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02/03/2026

02/01/2026

Your calves are like the unsung heroes of your circulatory system. They're called the "second heart" for a reason, they help pump blood back to the heart, especially when you're on your feet all day.

If You Rarely Move Your Calves:
❌Legs feel heavy and easily fatigued
❌Frequent tingling or numbness
❌Stiff calves
❌The body gets tired more quickly

Keep your calves active with these easy moves:
✅Do 10-15 calf raises while brushing your teeth
✅Take the stairs
✅Try tiptoe walking for a minute daily
✅Stretch your calves before bed

Move those calves, feel the difference! ✨🍃

References:
American Heart Association, Journal of Applied Physiology

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01/29/2026

Cupping is a form of negative-pressure therapy that gently lifts the tissues rather than compressing them. This helps reduce congestion, improve circulation, and support the body’s natural healing processes.

How cupping helps the body:
• Encourages movement of stagnant fluids in muscles and joints
• Increases blood flow and oxygen to tight or painful areas
• Helps soften restricted fascia and adhesions
• Supports lymphatic drainage and waste removal
• Promotes relaxation of tense, overworked muscles

By creating space between tissue layers, cupping allows muscles, fascia, and joints to move more freely. Many people experience quicker relief from stiffness, soreness, and chronic tension compared to traditional massage alone.

Additional benefits may include:
• Improved joint mobility
• Reduced muscle tightness and inflammation
• Enhanced skin and tissue circulation
• Support for respiratory and digestive function
• Faster recovery from chronic pain or injury

Cupping works with the body — not against it — making it a powerful complement to massage, myofascial release, and lymphatic work.

01/28/2026

Emotional pain is stress or unresolved feelings that don’t just stay in the mind—they often show up in the body as tightness, tension, or discomfort.

When emotions aren’t processed, the nervous system can hold them in muscles, joints, and connective tissue. Over time, this may feel like stiff shoulders, jaw clenching, back pain, or a heavy chest.

Bodywork, movement, breath, and relaxation help signal safety to the body—allowing both physical tension and emotional stress to release.

01/26/2026

Cupping marks after a cupping therapy treatment are completely normal. They do not hurt and they are not bruises. Different cupping marks means different things. The more you receive cupping therapy the less markings you see. Cupping marks also depends on your lifestyle.
Book now at touchandcare.massagetherapy.com.

01/22/2026

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Thoughtfully crafted products and services designed to help you relax, refresh, and feel your best. 🌿💆‍♀️

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