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LAY ON YOUR BACKLay on your back with your arms and legs relaxed and the palms turned up. It is best to lie in a warm comfortable spot. Develop a space where you will practice on a regular basis. It is good to practice in the same space so your mind will begin to develop habits of relaxation just by being in the space.

Scoliosis was named from the Greek language and means “crooked”. The spine of someone having scoliosis is crooked from side to side not from front to back. It looks “S” shaped in one of more sections and not straight up and down. Most of us have some scoliosis, or crookedness, in the spine.

1).  Coffee is acidic. It is the acid in our muscles that creates pain for us and an increase in the amounts of acids may makes it difficult for us to remove. 2).  Coffee is dehydrating by interfering with our body’s ability to use water. It is also a diuretic meaning it causes the body to lose water. When we are dehydrated our muscles do not glide properly over one another and all cells of our bodies do not function correctly. We are 70% water…

The sciatic nerve is our largest nerve and exits the spine and runs through the butt muscle down the leg. Your back pain may begin in the spine or in the butt and ranges from mild to excruciating which may cause trouble in walking. To ease this pain release the piriformis muscle which compresses the sciatic nerve in the butt. Release: Sit on the end of your kitchen table and push into the middle of the butt with the table. This will release this piriformis…

The Backhealer Breathing System LAY ON YOUR BACK Lay on your back with your arms and legs relaxed and the palms turned up. It is best to lie in a warm comfortable spot. Develop a space where you will practice on a regular basis. It is good to practice in the same space so your mind will begin to develop habits of relaxation just by being in the space. LIGHTLY CONTRACT MID POINT BETWEEN THE PELVIS BONES It is important to lightly depress the muscles…

Breathing and muscle tone are automatic functions controlled by the small brain that lays at the base of the skull. Both form patterns based on how we use our body. If we are always in tense situations or do a great deal of weight training our muscles learn to set their tone at a greater intensity. If we are constantly breathing shorter breaths because we experience circumstances in our lives as stressful our breathing patterns will become patterned into shallower breathing. We can reset these…

If your body is too acidic; which my be experienced as inflammation and pain, eat less acid forming foods and more alkaline forming foods. If possible food should be organic and raw. If you cook your food use low heat and longer cooking times. Alkaline Forming Foods – eat more of these Hemp seeds, figs, pumpkin seeds, lima beans, apricots, green apples, spinach, turnip, beet tops, raisins, almonds, carrots, dates, celery, dates, cucumber, cataloupe, lettuce, watercress, pineapple, peaches, grapes, bananas, watermelon, millet, brazil nuts, coconut…

Happy New Year!!! The 2012 phenomenon comprises a range of beliefs according to which cataclysmic or transformative events will occur on December 21, 2012.This date is regarded as the end-date of a 5,125-year-long cycle in the Mayan calendar. Various astronomical alignments and numerological formula have been proposed as pertaining to this date. A New Age interpretation of this transition is that this date marks the start of time in which Earth and its inhabitants may undergo a positive physical or spiritual transformation, and that 2012…

The accumulative effect of everyday living can take its toll on our bodies. Many of us are not even aware of the physical and mental signs of stress. For some, feeling tired and tense is just a “normal” state of being. But stress which causes muscle tension can interfere with sleep, cause headaches and lead to severe aches and pains. It can make us irritable and increase our blood pressure, eventually leading to more serious health problems. Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is a method developed…

The Romans knew a thing or two about lavender and we have them to thank for introducing this versatile herb to Britain. Lavender is renowned for its soothing and relaxing properties and lavender essential oil is one of the safest and most widely used. Here are 10 ways to loosen up with lavender. Add 1 ml lavender essential oil to 20 ml of sunflower oil and use as a massage to relieve muscular aches and pains. This massage blend is also useful for easing period…