East West Therapeutic Bodywork

"Forest bathing" meaning time spent among trees has been considered as preventive medicine since the 1980s, when Japanese researchers found that the practice lessens stress, boosts immunity and lowers blood pressure. Studies showed that soaking up the forest environment the still atmosphere, the verdant scenery, the crunching of twigs underfoot reduces anxiety and activates the immune system.

Sometimes the spiritual guide we need to channel is a shrug emoji. Sometimes the spiritual guide we need to channel is a shrug emoji.

Every one of us is called upon, perhaps many times, to start a new life. A frightening diagnosis, a marriage, a move, loss of a job...And onward full-tilt we go..., pitched and wrecked and absurdly resolute, driven in spite of everything to make good on a new shore. To be hopeful, to embrace one possibility after another--that is surely the basic instinct...Crying out: High tide! Time to move out into the glorious debris. Time to take this life for what it is. Barbara Kingsolver

Yes, even turtles.

Ask for help when you need it. You never know what connections you might make. <3

Modern-day humans are basically a bunch of freaked-out Neanderthals in fight-or-flight mode 24/7. Talking about it won't help. Conscious breathing and attention to physical sensation in the present moment can.

Which end do YOU start with?!

if you're tired of being policed for not being a ray of sunshine, here are some other ways of meeting the bad with the good. People's discomfort with your pain is usually discomfort with their inability to fix it for you.

Let There Be Peace on Earth. (Sunrise, Orr Lake, 2020)

All I want for Christmas is snow!

"Is giorra cabhair Dé ná an doras." Divine help is closer than the door.~~Celtic proverb

What's still on your to-do list?

Blaming and shaming for seeking social contact prompts resistance and denial. Each of us needs to weigh the risks, while understanding that your choices affect *everyone*.

Hate it or love it? :D :D :P

Cloudy, foggy and downright RAINY in Yreka, but here's what that planetary conjunction looked like in the Bay Area:

Ever notice this?

BOTTOM LINE: Stooping over your chores is hard on your back. STAND UP STRAIGHT or find someone else to do the scut work.