TouchFitness

Whenever I feel anything negative, I close my eyes, visualize myself filling with healing energy from the universe, inhale a quick spritz of my Ritual 1 (ready in my bag) and I feel better instantly, seriously, my whole body changes!

Thank you Angela, for your wonderful idea to write about how to physically deal with the ever changing technology. There’s a lot of humor in it actually, the cell phones getting so small that only people 3′ and under can actually even hold them between their ear and shoulder. People in there 20s don’t have the neck problems from this because they didn’t grow up being able to hold the phone this way in the first place, so they automatically text, bluetooth, speakerphone and facebook to communicate instead. At any rate, there are several things you can do:

• Get a headset or a blue tooth
• use your speakerphone option
• speak to people in person instead
• use iChat, skype or IM
• stretch the head to the other side too
• get a massage

I use many images personally which I share and adapt to my clients’ needs. Images help you soften the body, be able to feel things and encourage change inside. One of my favorite image is to imagine you are a stick of melting butter.

Do you want to try it? Ok, here’s what you do. Close the door, turn off your ringer, mute the tv, put your cell phone on silent, get comfortable, close your eyes and imagine you are a stick of butter melting in the sun. Give it time and breathe deeply. If your mind wanders, bring it back to the image and breathe deeply. Feel your muscles melting and the tension disappearing.

I also find it helps me very much to combine aromatherapy with visualization to create very noticeable immediate changes. I actually use my own product Ritual 1- the first ever Intention-Based Essential Oil Therapy. It’s very empowering because it puts you in charge and it combines the power of the oils with the power of your mind. You can see it at: http://www.new.facebook.com/marketplace/listing.php?classified_id=23789222142&ref=share. The new website www.attractessentials.com will offer it and is coming soon.

Whenever I feel anything negative, I close my eyes, envision myself inhaling the energy of the universe and filling my body with white healing light. I inhale a spritz of my Ritual 1 (ready in my bag). I breathe deeply and I feel better instantly; seriously, my whole body softens and I can create huge mood shifts easily! 

You don’t have to use my product though, you can use whatever fragrance works for you. A pleasant familiar smell is very powerful and repeating a visualization makes you better at it effortlessly. So visualize, inhale and wait for the magic to happen. 

Sending you positive healing cybervibes.

By Sherrin Bernstein

There is something behind every statement you make inside your head that stops you from doing what you want or need to do to get in shape. A prime example: “I’m too fat to go to the gym; I have to lose weight first.”

I hear this statement over and over again and it’s simply not the truth. It’s logical, but not rational. So, why do we say it? Why do countless people, who are pro-active, professional go-getters, in all other aspects of their lives, say this to themselves? This is an example of what I call defeatist thinking. It gets you nowhere fast. And the power we give that statement, just by uttering it, is enormous, because the brain controls our ACTIONS.

There are two reasons involved in my opinion: underlying belief or fear and habit. There is an underlying belief or fear that is not stated out loud where it could be examined. The underlying belief or fear is particular to the speaker. It may be: “I am not beautiful”, “I am not deserving of getting in shape”, “I don’t have the energy”, “I don’t like working out”, “I will be seen in my weakest state”, and/or “people will see me.” Fill in the blank. 

Habit is the other obstacle. We don’t even know it, but we have these thoughts many times a day and we may have acquired them so long ago, we don’t even realize they are there. But they are not truth. They are just thoughts. We may have acquired them from our parents, our culture, our best friends, and/or siblings. But a habit can be changed. The habit of defeatist thinking, is just that; habit. 

I invite you to restructure your defeatist thoughts into thoughts that serve you. Because I know some universal truths, that I am going to share with you right now, that tell you, it’s ok, it’s ok to do what you have to do, what you want to do to get in shape now:

You are beautiful. You are beautiful because you were born. You are a child of the universe. Therefore, you have the right to be happy and healthy and to get in shape. Energy breeds energy, you will start to have more energy as you get in better shape. Everybody going to the gym is having similar thoughts of being seen in an unfavorable light. Mostly they will be caught up wrestling with their own demons and are not going to notice you. If they do, they are only distracting themselves from what’s important to them; there own experience in the gym. So have compassion for them for a designated moment and then move on.

How do I do this? How do I move on? The first step is awareness. You didn’t go to the gym. Why? Think back, what thought stopped you? Let’s say it was the thought I provided; “I’m too fat to go to the gym; I have to lose weight first.” How can this sentence be altered into a positively constructed statement that serves you and your goals better? Let’s try “I am going to the gym now to feel better.” Isn’t that more important? Try that statement on. If that doesn’t work for you, construct a different one that does work. Delay not, nip defeatist thinking in the bud. Turn defeatist thoughts right into your advantage. It is an opportunity to become smarter, stronger and in control of your ACTIONS. Be a leader. If you start doing this, someone you care a great deal for, may notice and admire and follow suit. Teaching by example provides you practice to break the habit! That’s exciting. You can do it! I believe in you.

