Issue 183

Relax Your Way to Better Health: by Heather Raines from Rainesforest Massage & Day Spa Indooroopilly, Brisbane!

Latest findings on evidence-based benefits from a single massage treatment.

Researchers from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences in California have recently published results about evidence-based benefits from a single massage treatment.

Different types of massage therapy have shown to reduce stress, enhance well-being, reduce pain and cortisol levels post surgery, enhance immune system functioning, lower levels of natural keller cells, and address levels of anxiety, depression, perceived stress, vitality and general health.

There are many different types of massage therapy available, and when you decide to make an appointment with a qualified therapist, you should be able to discuss what your expectations and requirements are from your single massage treatment, and be assured that you will be having a treatment from a therapist who is able to tailor a treatment to suit.

As a client you do not need to know what modality is best for you to chose, your therapist or booking assistant should be able to guide you along the decision making process. Expectations do need to match what is realistically possible with just a single treatment, and oftentimes your therapist will recommend a number of treatments to achieve the final outcomes you require. Massage therapists are able to help with soft tissue change, but if your own situation requires mobilization, neural tissue change or skeletal alignment issues, your massage therapist may need to refer you on to a professional who is trained to help you with these compromises.

You should be able to discuss in full at the time of booking what your needs are so that you can get an appropriate match. If your inner knowing (intuition) is not feeling completely comfortable, you may need to ring several therapists until you find one that feels like that match is closer to what you are looking for

At Rainesforest Massage & Day Spa Indooroopilly Brisbane, a full list of modality descriptions is available on the webpage at www.rainesforestmassage.com

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Stress: Natures Motivator Out Of Control:by Sue Lester at Growing Content!

Stress affects 1 in 3 Australians* in a negative way, and all of us in a positive way, at times. Stress is Nature's way of keeping us alert to danger and therefore alive, so it very much serves a useful purpose. Without a little stress to keep him alert for danger and responding quickly, our caveman ancestor wouldn't have lasted long. The heightened awareness in all senses, the surge of adrenaline and physiological response e.g. change in heartbeat and redistribution of oxygen carrying blood, all increased the chance of surviving. Once danger had either been fought off or fled from, the body returned to its normal state. We still have that fight or flight response, yet most of us, thankfully, rarely have life or death situations to deal with at work or home, it only feels like that. Therein lies the problem.

Most of what stresses us isn't actually real, it's made up of our thoughts, our perceptions of an event or person's actions and the various scenarios (the What Ifs and If Onlys) we play over and over in our heads. In fact, many of us spend a great deal of time in the Past or the Future, and rarely in the Present. Think about it, even while you are reading this, at least part of your brain is thinking about all the things you need to do or haven't done yet. We often set ourselves unrealistic numbers of tasks to complete in a day, then beat ourselves up for not working hard enough, or else simply give up and slip into overwhelm.

A build up of stress impacts all areas of our lives including our health, ability to reproduce, our relationships, success in business, finances and our overall level of happiness and satisfaction.

When you change your mindset, your way of processing and evaluating the world, and you'll notice the stress easing away. You'll sleep more easily, think more clearly, allow your body's natural healing powers to work, and the vitality will show in your face and body. Because you're more relaxed and calmer, relationships at home and work become so much easier, and you'll invite more fun, love and success in.

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is one of the fastest and most effective ways of changing your mindset easily so you can refocus and easily make the changes you want to see in your life.

You can use it to your advantage:
o Clear toxic build up of negative emotions such as Anger and Anxiety.
o Learn to say No, without feeling guilty, at home and at work.
o Change your Focus to what you DO want.
o Improve your self-esteem, feel calmer, more in control.
o Learn powerful decision making tools.
o Sleep easily, regain your energy.
o Improve your chances of conceiving and/or your sex life.
o Create even more loving relationships and a harmonious home.
o Stop self-sabotage.
o Change the limiting beliefs stopping you from creating wealth and happiness.
How many ways is too much stress holding you back?

De-Stress For Success
Workshop Saturday 9 October 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Paddington. Spend a day and regain your life. More information email [email protected]


(c)Sue Lester www.growingcontent.com.au

Coconut Oil is Mother Natures Magic: by Jenni Madison!

Enjoying a lifestyle with coconut oil is to enjoy a lifestyle that is radiant and abundant in energy, health and beauty. The qualities and benefits of coconut oil include hair care, skin care, stress relief, heart diseases, cholesterol levels, weight loss, kidney problems, digestion, metabolism, high blood pressure, immunity, dental care, diabetes, bone strength, HIV and even cancer.

Known as the 'healthiest oil on earth'. Coconutmagic's coconut oil is nature's richest source of medium chain fatty acids. It is digested and metabolised in a way that aids the body to energise, nourish and heal. It's antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral properties offer incredible health benefits. It is pure and delicious and can be used both internally and externally. Drink it with warm water and lemon juice, in smoothies, herbal teas or hot cacao. It is highly heat resistant, free from cholesterol and trans-fat and thus also ideal for cooking, baking and frying, helping to maintain good food nutrients.

Used daily it:

o Enhances your immune system
o Makes your skin and hair shine
o Boosts your energy
o Alkalises your body
o Protects your skin from free radical damage
o Helps balance blood sugar
o Helps kill disease causing bacteria, fungi and viruses.

There is so much that this miracIe oil can do for you, many are still in awe as to how one super-food product can be so helpful and good for us in so many ways. And then we say, why expect anything less from Mother Nature. After all she is our nourisher, our provider, our medicine, and our healer. Perhaps her magical purpose is this simple ~ natural energy, health and beauty.

