Anastasia Kopceuch, BCTMB, LMT

07/24/2025

07/22/2025

The sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle is a long, thick pair of muscles located on either side of the neck, running from the collarbone and breastbone to the back of the head. It's the largest muscle in the front of the neck and is easily felt under the skin.

Additional information here: 🤓

https://www.verywellhealth.com/sternocleidomastoid-muscle-anatomy-297064

07/20/2025

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was a Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He frequently discussed the idea that everything unfolds as it should, emphasizing acceptance and understanding of the natural order of the universe. One quote reflecting this is: "Everything that happens; happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so." He believed that by observing and accepting events, one could find wisdom and inner peace.

In essence, exploring and accepting events means acknowledging the reality of experiences, both positive and negative, without judgment or resistance. It allows processing emotions, learning from experiences, and moving forward in a way that aligns with values, ultimately leading to greater inner peace and a more fulfilling life. 🌱☮️☯️🌈

Reducing resistance and suffering
Fostering emotional resilience
Cultivating a sense of inner peace
Encouraging positive change
Improving relationships

07/19/2025

Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. is Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he founded its world-renown Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Clinic in 1979, and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society (CFM), in 1995. Both the MBSR Clinic and the CFM are now part of UMassMemorial Health

The core invitation of mindfulness is for you to befriend yourself. That means recognizing and inhabiting your own intrinsic wholeness and beauty in the only moment any of us ever has—namely this one. 💜☮️☯️

https://jonkabat-zinn.com/offerings/books/

Wherever You Go, There You Are

Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief

Meditation Is Not What You Think

Falling Awake

The Healing Power of Mindfulness

Mindfulness For All: The Wisdom to Transform the World

Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting

Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness.

Mindfulness: Diverse Perspectives on its Meaning, Origins, and Applications

Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment—And Your Life

Jon lectures and leads mindfulness retreats around the world and online.

07/18/2025

Massage therapy can significantly impact neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. Massage can stimulate the nervous system, leading to changes in brain structure and function that can improve pain management, muscle control, movement patterns, and overall nervous system regulation. Essentially, massage can help "rewire" the brain by promoting the formation of new neural pathways.

Long-term brain-training activities can improve your working memory, verbal memory, and global functioning. Challenging yourself to try new activities can also improve brain functioning through a process called neuroplasticity.

Brain exercises support neuroplasticity, which refers to the brain’s tendency to form new connections and neural pathways. Find a list of examples here.

07/17/2025

Massage therapy may not make life’s hardships disappear, but it offers a meaningful, research-supported way to care for the body and nervous system in their aftermath. Through gentle touch and mindful presence, it can ease pain, reduce stress, support better sleep, and invite emotional release. In doing so, massage helps people reconnect with a sense of resilience, grounding, and hope as they navigate their healing journey.

Nature doesn’t force anything. A wave doesn’t strive to be taller. A tree doesn’t try to grow faster. They exist in a kind of trust—a natural cooperation with life. And somehow, despite all that ease, they thrive.

We can’t always choose what happens to us, but we can choose how we meet life. With resistance—or with curiosity. With fear—or with trust.

"Little by little, day by day, what is meant for you will find its way." - Anonymous

"Every river has a bend; every challenge has an opportunity for growth."

What if I’m the one disrupting my own flow by trying to control everything? This question changed everything for me.

07/16/2025

Welcome to the collaborative space that is metta embodiment & Lavender & Jade Sacred Healing 🙌 🌈 🌱

♡ Guests of my practice,

Our beautiful treatment room still exists. This is an extension to our space and will be utilized for somatic healing arts and as the future classroom for my accredited curriculum through NCBTMB. 🌱🙌

Welcome Liz & James ♡

Believe in dreams and trust the universe to help make them a reality.

Surrender to the flow of life and trust that everything unfolds as it should.

Opening yourself to limitless
possibilities. 🙌🌱🌈☮️

https://mettaembodiment.com/

https://www.lavenderandjadehealing.com/