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Why Too Much Sitting Is Bad for Your Health
... American adults spend more than 12 hours per day sitting. How is that possible? Let’s take the example of a typical, unmarried office ... on top of a whole day of sitting, you can see just how much time we now spend sedentary. The worst effect of sitting is that it ...
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Deep, But Not Too Deep
... good. But it’s important to let your therapist know just how deep you want your massage. Here are some ways to help you communicate with ... go too deep. Simply saying that the pressure is a “bit much for me” is usually perfect so that your comments don’t sound like ...
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Water Wisdom
... there people who may actually be at risk from drinking this much water? Can the diuretic effect in one alcoholic or caffeinated beverage ... of eight, 8-ounce glasses of water (8 x 8) per day. And how many of us have felt guilty by not meeting that requirement? But the tide ...
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Misunderstood Modality
... injuries too common among massage practitioners. To see how this all comes together, consider the example of a common massage action: ... probably stay away from practicing Thai massage, since much of it is performed kneeling on the floor. Severe chronic back pain also ...
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Massaging Clients with Dementia
... afflicted with dementia. What makes it so rewarding is how beneficial it is to the clients. People with dementia are a uniquely ... workers, or care managers working with the elderly are much more likely to embrace your services for their patients/clients. ...
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Rewarding Work: Massaging Clients with Dementia
... afflicted with dementia. What makes it so rewarding is how beneficial it is to the clients. People with dementia are a uniquely ... workers, or care managers working with the elderly are much more likely to embrace your services for their patients/clients. ...
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The Anatomy of Communication: How Understanding Can Transform Our Professional Interactions
... what happened. They apply a scientific understanding of how things work to figure out where things started to go wrong. Then they ... In a staff meeting, this means that the participants are much more likely to meet their goals and solve the problems they’re trying to ...
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Awakening the Senses
... physical self that we can awaken to whom we truly are. How do we do this? Through our senses. Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch — ... present moment. Awakening to the Present We spend much of our lives in a half-awake, half-committed state of being. We are ...
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Gastrocnemius Muscle Strains
... often than the soleus. Images 1A–1D How and Why These Injuries Occur Picture yourself walking around on the ... put my heel down when I walk most of the time. It hurts too much.” Alternatively, a gastrocnemius muscle tear can happen suddenly, ...
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Perfect Your Massage Experience
... with the massage you receive. Before the Session How Long Will It Last? Knowing how much treatment time you’ll be getting is the first step to deciding what you ...