Hi!

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Hi Phoenix,

 

Welcome to the message group. I look forward to your input.

 

You may find the acupuncture/ acupressure posts especially interesting as they

deal with energy flow.

 

Victoria

 

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On Wed, 05 Apr 2000 10:18:09 Phoenix wrote:

> I just joined this list a few days ago,and have been looking throughsome of

the archives as I've had time.The posts I've red have givenme quite a bit to

think on. I have a background inenergy-work,including Reiki.I also have had a

little bit of educationin TCM,thanks to an acupuncturist I was working with.I've

been busylately with furthering my education in another area,and plan to

postsome questions as time permits.Take care, " Phoenix "

 

 

 

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Hi my name is Mirna I am a Massage therapist and I always have

Alternatives for Medicine!

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Thanks Mirna, Massage therapist is really interesting. I know few about it. I only experimented once when I had shoulder pains . The therapist made some masssage on my head and pain disappeard... I sent you an invitation to be my friend, it's easier to keep in touch and exchange, please join if you want. have a nice day. laurentmmejiamassage <mmejiamassage a écrit : Hi my name is Mirna I am a Massage therapist and I always have Alternatives for Medicine!

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Mirna, I am thankful to a massage

therapist for the work she did for me.  I

had a hiatal hernia that went undiagnosed by “regular doctors”.  They thought it was my heart or lungs.  I couldn’t breathe since my stomach was

sitting above my diaphragm.  After I

finally gave up on the doctors and went to a natural health practitioner, the

NHP told me about massage therapy.  I

went and WOW!  For the first time in

several months, I could take a deep breath. 

I lost almost 45 pounds before my stomach was pulled down and I could

then start eating and breathing again. 

 

So to the massage therapists out there, Thank

you and God bless. 

 

Kathy Warren 

Author of How I

Survived My Doctors’ Care

Available at www.familytalents.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On

Behalf Of laurent but

Monday, April 24, 2006 1:10

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To:

 

RE:

Hi!

 

Thanks Mirna, Massage therapist is really interesting.

I know few about it. I only experimented once when I had shoulder pains . The

therapist made some masssage on my head and pain disappeard... I sent you

an invitation to be my friend, it's easier to keep in touch and exchange,

please join if you want. have a nice day. laurent

 

mmejiamassage

<mmejiamassage a écrit :

Hi my name is Mirna I am a Massage therapist and I

always have

Alternatives for Medicine!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faites de votre page d'accueil

sur le web pour retrouver directement vos services préférés :

vérifiez vos nouveaux mails, lancez vos recherches et suivez l'actualité en

temps réel. Cliquez ici.

[Guest guest]

What a great title for a book

Barbara

 

 

 

 

Kathy Warren

Author of How I Survived My Doctors’ Care

Available at www.familytalents.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I agree, I love my massage therapist!! but the only thing I do not like is the costs!! I wish insurance would cover this great service! Michelekwarren <kwarren wrote: Mirna, I am thankful to a massage therapist for the work she did for me. I had a hiatal hernia that went undiagnosed by “regular doctors”. They thought it was my

heart or lungs. I couldn’t breathe since my stomach was sitting above my diaphragm. After I finally gave up on the doctors and went to a natural health practitioner, the NHP told me about massage therapy. I went and WOW! For the first time in several months, I could take a deep breath. I lost almost 45 pounds before my stomach was pulled down and I could then start eating and breathing again. So to the massage therapists out there, Thank you and God bless. Kathy Warren Author of How I Survived My Doctors’ Care Available at www.familytalents.com ______________ Want to eat healthier but don't have time (not to mention money!) to select and prepare all the fruits and vegetables you know your body needs? Check out Juice Plus! Our whole family uses it and we highly recommend it. On Behalf Of laurent butMonday, April 24, 2006 1:10 PM Subject: RE: Hi! Thanks Mirna, Massage therapist is really interesting. I know few about it. I only

experimented once when I had shoulder pains . The therapist made some masssage on my head and pain disappeard... I sent you an invitation to be my friend, it's easier to keep in touch and exchange, please join if you want. have a nice day. laurentmmejiamassage <mmejiamassage a écrit : Hi my name is Mirna I am a Massage therapist and I always have Alternatives for Medicine! Faites de votre page d'accueil sur le web pour retrouver directement vos services préférés : vérifiez vos nouveaux mails, lancez vos recherches et suivez l'actualité en temps réel. Cliquez ici.

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" 20seekerteacher " <20seekerteacher wrote:

 

>What a great title for a book

 

How to stop your doctor killng you by Dr Vernon Coleman is also a very good

book.

 

I think his webpage is:

 

http://www.vernoncoleman.org

 

 

Lars

[Guest guest]

---hi mirna

you probabl;y know this already

 

but feel free to copy

 

Here are some reported benefits of massage:

Research in massage therapy has been ongoing for more than 120

years.

