Natural Body Works: Nurturing Hands

Breath work is an important function of the human body, we all know that. Did you know most people breath incorrectly? "Respiration is our primary and most important movement pattern,,, and also the most dysfunctional." says fames Czech researcher Dr. Karel Lewit.  For me, Teaching the body to utilize the breath properly is one of my favorites.  The human body breathes on average 21,000 breaths a day. Wow!  We can optimize the breath for a physiological response as well as to reduce stress and emotional benefits ensue. There can be a great deal of confusion when discussing the breath and the way it correlates to the benefit of the body.  As an autonomic function, we do not need to consciously breath, our body does that for us.  We can however create a healthy relationship with our breath to optimize our input/output by training our bodies to breath correctly. There have been studies indicating many myofascial disorders related to the improper breath.  "The diaphragm

Where to begin this new blog for the week.... I am drawn to speak more about the challenges we face in our life to create a life we desire and how to even begin to get there if we are not there. Last week I briefly spoke about finding balance, positive self speak, compassion for self and finding a way to let go of relationships that are not serving our greatest good. To elaborate a bit more, I would like to begin to share a bit about my work.  I LOVE helping people feel better. It is why I chose to become a massage therapist.  I want to help people. I want to alleviate their physical (and sometimes more emotional) pain.  I wanted to work in the health care field with out the gore and blood of the doing what the amazing nurses and doctors deal with on the daily.   I wanted to share immediate results with my clients and show them there is a life they can have with a more pain free and able body.  So, I decided to go to school at 21 years old and do the best I could to create a life wi