Path of Massage and Wellness

02/25/2024

Join Rachel Drews and myself for 90 mins of Movement and Breathwork “Allow the Flow”. 90 mins Sun 3/3 at 11 am.

Here is a link to register and see details for Allow the Flow

01/12/2023

I will be out of the office until mid March. Doing an immersion study in Thailand for more Thai Massage!

10/31/2020

02/12/2020

The Deep Front Line...connect the Ground to the Breath!

04/12/2019

Try a different type of Massage...try Thai Bodywork

a combination modality that is Assisted yoga with passive stretching, acupressure points/trigger point, breath work, movement, NMT and relaxation... always offered with Metta (loving kindness).

Path of Massage and Wellness
41 North Rice Street, Brevard NC
828-384-3869

02/02/2019

The Science of Grounding (Earthing)

11/05/2018

If you sit for hours a day this might be a good read or listen.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/08/13/636025077/to-fix-that-pain-in-your-back-you-might-have-to-change-the-way-you-sit?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR0hSbO0cMFO7BGOTt52pk6vcoY9Oj3twYkjAeUblPul8swbNL1CyFo0tHw

In the past century, many Americans have lost the ability to sit in a way that doesn't strain their backs. Specialists say we could take a lesson from excellent sitters from other cultures.

10/02/2018

07/17/2018

The Suboccipital muscle group are found on the posterior side of the head which rocks the head into extension and assist in rotation. This region of the brain is called the occipital lobe that corresponds to vision. Forward head tilt/positioning (computer head) will cause tension leading to headaches and stiff neck. Now you throw gravity into the mix and the head becomes 42 pounds! Nothing governs gravity except a mindful mind.

06/26/2018

I am currently unavailable! Back to work in 168 hours🙃

06/18/2018

Great explanation of a muscle contraction....so much goes on for a simple movement!

Muscle contraction animation →Like, comment, share and subscribe 👍🏻❤️

05/30/2018

The fuzz speech!

04/22/2018

How do you breathe!

What Happens When You Breathe?
By The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Breathing In (Inhalation)
When you breathe in, or inhale, your diaphragm contracts (tightens) and moves downward. This increases the space in your chest cavity, into which your lungs expand. The intercostal muscles between your ribs also help enlarge the chest cavity. They contract to pull your rib cage both upward and outward when you inhale.

As your lungs expand, air is sucked in through your nose or mouth. The air travels down your windpipe and into your lungs. After passing through your bronchial tubes, the air finally reaches and enters the alveoli (air sacs).

Through the very thin walls of the alveoli, oxygen from the air passes to the surrounding capillaries (blood vessels). A red blood cell protein called hemoglobin (HEE-muh-glow-bin) helps move oxygen from the air sacs to the blood.

At the same time, carbon dioxide moves from the capillaries into the air sacs. The gas has traveled in the bloodstream from the right side of the heart through the pulmonary artery.

Oxygen-rich blood from the lungs is carried through a network of capillaries to the pulmonary vein. This vein delivers the oxygen-rich blood to the left side of the heart. The left side of the heart pumps the blood to the rest of the body. There, the oxygen in the blood moves from blood vessels into surrounding tissues.

(For more information on blood flow, go to the Health Topics How the Heart Works article.)

Breathing Out (Exhalation)

When you breathe out, or exhale, your diaphragm relaxes and moves upward into the chest cavity. The intercostal muscles between the ribs also relax to reduce the space in the chest cavity.

As the space in the chest cavity gets smaller, air rich in carbon dioxide is forced out of your lungs and windpipe, and then out of your nose or mouth.

Breathing out requires no effort from your body unless you have a lung disease or are doing physical activity. When you're physically active, your abdominal muscles contract and push your diaphragm against your lungs even more than usual. This rapidly pushes air out of your lungs.

04/22/2018

very much worth the watch