Coconutmagic's pure organic virgin coconut oil is made from organically grown coconuts. This premium health and food grade oil is gently extracted from freshly harvested coconuts, grown on certified organic plantations. The oil is produced without any direct heat or chemicals to ensure its purity and maximum nutritional content.

o 100% pure and raw
o Premium health and food grade oil
o Cold pressed
o Crystal clear and silky smooth
o Light and delicious.


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Understanding Energy Medicine: by Fara Curlewis from The Pranic Healing Centre!

Pranic Healing is a simple yet powerful & effective system of no-touch energy healing. It is based on the fundamental principles that the body is a self-repairing living entity and that the healing process is accelerated by increasing this life force. We live in an ocean of energy & this life force is readily available from the sun, air and ground to address any physical & emotional imbalances.

Your energy body, or aura, is the blueprint that surrounds and interpenetrates your physical body. It is your energy body that absorbs life energy and distributes it throughout the physical body, to the muscles, organs, glands giving it good health and vitality.

Pranic Healing works on the energy body and it is here that physical ailments first appear as energetic disruptions in the aura before manifesting as problems in the physical body.

This pervasive energy that surrounds interpenetrates and sustains your physical body, also affects your emotions, your ability to handle stress, relationships and even finances.

Learn these easy, yet effective techniques of Pranic Healing - next series commences Oct 9th &10th.

In the Level 1 course you learn the basics of working with your energy aura, including learning to "scan," or feel the energy, to "sweep," or clean away congested energy, and to "energize," or supplement areas in your aura that have a pranic deficiency. You learn to activate the energy centres, or "chakras," in the centre of your hands. This enables you to become sensitive to prana and scan a person's - or your own - energy field to identify blockages and then cleanse, energize and revitalize the area with new prana.

Find out more from Fara on 0418 217 193 or 07 3856 2192 at the Pranic Healing Centre

www.pranichealingcentre.com.au

 

What Makes You Happy: by Kate at Plan of Attack!

Research suggests that the ultimate aim of most people is to "be happy" and the most significant factor that attributes to our happiness is our health (yes, health and not wealth, 'though it comes in a close 2nd). However, it is often our preoccupation with accruing the wealth that keeps us from achieving our ultimate goal of happiness because the stress associated with acquiring the wealth can be so detrimental to our health.

Stress, in general terms, is the mind/body response to a feeling of powerlessness. It is a psychological reaction to events (physical or mental) that exceed our current coping threshold. Generally, it occurs in situations where we feel threatened, challenged or harmed or situations that involve a change of some description that is outside our current coping comfort zone. (Note that it doesn't have to be a negative event either.)

For example, have you recently: " Lost someone or something significant in your life? " Suffered a serious illness or injury? " Moved house, changed job, got married, taken a promotion or undergone some other significant change in lifestyle? " Set an unrealistic expectation of yourself?

If the answer to any of these questions was 'yes' it is likely that you are stressed. Check the muscles in your neck and shoulders, do they feel tense? Worrying does nothing. Taking action alleviates the pain.

Self-esteem is the most effective antidote to depression, anxiety or stress. It allows us to take action and it is virtually impossible to be active and depressed at the same time. Action and self-esteem go hand-in-hand because self-esteem is the link between who you are and what you do.

There are many different techniques you can use to create a positive belief about yourself, here are some you can implement immediately:

Meditate on a daily basis.

Keep a Gratitude book.

Affirmations.

Make a poster of your strengths.

Exercise! 30 minutes per day is a good bear minimum.

Re-assess your priorities. Get back in touch with your values and what is important to you now.

These are a few of the ways you can boost your self esteem. If you require further explanation on any of these techniques, please feel free to contact me via email. [email protected] or mobile 0419 296 991

www.planofattack.com.au


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Short and Sweet:Tofu Vegetable Curry!

 

This recipe showcases the Indian practice of tempering spices in oil. * 2 tblsp coconut oil * 1 tsp cumin seeds * 1 tsp turmeric * 1 tsp coriander powder * ½ tsp salt * 2 medium carrots, sliced * 1 cup frozen peas * 1 pound tofu, cut into ½-inch cubes * ¼ cup water or vegetable stock * ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional) * 1 cup coconut milk * salt to taste

Heat the coconut oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and fry until the seeds just begin to pop. Add the turmeric, coriander, salt and sauté for 1 minute. Add the carrots, peas, tofu and combine with the spices, cooking for about 5 minutes. Add the water, pepper flakes, coconut milk and salt. Cover and cook over low heat until the vegetables are tender. Serve over brown rice.

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Laughter is the best medicine!

No one believes seniors . . . everyone thinks they are senile. An Elderly couple was celebrating their sixtieth anniversary. The couple had married as childhood sweethearts and had moved back to their old neighbourhood after they retired.

Holding hands they walked back to their old school. I t was not locked, so they entered, and found the old desk they'd shared where Andy had carved 'I love you, Sally.'

On their way back ho me , a bag of money fell out of an armored car, practically landing at their feet. Sally quickly picked it up, but not sure what to do with it, they took it home. There, she counted the money: fifty-thousand dollars!

Andy said, 'We've got to give it back.'

Sally said, 'Finders keepers.'

She put the money back in the bag and hid it in their attic. The next day, two FBI men were canvassing the neighborhood looking for the money and knocked on the door.

'Pardon me, but did either of you find a bag that fell out of an armored car yesterday?'

Sally said, 'No.'

Andy said, 'She's lying. She hid it up in the attic.'

Sally said, 'Don't believe him, he's getting senile.'

The agents turn to Andy and began to question him.

One says: 'Tell us the story from the beginning'

Andy said, 'Well, when Sally and I were walking home from school yesterday.

' The first FBI guy turns to his partner and says, 'We're outta here.

.Quote of the week!

"Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little." - Lee Iacocca, executive

 

For a Good Cause: Why Support the World Hunger Relief 2010?

There are many ways you can join the movement to help end world hunger.

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