Being in touch with what your body, mind and spirit needs is becoming a bit of a lost art.  We get so wrapped up in all we are doing that are bodies, minds and spirits are also well, a bit wrapped and knotted. 

I find even with younger people in high school and college, they are carrying so much on their backs these days with exams and a multitude of expectations that their stress levels are just too high, in large part because their inner connections and actual connections with people are so low. 

We all need to make time for self reflection and help.  To not just give but to receive. I like to consider myself a lifelong learner and while I've always known the value of massage (in fact I used to have two therapists working here at the studio previously) I hadn't been making enough time for myself for them. 

When my lovely client Teresa gifted me a two hour session with Linda Hutcheson for a Thai Bodywork massage for Christmas I was delighted.   I know the value of Thai to everyone and really found it helped my spirit as well as my yoga practice to deepen when I've had it in the past.  And yet, with my busy winter schedule it took me a few months to actually use it.

And I have to say that Linda is the absolute best at what she does.  I believe that so much that I am offering a coupon gift to my readers for her services (scroll down for that coupon). There is great value to me in continuity of care when your trainer and massage therapist work together for your greatest health and healing.  These therapeutic issues can be discussed and treated as a best practice. 

For me, the value of her session was immediate on all levels. She cued into my body's needs with my line of work, etc.  and it was the perfect blend of being present and yet relaxed.  Her use of the chiming bowl and chakras (energy center) alignment was transformational.  From a flexibility standpoint, the value has been long-lasting and even surprising.  Last week (after having her massage the previous Saturday) while I practiced a few yoga poses on the beach I found I could easily drop back into backbend from standing early in my morning practice - an exciting thing to do at age 52, or any age, especially after plane and car travel!  

To learn more about Thai, be sure to click on the article below.  And my lucky Stretch and Restore yoga students will have the added gift of hands on ajustments by Linda and I in those classes next week!  I have to say, I've made up my own mind that I will make this Thai massage time for me a regular priority as much as my personal yoga practice and fitness regimen.

In other news, June Boot Camp Registration sign-up has begun and there's a great Smokin' Hot with Kold Deal to join those Saturdays for camp!

	Jackie at her June Boot Camp at Heritage Prairie Farm last year.