teaches a person how to...
Stress Release
When we allow ourselves to rest and to receive, we give ourselves permission to let go, and that is the very heart of stress release. We can then start the untangling of bound thought patterns, tissue fibers, and ideas about ourselves. Stress release can happen in a...
Allow Grace
We all have ideas about how we would like to look and feel in our bodies, and in this season of New Year's Resolutions, it is easy to become extra critical and impatient with ourselves. This year, allow yourself some Grace. We all need grace and space to develop. Some...
What is Restorative Yoga?
by Kristen Hubbard Restorative Yoga uses blankets, pillows, and other props to allow the body to fully and comfortably relax into each pose, often resting in each pose for 3 or more minutes. Through these fully supported body positions, breath awareness,...
Mindfulness: 10 Insights to make your mind a good friend
How would you answer this question, “What is the most important question you have ever been asked?” (and your answer CANNOT be “Will you marry me?”). Over 8 years ago, as I sat as a student in a class called Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), I was...
What is Ashiatsu?
Have you ever seen photographs or video footage of a therapist walking on a client’s back, using overhead bars and straps as support? That is Ashiatsu, a powerful and effective form of massage therapy that is one of our offerings here at Ha.Le' Mind and Body. In...
Massage for PTSD creates space for healing
PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is commonly associated with soldiers and other people in war-torn areas but it doesn’t take a war to manifest. Massage for PTSD is a powerful treatment form. Any sort of prolonged chronic stress, from the loss of a loved one to...