Good Morning! I hope had a wonderful weekend!Today’s Motivations are inspired by John Ratey's Spark, Research from Duke University, and others, all on the importance of exercise to Beat the Blues.Quotes on Exercise: "I want to cement the idea that exercise has a profound impact on cognitive abilities and mental health. It...
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How to Beat the Blues? Get Your Body To Help
Good Morning! I hope you've had an incredibly wonderful weekend! and that you're week is going great!Today’s Motivations are inspired by the books Spark and Brain Rules and several research studies all pointing to the advantages of massage and exercise for beating the blues.Click here to read the first of this (3) part...
Video Games as Good as Pharmaceuticals
Who Knew Play Was so Powerful!Today's Monday Motivations are all about the Power of Play. To set the stage, the following are quotes taken from brainyquotes.com“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.”Michael Jordan “The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your...
Play & Get 10 More Years in Your Life!
Who Knew Playing Games Extends Your Life!Hello! I hope you had a wonderful weekend with lovely Mother's Day celebrations!First up, I'm excited to announce my"Summer Fun & Pain Freedom" Promotion - (5) 1 1/2 hour massages for $440.00! (No longer available)Summer is the Best when you feel GREAT! Too many...
Movement – The Hidden Key to Problem Solving with Orthopedic Massage
Original TMBW Blog Post Good Morning! I hope had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!I had a delightful weekend! I've been playing with the idea of movement as a primary problem-solver for some time and had fun expanding my ideas.Idea Roots:During a training exercise in CA, we imitated animal movements. I...
Advantage Stretch! plus Orthopedic Massage
Key to Optimizing Your Body AdvantageStretch! Original TMBW Blog Post I don’t know about you, but when I was young and more athletic, I only stretched when my coach ordered it. At the time, I was very flexible and in great shape. I mean, at the time, my dad could hold...
How to Best Get ‘er Done
Happy Saturday!! You know, the older I get, the more interested I am in figuring out how to optimize my body for the years ahead - particularly, since "bad knees" run in my family. I can even watch how people walk and "get about" while shopping or waiting for a...
Sensei Jimmy – “Art Conquers Pain Project”
From my book, Surviving Breast Cancer...A Few Wonderful Things Along the Way Magical Moments with Sensei Jimmy Time and time again, my journeys with flowers have proved to be not only spiritual but also magical. For example, one magical afternoon, a Jiminy Cricket style grasshopper seemed to stop by to...
Optimize Your Golf!
Original TMBW Blog Post I still vividly remember my all-time best round of golf. I think we all have at least one of those rounds, don't we?!Funny thing, that memory still brings a smile to my face. And, I don't know about you, but don't you think that the clean...
Optimize Your Run!
Original TMBW Blog Post With delight, I remember a conversation I had with a gentleman in downtown LA years ago. You see, at the time I was a corporate banker, and I was running late for a meeting. I came bounding towards the elevator in hopes of catching that particular...