by SharonHartnett | Sep 2, 2013 | Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K
Is your mind going 1000 miles per hour when what you really need is to relax?
One way to receive massage is to just allow touch to carry you away. And it often does. However, at Lighten Up Therapies, we often get clients who just don’t know how to unwind and may need some help.
By bringing mindful awareness to touch and exploring your experience during your massage, the body sends messages to the brain that may help you to reframe or reorganize patterns of thinking and feeling. This sacred space lends to releasing and renewal in so many ways. People often feel re-energized and more centered after a session at Lighten Up Therapies, here in Columbus, Ohio.
Awareness
It is also very helpful to take meditation home and make it a daily practice. This can be achieved by:
1. Be curious. Stay in a mode of asking.
2. Observe what is happening in the moment. Be as objective as possible with this practice.
3. Experience life as it is. Acknowledge your perceptions and sensations. Be authentic in your intention.
Using these skills can help you to calm and move through anything that is negatively affecting you in your life.
A helpful article I found on mindfulness was in the AMTA archives. If you are interested to learn more about meditation, check out:
Sharon Hartnett LMT is trained in Hakomi, Somato-Emotional Release (SER) through the Upledger Institute, and in Trauma work, studying under well-known therapist Pat Ogden, author of “Trauma and the Body”.
by SharonHartnett | Aug 6, 2013 | Massage
How a Massage in Columbus, Ohio Protects the Things that Matter
When you have a job to do, your mind and body must work together to get it done. Jobs in all fields rely on this natural union— finding integration in oneself so that performance is optimal. Becoming aware that when either the mind or body gives out, a worker’s capability to do their job is severely halved, might spur one into making better decisions about self care through Massage and Bodywork. Not operating at full capacity can translate to the loss of income for a period or, even worse, the job itself.
For renowned physical therapy author and lecturer Debbie Roberts, the feeling of losing a job can’t be more familiar. In her article on Massage Today, she shared her experience in treating an oral surgeon who was on the verge of losing 20 years of education and practice. The following story shows just how powerful Columbus, Ohio massage therapy can be.
Case Study
Oral surgeons spend a lot of time holding and working with tools to perform various operations. With aching hands, however, there’s not much an oral surgeon can do but to resist the pain and keep his hands stable. Roberts noted that the surgeon was losing his grip strength, which can be disastrous in operating high-speed precision tools.
Analysis of the problem shows the pain extending as far as the neck, along the arms. Roberts targeted specific muscles with her massage therapy, which also includes hot and cold treatments, to deal with the unbearable pain. After a few more visits, the surgeon manages to keep his 20 years of experience, performing dental operations more effectively.
Assessment and Treatment
Client assessment is an important part of massage therapy, just as diagnosis is to medicine. After all, what’s the use of blindly treating a wide area when the pain still persists after that? There are many ways to perform an assessment of the client: stretching, relaxing, pressure, hydro-therapy, and so on. By knowing what hurts and what doesn’t, therapists can zero in on a more specific area.
Body pain is, more often than not, like a leak in the roof; it may be there, but it may not be coming from there. Assessment helped Roberts’ treatment take significant effect on the surgeon and prevent his career from crumbling in the process. Columbus, Ohio massage services, such as Lighten Up Therapies, promise to listen to the body’s cues and follow through with the best care to protect the things that matter to patients the most.
by SharonHartnett | Jul 7, 2013 | Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, thought for the day
The Evolution of You
The World is changing and so are you. Do you want to climb aboard the Peace Train or continue to live in the past? Often we look at things that collapse as a negative thing. But endings always bring about new beginnings. Destruction gives way to birth. In the rubble of the old, you will find life stirring, waiting to resurrect into motion and creativity.
Most of us have places inside our individual selves, but also in care of our communities and planets where we want to be in service to something greater than life as we know it. There is a spirit to life that dances in the heart of every human being. Our evolution is based on freeing our minds from old paradigms of existence to a more heart centered way of living. As we wake up to our real power, we begin to realize that we are constantly co-creating on this planet and this opportunity gives us the chance to find meaning in each and every moment. So why are so many people feeling lost and apart from the whole?
The Evolutionary Leap
Peace begins with you and with me. We have the chance to look within to begin the journey of healing ourselves and the planet. As interconnected beings, we can wake up to the importance of treating ourselves and others with more compassion and kindness over and over again. However, in order wake up, one must be committed to the disassembling of all that you hold as personal beliefs to see what else exists without them. Everything that we think we know is learned. There is a whole universe that extends beyond our unique beliefs. Make the decision to experience life with fresh eyes and vision. When life happens, pay attention to old patterns and make new choices. Release is in becoming more conscious of relationships and how to bring them forth into unity. We need to make space for the real essence of life. We are all being provides a chance to evolve and leap into a more joyful way of living. Embrace the unknown with open curiosity and allow yourself to open to the mystery of Self and Others. Life is an exciting adventure even in the most still of moments. Change the paradigm!
God Bless, Sharon Hartnett LMT
740 966-5153
by SharonHartnett | Jun 26, 2013 | Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K
Awakening the Spirit in the Human Body
What if you stopped looking outside for all the answers?
Awakening through Massage and Bodywork
What if you quieted down your thinking and brought your awareness inward?
Sitting in silence Within will reveal the truth of life more easily than getting another person’s point of view. Your spirit if alive and vibrant. It is waiting for you to listen and wake up.
Massage and Bodywork brings your attention inward. It enlivens the cellular memory and brings about deeper sensory integration. When the mind body & spirit are fully engaged, you feel what it is like to be Present in the moment.
Warmly,
Sharon Hartnett LMT
(614) 372-6598
