Don't forget to stretch!

Stretching is just important than a regular work out. If you have body aches and feeling tight just take 20 minutes of your day and stretch. Here are few benefits from stretching;

For your body:

• Helps to improve flexibility and range of motion
• Helps to maintain our posture For example, many of us use computers which we are not mindful when our shoulders and neck lean forward and our chest muscles become tight.
• Decrease injury before we do any type of body activity
• Increase blood flow and nutrients to muscles which then decrease any muscle soreness. 

For your mind:

• Within 10-20 minutes of stretching it can help calm your mind
• Recharge and refresh 
• Yoga classes can help release tension physically and mentally. 

I personally enjoy doing yoga every morning, especially when I know i have a lot to do that day. Because of my profession, yoga is also very helpful to gather my energy and focus every breath as I stretch my muscles. I highly recommend yoga. It can help people who are going through anxiety or depression. Yoga can be challenging and if you want to do better for yourself, yoga just might be what you are looking for. For anyone who doesn't have time or money to go to yoga studio you can go on youtube.com and search yoga with adriene. Yoga with adriene has a 30 day challenge and I loved it! Adriene is great and she is easy to follow. Everyday is different which is awesome and as you go through the videos you will learn to do some stretches on your own time.

Happy Fourth of July everyone! Over here in New jersey its a little cloudy with some rain and for those who are home relaxing on this lovely day, if you have some aches and pains and want to feel refreshed try Epsom salt with Lavender. The essence of lavender helps to balance and calm your mind and body. You can purchase this in any pharmacy store (CVS, Walgreens, Target, Harmon's etc). This product can go for at least $6.50 and can last you for a long period time matters how much you are planning to use. You can also use this product as a bath soak with nice warm water or as a scrub with the salt it is a great exfoliator for the skin. I love body scrubs. Stay tuned for different types of body scrubs I will be making. Enjoy! 

So excited to finally have my first blog up thank you everyone who ever supported me this is for you just a reminder in life we as individuals living in our body comes first. Healthy body, healthy mind and happy soul.

Water is important!

http://riseupandlivewell.com/2014/03/19/top-10-benefits-of-drinking-water/

Benefits of Massage

As a massage therapist, I also need to take care of my body due to overuse of my shoulder and arms. I try to get my massage biweekly or if not monthly. As you can see, there are so many benefits that a massage can provide. So go on book your massage today!