qi gong tai chi exercise I, Valentina Boonstra, am a Massage Therapist, Personal Trainer, and I help people recover from surgery. A couple of days a week I also work at Sara Care. For over 30 years I have been in business in Brevard County. It's my home, and I feel very loving and … Read more about Intrinsiconnections
Musings On a Life
I am largely a self-educated person. Yes, I have taken seminars and attended certification courses for my line of work. But I have gone way beyond those. I look at my experiences as a classroom in earth school. When faced with a problem or situation, I ask myself, "what's the best way … Read more about Musings On a Life
Working With SaraCare in Melbourne
Group Of Seniors Enjoying Fitness Class In Retirement Home In the past year or so, I have begun working at the SarahCare center in Melbourne, Fl. I met the owners of SarahCare a few years ago, and from time to time I would visit the center and keep in touch. I enjoy them and I really enjoy meeting … Read more about Working With SaraCare in Melbourne
How Are You Doing?
Whenever I talk to my friends these days and ask how they are doing, the response I get is "I am so tired, or I am exhausted or I just laid on the couch all day I couldn't get anything done". Many of us have been on some kind of lockdown since early March. The stress of trying to follow all … Read more about How Are You Doing?
What Makes Us Human?
Margaret Mead was a famous anthropologist. She is most well-known for studying human behavior. In her studies, she noted the plasticity of human nature and the variability of social customs. ... Mead's famous theory of imprinting found that children learn by watching adult behavior. I … Read more about What Makes Us Human?
Working Out At Home
If you have been to my blog in the past, you might have seen me write, "What goes around comes around." I don't know who said it originally, and I don't much care, I just know that my Dad said it quite a bit when I was growing up. I took it to mean that things go out of fashion for one … Read more about Working Out At Home
What We Experience Shapes Our Lives
We, as human beings, frame our views of how the world works through our own experiences. If your family lives in a home, has a garden, two parents, and a big extended family, we assume that's how everyone else lives too. Then we get out into the world separated from our family, look … Read more about What We Experience Shapes Our Lives
Caring for the Caregivers
Maria Schriver was on the Today show a short while ago. The four on-air personalities were chatting about the fact none of the current Presidential candidates have brought up the issue of caregivers. Caregiving is an important issue. … Read more about Caring for the Caregivers
Coping During COVID-19 -Self Improvement or Just Let It Be
I can't help but notice all the great advice regarding how to cope with the situation we’re in. … Read more about Coping During COVID-19 -Self Improvement or Just Let It Be
How To Cope With Stress
This quarantine has been stressful for many people. It is especially so for me for two reasons. The first is, I am self-employed, so, not working with my clients means I make no income. Secondly, because I am so used to working with people all day, every day. I am experiencing a people … Read more about How To Cope With Stress
For Athletes
As a massage therapist, I have an understanding of bodies. I know how they work and how they compensate for what is not working properly. When I work on a body I try to ascertain just what kind of training the person has already participated in. If they are not in sports, then what lifestyle habits … Read more about For Athletes
Kind Words
Jim Rathmann "Val started working on my wife and myself more than 30 years ago, since then whenever we have gotten a massage (we live in Denver now) we’ve always said “not as good a Val. She is the measuring stick we still use to judge any body work. We were ruined by her knowledge, her … Read more about Kind Words
