by SharonHartnett | Oct 12, 2013 | Massage, mind body & spirit
Massage Therapy can nourish the soul down to the Core.
When you take the time for self-care, think about calling Lighten Up Therapies to set up your ongoing sessions.
Read the following AMTA article for more information.
Whether you come in for a session to relax, to explore, or to find deeper peace, Massage can make all the difference!
Sharon Hartnett LMT
www.massageincolumbusohio.com
by SharonHartnett | Oct 12, 2013 | Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K
Often people find themselves feeling tense and in pain.
The interesting thing about pain is that because it is a teacher, it tells us not to overdo it or to pay attention to our experience. However, once the initial message is sent to the brain, it is important to remember not to store away that pain for good. Once it makes its home in the body, it decides to live there in the cells, often creating more pain or perhaps even illness. So after some rest for a day or two, it’s time to bring your awareness back to the injury. Hold the intention to “be” with and relieve your pain. Keep the body subtle and restful with motion and harmony
I like to encourage my clients to feel into the discomfort and pain in a way that they can trust their own body’s reactions. It’s one small step at a time. This is called, “engaging the soft pain.” This should be an experience where you feel deeply with release but not enough that it puts you back into a defensive mode. This is not an exercise to test your limits, but rather a place to explore your sensations and feelings in a safe and healing way.
Each person if different. Some people heal better with light touch, and others with deeper contact. Communication and boundaries must be respected and appreciated for the body to unravel the layers of protection and pain. Dialoguing throughout a session is important at first to learn to understand what helps and what does not.
It also takes commitment to stay with your process as you work with a therapist. Whether physically, emotionally or spiritually, layers will reveal themselves that may be uncomfortable. But it is with perseverance and resiliency that you will pass through the temporary pain until the deeper wound is unlatched. Allow your healing process to help you to grow as a whole person. It is in allowing all of our experience to open that we find true meaning in life.
Remember: Pain does not need to run your life. It is only meant to be an indicator to bring mindfulness to the Self. If you want more freedom, vitality and joy, it is necessary to stand in your strengths and feel into all that you are.
Moving through the soft pain…
Nobody says that it is an easy to relieve pain and walk upon the road to wellness. But it is worth the journey. Give yourself commitment, patience, the room to have fallbacks as well as advancements, and the care that you deserve.
Sharon Hartnett LMT
www.massageincolumbusohio.com
(614) 372-6598
by SharonHartnett | Oct 12, 2013 | Energy Healing, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, mind body & spirit, thought for the day
Do you want to live a happy life?
If you are not happy, what is stopping you? Do you think it is due to your job, a lack of something, an argument, or finding yourself in a place where you don’t want to be?
Trying to find happiness can become a difficult task. If you are chasing it, it will always elude you because you are ignoring what is right in front of you in exchange for a belief you hold closely.
Happiness is slippery and it can slide right through your fingers if you try too hard.
In my view, happiness is a taste of authentic joy. It is a dessert that reminds us of the sweetness of eternal joy that is possible.
So what does one do if he or she finds himself unhappy?
On some level of awareness, I believe we all want to live an authentic life where we can be transparent, full of life and in healthy relationship. Yet often our beliefs and the energy of the fears that live attached to those thoughts lead us to creating strategies from giving ourselves a real experience of life. If you want to reconnect into genuine joy and love, investigating the thoughts that block you from your deepest seat of joy. I am not suggested running after the negative, but rather softly exploring the places that feel stuck or non-supportive in your life. Opening the mind to exploration can give you a whole new perspective on life. It allows all that frozen energy to move and transform, releasing more energy to live a meaningful life.
Exploring your thoughts can be done either alone in meditation, walking outside connecting to nature, seeing a psychotherapist or a bodyworker who works with freeing any struggles in the mind body spirit connection. But one thing is for sure- if something doesn’t feel right or you aren’t feeling happy, the truth will set you free. The silence of listening and unfolding will awaken your life to the real joy which is you.
Finding Your Joy
For transformational healing work, check out: www.massageincolumbusohio.com
Sharon Hartnett 740 966-5153
Columbus, Ohio
by SharonHartnett | Oct 9, 2013 | Energy Healing, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, mind body & spirit
How do you react to pain?
Do you try to avoid it? In order to release pain from the physical body, one has to become mindful of his/her internal environment. Because pain is a signal to help us understand that something is distorted, we must learn to listen to resolve deep underlying issues. Our bodies and the world we live in are constructed out of the creative energy pulse of the Universe. We are Energy Beings. When we allow things to flow, we are in health. When we resist, fight against harshly, we block ourselves from the Source of Life. Healing may help the body to recover from serious illnesses, and miracles do happen. But more importantly, the soul will come to peace much easier when we bring awareness to our sensations, feelings, hearts and minds. Sitting in the mystery of our humanity and living fully brings true peace and harmony.
Living in Columbus, Ohio
Have you been suffering? Nobody can fix that, but with help…we at Lighten Up Therapies in Columbus, Ohio, can support you on your journey to wellness and health. We facilitate your inner light to self-correct and enhance your body systems.
Sharon Hartnett LMT is a Professional Energy Healer. She studied 8 years at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing and went on to teach at the school. Sharon loves working with and teaching healing work through mindfulness of the human energy field. She has also had a private practice with Structural Integration, as a Certified Advanced Craniosacral Therapist through the Upledger Institute. Call Sharon at 740 966-5153 for an in person appointment or for a long distance healing session.
Healing is actually evolving into your True Potential. More can be found in Self-Discovery than look outward for your answers. Yet relationships in the most positive sense will help you to embrace your experiences with more vitality and meaning. We are all part of the Source in its Creative Wave.
by SharonHartnett | Oct 8, 2013 | animal therapy
Judgement often keeps us from opening our hearts fully and compassionately.
How can we rediscover our inner joy and happiness?
Resourcing the wisdom of horses can reflect back the pure essence of “allowing”. Working with our equine friends gives us an opportunity to think more freely and reflect on our habitual thinking patterns and behaviors with more clarity and compassion. Moving beyond words, and tasting life from an equine perspective often gives us insight into the constant flow of life. When we interact with horses and nature, it is much easier to trust what is real and to allow the way of the Sacred.
Open the doorway to Nature. Let the horses lead the way, if only for a day.
Relating to the Herd
