October is best known for Fall and all things Halloween, including the countdown to Día de los Muertos! But most importantly, it is also the month of Breast Cancer and Domestic Violence Awareness.

Last week we focused on self-massage which is a great way to stimulate and rejuvenate the body. This week we’re focusing on the importance of proper breathing for your overall health, also known as breathwork. Breathwork refers to breathing exercises or techniques that improve your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. With breathwork you intentionally change your breathing pattern; especially when you're annoyed. ;)

With less than 3 months away from 2023 (80 days to be exact!), are you on track for your fitness and wellness goals that you set earlier this year? When setting goals, it’s important to check in with yourself periodically to ensure you’re holding yourself accountable and can pivot, if needed.

To recap my treatment process, the client shares their life updates while I take note of their repetitive movement, posture, and environmental stressors they’ve shared. Once they are on the massage table, I can palpate what joints have more mobility, muscles that are overused, or adhesions within the soft tissue (connective tissue sticking to each other), and can introduce my touch with gentle movements to their nervous system. This is my favorite part of a massage session which is deactivating and retraining the nervous system through movement, heat, aromatherapy, and breathwork.

Ask and you shall receive! Over the summer, I was asked by multiple clients about my approach to massage therapy, so I thought, why not spend the month of September sharing more about my style of treatment during a client’s session.