by Anna Platz | Dec 7, 2023 | Massage Therapy, Yoga
Ah, the holidays, a time for friends, family, and food — lots of food! While the holiday season is often referred to as the most wonderful time of year, it can also be the most stressful. Between dealing with extra houseguests, running around crowded shops, late-night...
by Anna Platz | Dec 20, 2022 | Massage Therapy, Yoga
Mindfulness, in its simplest terms, is a form of meditation where you pay full attention to what’s happening while being present in that moment. Unfortunately, our minds can veer off into distractive or obsessive thoughts causing us to lose focus on what we are doing...
by Anna Platz | Feb 27, 2020 | Fitness, Massage Therapy, Yoga
An essential part of mindfulness is self-awareness. Sometimes we tend to focus more on the physical and less on the mindful aspects in our daily lives. By learning to self-observe, we have the ability to look beyond the hectic daily demands of life and add more...
by Anna Platz | Nov 5, 2019 | Fitness, Massage Therapy, Yoga
Has there ever been a truer falsehood than “I’m not going to overeat during the holidays this year”? Probably not, since most of us have said it; yet we often overindulge anyway. According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the average...
by Anna Platz | Dec 12, 2018 | Fitness, Massage Therapy, Yoga
You’re starting a new job, and you have a bad case of the first day jitters: Heart is racing. Shoulders are tight. Eyes are on the floor in front of you. Mind worrying that no one will like you. Thoughts coursing that maybe you’re not the right hire. Breaking out of...
by Anna Platz | Mar 2, 2017 | Fitness, Massage Therapy, Yoga
According to the American College of Physicians (ACP), most Americans have experienced low back pain. And approximately one quarter of U.S. adults reported having low back pain lasting at least one day in the past three months. Just this month the ACP released new...
