Kat McArthur Wellness LLC /Kat's Massage and Wellness

04/06/2026

Maya Will be subbing class this Wednesday, April 8th. She teaches at 12pm Tuesdays at the same church- UUCGV. I will be back next week! Please note, class schedule changes through summer, which are also updated on my online calendar and at www.grandvalleyuu.org/calendar. Vickie Gee of Radiant Aging Yoga also offers wonderful beginner-friendly and chair yoga classes.

Join me for adaptable and transformative chair yoga each Wednesday at 9am! We'll embark on a journey of conditioning flexibility, mobility, strength, stability, and stillness (a principle from Nia Fitness), as well as practice breath-work, corrective exercise, yoga philosophy, and more 🙂 . Please contact me or UU for more info. There are also Chair Yoga classes at 12pm Tuesdays with Maya!

04/06/2026

"Hey Grand Junction! Please join Sandra Mighell (my OG Nia and Qigong teacher visiting from Wisconsin) and Jere Friedman for Awaken and Soothe the Heart ~ A Qigong Movement and Sound Bath NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 12 at Spiral Light Sound and Meditation Center.
Ignite your heart’s passion and feel your connection to love and our shared humanity. Enjoy a gentle Qigong movement practice to awaken, soothe, and heal your heart, followed by a resonant sound bath where you can fully experience the love and compassion that resonate within you at all times.
What is Qigong? It is an ancient movement practice from China that combines gentle standing movement postures with deep breathing and mindful focus. In this event we will practice a Qigong form that is specific to balancing and healing the heart, which is the organ system in the body that houses the fire element. Qigong is fun and easy! No experience necessary!"
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/awaken-and-soothe-the-heart-a-qigong-and-sound-bath-journey-4122026-tickets-1982405458090

04/06/2026

If you are struggling with painful or uncomfortable swelling/ bloating as a result of allergies, perimenopause, autoimmune or other idiopathic chronic inflammatory conditions, please read my blog on how to support your lymphatic system at home with self lymphatic drainage, dry brushing, and online resources, including short gentle yoga and MLD sequences online with Balance with Babz.

Learn the benefits of Manual Lymphatic Drainage and self-care activities for wellness, chronic illness recovery, and immune system support.

04/03/2026

Join me May 29th-31st for the Grand Valley Yoga Fest. Held at Palisade High School, 100% of the proceeds goes to mental health organizations in the Grand Valley. I am not an organizer but have had the privilege of doing a workshop, sponsoring or volunteering at this event off and on since 2019. As a mental health warrior and having family members living with severe mental illness, this cause is close to my heart and I hope to bring awareness and humanity to those living with mental health issues. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 23-25% (1/4 of the population), experience mental illness each year. This may be shorter-term acute crisis as a result of a trauma or loss, or could be come a chronic . Up to 46% of Americans will have a mental health issue in their lifetime. Over the last 20 years, yoga practices have been the medicine/lifestyle approach/tool that anchor me, balances my nervous system, and helps me manage, reduce, or alleviate anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions. Self Care Begins Here. If you feel called to, please share

Kat McArthur Wellness proudly sponsors Grand Valley Yoga Fest — yoga, music, and community for mental health in the Grand Valley.

03/31/2026

For those of you suffering with terrible sinus issues related to allergies, here is an excellent 10 minute self Manual Lymphatic Drainage regimen. (I have suffered from horrible allergies since childhood and daily self-MLD has been so helpful. I recommend doing this routine after the acute phase of a cold or allergy attack, but not in the midst of a nose running like a faucet, itchy throat, dry/or runny eye attack). (Congested lymph is like crystallized honey...it gets stuck in your connective tissue and can cause lingering symptoms after the acute phase of an infection or inflammation storm related to allergies or other autoimmune issues). MLD can warm up and get this honey flowing and moving out of the body so we can feel clear headed, sinus pressure and pain free again. Self Care Begins Here

Congestion from sinus pressure, allergy congestion, or even cold symptoms can be annoying and linger on way too long. Your lymphatic system plays a crucial r...