Here are some reported benefits of massage:

 

Preliminary results suggested cancer patients had less pain and

anxiety after receiving therapeutic massage at the James Cancer

Hospital and Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio.

 

Women who had experienced the recent death of a child were less

depressed after receiving therapeutic massage, according to

preliminary results of a study at the University of South Carolina

Medical school students at the University of Medicine and Dentistry

of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School who were massaged before an

exam showed a significant decrease in anxiety and respiratory rates.

as well as a significant increase in white blood cells and natural

killer cell activity, suggesting a benefit to the immune system

 

 

Studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found

massage beneficial in improving weight gain in HIV-exposed infants

and facilitating recovery in patients who underwent abdominal

surgery. At the University of Miami School of Medicine's Touch

Research Institute, researchers have found that massage is helpful

in decreasing blood pressure in people with hypertension,

alleviating pain in migraine sufferers and improving alertness and

performance in office workers.

An increasing number of research studies show massage reduces heart

rate, lowers blood pressure, increases blood circulation and lymph

flow, relaxes muscles, improves range of motion, and increases

endorphins (enhancing medical treatment). Although therapeutic

massage does not increase muscle strength, it can stimulate weak,

inactive muscles and, thus, partially compensate for the lack of

exercise and inactivity resulting from illness or injury. It also

can hasten and lead to a more complete recovery from exercise or

injury.

 

Research has verified that:

Office workers massaged regularly were more alert, performed better

and were less stressed than those who weren't massaged.

Massage therapy decreased the effects of anxiety, tension,

depression, pain, and itching in burn patients.

Abdominal surgery patients recovered more quickly after massage.

Premature infants who were massaged gained more weight and fared

better than those who weren't.

Autistic children showed less erratic behaviour after massage

therapy.

 

According AMTA, massage helps both physically and mentally.

 

" Often times people are stressed in our culture. Stress-related

disorders make up between 80-and-90 percent of the ailments that

bring people to family-practice physicians. What they require is

someone to listen, someone to touch them, someone to care. That does

not exist in modern medicine.

One of the complaints heard frequently is that physicians don't

touch their patients any more. Touch just isn't there. Years ago

massage was a big part of nursing. There was so much care, so much

touch, so much goodness conveyed through massage. Now nurses for the

most part are as busy as physicians. They're writing charts, dealing

with insurance notes, they're doing procedures and often there is no

room for massage any more.

I believe massage therapy is absolutely key in the healing process

not only in the hospital environment but because it relieves stress,

it is obviously foundational in the healing process any time and

anywhere. "

 

Joan Borysenko - Massage Journal Interview, Fall 1999

Physical Benefits of Therapeutic Massage

Massage also provides another therapeutic component largely absent

in today's world: tactile stimulation, or, more simply, touch. In

1986, the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami

published groundbreaking research on the effects of massage on

premature babies. The preterm babies who received massage therapy

showed 47% greater weight gain and six-day shorter hospital stays

than the infants who were not receiving massage. But is this study

evidence of what loving touch can do spiritually, or rather what

massage can do on a physiological level? Regardless, babies are not

the only benefactors

 

Helps relieve stress and aids relaxation

 

Helps relieve muscle tension and stiffness Alleviates discomfort

during pregnancy

 

Fosters faster healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments;

reduces pain and swelling; reduces formation of excessive scar tissue

 

Reduces muscle spasms Provides greater joint flexibility and range

of motion

 

Enhances athletic performance; Treats injuries caused during sport

or work

 

Promotes deeper and easier breathing Improves circulation of blood

and movement of lymph fluids

 

Reduces blood pressure Helps relieve tension-related headaches and

effects of eye-strain

 

Enhances the health and nourishment of skin Improves posture

 

Strengthens the immune system Treats musculoskeletal problems

 

Rehabilitation post operative Rehabilitation after injury

(Source: AMTA

 

Mental Benefits of Massage Therapy

 

Fosters peace of mind Promotes a relaxed state of mental alertness

 

Helps relieve mental stress Improves ability to monitor stress

signals and respond appropriately

 

Enhances capacity for calm thinking and creativity Emotional Benefits

 

Satisfies needs for caring nurturing touch Fosters a feeling of well-

being

 

Reduces levels of anxiety Creates body awareness Increases awareness

of mind-body connection

 

 

Emotional Level benefits

 

Feeling of well-being

Reduced levels of anxiety

Increased awareness of mind-body connection

Enhanced self image

A sense of being unified and in harmony

 

 

 

 

 

phil

In , " mmejiamassage "

<mmejiamassage wrote:

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> Hi my name is Mirna I am a Massage therapist and I always have

> Alternatives for Medicine!

>

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Thank you for the info i really appreciate every thing i get i can use any thing

i get you know you never stop learning thanks onec again!

God Bless

Mirna