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How would it feel to deepen your breathing, ground yourself, and live day to day stress free? Do you think this could help you to live more comfortably in your own body? Massage is a universal and therapeutic system of touch that every body can benefit from. It is nourishing, relaxing, meditative, and supportive. There are as many different massage therapy systems. TouchFitness, Informative Bodywork artfully combines techniques from different systems and offers a variety of massage therapy and other bodywork strokes and stretches to best assist your body’s own healing abilities. Some techniques will use oil or cream, while others consist of rhythmic pressure on points along invisible pathways of energy, called meridians. In addition, TouchFitness uses only the highest grade massage oils and creams to ensure an effective therapeutic experience and therapeutic grade essential oils to ensure that you are transported into the most wonderfully fragrant massage zone where you feel totally taken care of and blissed out. TouchFitness creates custom massage oil blends for you, chooses special bolsters for your comfort and creates a custom iTunes playlist for you at your request. You can look forward to feeling taken care of, more abundant energy, improved focus and greater physical ease. 

What types of massage does TouchFitness offer? • Swedish • Deep Tissue • Sports • Prenatal/PostNatal • Thai • Shiatsu • Table Stretch • Essential Oil/Aromatherapy • Chair

What makes TouchFitness Massage Different? • Experienced/Licensed/Practiced • Asks for and Listens to your needs • Provides a variety of bolsters and blankets for your comfort • A/C and space heater for your comfort • Extra training in Prenatal/PostNatal • Creates iTunes Playlists just for you • Sees what you need • Checks in with what you are feeling • Blends special aromatherapy oils and diffusions for your particular needs • All natural products used (no synthetic chemicals, no questionably safe ingredients) • All natural soaps in the bathroom • All natural laundry detergent and softener used on the linens • Therapeutic grade massage oils, essential oils and creams • Private • Cozy, clean and comfortable environment • Convenient location 

1) Bio-Mechanic Ergonomics 101:
a. Adjust the height of your monitor and chair so that the mid-lowest line of text on your monitor is at eye level, your keyboard is level with your elbows (bent 90 degrees max) and your knees are bent at least 90 degrees.
b. Keep your mouse and phone easily accessible.
c. Stand up to reach for things so you can use your body more fully and distribute the action through the entire body.
d. Keep your mouse, phone, pens, water and healthy snacks as easily accessible as possible.
e. Invest in a good chair or bolster your current one until you feel supported. Adjust your chair height so that your thighs are close to parallel to the floor, with the hips slightly higher than the knees.
2) Losing Energy?
a. Check your water intake.
b. Eat high energy snacks including nuts, dried and fresh fruit, applesauce and yogurt or a sardines with high fiber crackers.
3) Decrease Sugar Intake:
a. Drink water, not juice, sports drinks, soda or any of those other high sugar drinks. There is often as many grams of sugar in juice as in other drinks. Eat the fruit instead. You get 1/4 of the sugar and all the fiber.
4) Get up and walk or stretch in your chair every 30minutes. Invest in a stretch alert program.
5) Decrease eye-strain:
a. Increase the percentage at which you view your documents. Go to the View pull down menu, click on Zoom, try 125% if you are over 40 and 150% if you are over 60.
b. Increase the brightness of your monitor (MAC keyboard shortcuts are F1 and F2).
6) Work Lunch into Your Wellness Plan:
a. Eat away from your desk.
b. Schedule lunch with friends to prioritize socializing over eating, help interrupt office tension patterns and get perspective from people who care about you.
c. Walk to the further away lunch spot.
d. Eat outdoors.
e. Seek out gardens.
7) If you must eat at your desk, create as pleasant an environment as possible. To aid digestion, avoid taking phone calls, meetings and/or notes while eating.
Breath deeply and soften your body consciously if you feel uncomfortable.
9) Invest in a plant for your desk and use a personal size air purifier and humidifier to combat recycled office air and dehydration. Some are small enough to fit in a drawer at the end of the day.Neti Pot
10) Flush your sinuses at the end of the day with a Neti Pot to combat colds and flu that might be going around. Click on Neti to see how you can literally rinse your sinuses with warm water and a little salt to flush out bacteria, pollens, allergens etc. Hold one nostril closed over sink, fill other with mildly salty water by tilting head to one side till water fills sinuses and flows to other nostril, let it drain out the other side. Repeat with other nostril.