I have a friend who jokingly calls me the happy healer. I enjoy that title. While I don't spend every waking moment of my life trying to be happy, I do work at maintaining a positive outlook no matter what is going on in my life. I have always been happy to have my massage … Read more about Val Boonstra, The Happy Healer
Too Much Jocularity
Can there really be such a thing as too much jocularity? Everyone has different ways to express their stress. One of my ways of relieving stress is through humor. I have had to learn to tone it down a bit when I was younger my humor was more biting and … Read more about Too Much Jocularity
Yoga: An Ever-Evolving Journey
Over the many years I have been in practice, I have learned new ways to relieve pain and stress and I have shared those disciplines with people all over the state of Florida. This young lady, Holly Garrett is one of them and she offered to guest write a few blogs for my site this month. Thank you … Read more about Yoga: An Ever-Evolving Journey
Massage and Pilates
Massage and Pilates, what does one have to do with the other? While it may seem as though they have nothing in common, let me present you with these words and we will proceed from there. One relieves pain and the other helps to prevent injury in the first place. During my career as a masseuse, I … Read more about Massage and Pilates
The Correct Way To Handle a Neck Spasm
Mom I'm in pain! I was listening to my daughter who lives hours away ,she was crying into the phone. The pain was unrelenting and she decided to go to a massage place to see if they could help. Unfortunately she fell into the hands of someone who did not have experience in carefully … Read more about The Correct Way To Handle a Neck Spasm
Flexibility and Movement Class
I am excited to report the results of our last workshop to increase flexibility and movement. I recently enjoyed seeing a dear long-term client for her massage appointment. She thanked me for our workshop and told me she kept practicing the exercises she remembered. When I worked on her neck, her … Read more about Flexibility and Movement Class
The Gift of Massage
Massage as a gift. How lovely is that? I don't know of too many other professions where the actual work you do can be given as a gift. Every so often, not just on Valentine's day, some sweet person will call me and ask that I give a massage to their loved one. Sometimes it's a wife calling to get … Read more about The Gift of Massage
What Burns More Calories Than Running
I am not a runner. I am a walker. I walk every day, sometimes as exercise and others just as part of a busy life. I also work out regularly, but until very recently, my suspicions that the right type of weight training will burn more calories than running were only that, my own suspicions. I … Read more about What Burns More Calories Than Running
The Morning Shift
The summer morning sun is shining brightly as I drive up my client’s driveway. I have arrived at the home of an elderly friend I am a caregiver for. I tend to the chores that she can no longer handle herself , emptying the cat boxes, refilling waters bowls, feeding the birds and emptying the … Read more about The Morning Shift
Good Food for Good Health
As a massage therapist and personal trainer, I am constantly on the lookout for ways to eat well and stay healthy. As a self employed business owner, I am also pretty busy moving between appointments and sometimes it is difficult to eat healthy on the run. This recipe is something I feel like I can … Read more about Good Food for Good Health
From Dr. Weil’s News Letter
As someone who works with people to make their bodies stronger, I am always on the look out for publications that will help me to educate myself in health and wellness. In turn I pass that information on to my clients. From personal experience I know that activity, unprocessed foods, massage and … Read more about From Dr. Weil’s News Letter
Complimentary Alternative Medicine
Complimentary Alternative Medicine or C.A.M. as some call it is a fabulous buzzword these days! It literally means that conventional medical practitioners now willingly coordinate care with professionals who practice alternative forms of therapy, and they complement each … Read more about Complimentary Alternative Medicine