03/21/2026

02/02/2026

Join me and Deb for a movement medicine experience this Tuesday at 10am at the Redlands Community Center. Nia is a fusion fitness program which incorporates the energetic qualities of healing arts, dance, and martial arts to condition Flexibility, Agility, Mobility, Strength and Stability. This is a Moving to Heal experience meaning more stances, less steps, and very easy to follow- movements. Our focus is on squeeze on release, with the intention of finding dynamic ease and a holistic sense of wholeness in body, mind and spirit. Free your first two times. Ana Alexander is our usual instructor. The music is by Karen Drucker.

01/29/2026

Looking for opportunities for creative and adaptable movement to improve mobility, stability, mindfulness and balance? Chair yoga is safe for those new to yoga or with mobility issues. Some of my classes themes are centered around functional fitness, balance, shoulder health, and lymphatic flow, while incorporating aspects of qigong and self massage. Class is primarily facilitated in the chair with some standing opportunities/variations, still using the chair or wall for support. Chair Yoga Classes are held weekly on Tuesdays at 12pm (with Maya) and Wednesdays at 9:15am (with Kat) at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Grand Valley. For more information visit the UUCVC website or contact me at kmwcare@gmail.com/970-852-5314.

11/27/2025

This is me! I’m better at promoting other small businesses than my own! And I love it!! ❤️♥️

You don’t have to spend money to support your favorite local small businesses. 🤑 People are looking for perfect gifts for loved ones right now and you can help businesses by:

🎁 Like, comment on, or share their social media posts.
🎁 Give them a personalized shout out.
🎁 Leave a positive review on their Google or business website.
🎁 Leave a recommendation on their page.
🎁 Refer them to friends and family.

Be sure to include specific details of why you recommend them, it makes a difference! ✨

11/19/2025

The Lymphatic System of a Griever 🌿

Post 5/30: The Body Remembers What the Mind Tries to Forget

There are wounds the world cannot see.
The ones you never speak about.
The ones you try to bury under strength, responsibility and routine.

You tell yourself you’re fine.
You tell yourself you’ve moved on.
You tell yourself that “time heals.”

But your body knows the truth.
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Because your body remembers everything your mind tries so hard to forget.

Grief doesn’t disappear just because you silence it.
Trauma doesn’t dissolve simply because you refuse to look at it.
Pain doesn’t leave the body because you decided to “be strong.”

The body stores what the heart cannot carry.
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It hides in the fascia, the deepest connective tissue holding your life stories.
It sits in the tightness of your shoulders, the lump in your throat, the heaviness behind your sternum.
It wraps itself around the diaphragm, stealing the breath you need to heal.
It settles in the abdomen, slowing digestion and filling the lymphatic system with inflammation.

This is not weakness.
This is physiology.
This is a nervous system that has had to protect you for too long.

When grief goes unspoken, the lymphatic system becomes overloaded.
Stress hormones thicken lymph.
The fascia tightens and restricts drainage.
The vagus nerve retreats.
The body shifts into a long-term protective state.

And then you start to feel it.
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The swelling that won’t leave.
The bloating out of nowhere.
The sudden weight around the belly.
The fatigue that rest can’t touch.
The random pains held in places where memories once broke you.

Your body is not betraying you.
It is communicating.
It is whispering, “There is something here that needs your compassion.”

Healing begins when you allow your body to exhale.
When you soften the areas that have been holding the hardest.
When you release the lymphatic pathways that froze in moments of fear, loss or shock.
When you finally give yourself permission to feel what you avoided just to survive.

You do not heal by pretending the pain isn’t there.
You heal by creating safety for your body to let go.

Because here is the truth:
Your body has always remembered you.
It held the parts of you your mind could not face.
And it is ready to release — the moment you are ready to listen.

🌿✨

11/18/2025

Join me for adaptable and transformative chair yoga each Wednesday at 9am! We'll embark on a journey of conditioning flexibility, mobility, strength, stability, and stillness (a principle from Nia Fitness), as well as practice breath-work, corrective exercise, yoga philosophy, and more 🙂 . Please contact me or UU for more info. There are also Chair Yoga classes at 12pm Tuesdays with Maya!