MAKING IT COUNT - HEALTH & WELLNESS SMART!

Moving Day, Friday, August 7th 2015: Yup Zup Muscle Therapy and Bodywork moves to its new home at the Point Loma Peninsula Center located at 3065 Rosecrans Place on Friday, August 7th. Everything will be fully operational on Saturday August 8th. Really looking forward to expanded services to include aromatherapy foot baths and hot stone therapy! The space is easily accessible from the Pacific Hwy-Barnett Street corridor or Rosecrans-Lytton intersection. The building is quiet and offers a peaceful space for tre atments. Some of our new neighbors include Liberty Station, Loma Square, Sprouts, Jamba Juice, Fleet and Family Support Center Point Loma, Hole in the Wall and more. An overall great mix of people, services and opportunities to do community, veterans and service member support! One year anniversary celebration coming up next month; look for the August newsletter! All My Best! -Keith

Pain Reducing Essential Oil Recipe Blend  • 10 drops Frankincense (Boswellia carterii) • 5 drops Black Spruce (Picea mariana) • 5 drops Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) • 1 oz. (30 ml) Arnica infused oil Three benefits of using Frankincense in massage oil: 1. Relieving or preventing headaches 2. Reducing muscle tension 3. Soothing inflammation and relieving pain in joints shared by Aromahead Institute http://aromahead.com/

Massage and Cancer:  A Viable Option? : There's no doubt that cancer patients can benefit from massage therapy. In fact, bodywork can serve as a nurturing healthcare option during the stressful, doctor appointment-ridden time of oncology management. "Cancer treatment places a heavy toxin load on the body, which massage can help eliminate," says Gayle MacDonald, author of Medicine Hands: Massage Therapy for People with Cancer. "However, too much too fast may be more than the client's body can comfortably handle. Skilled touch is beneficial at nearly every stage of the cancer experience, during hospitalization, the pre- or post- operative period, in the out-patient clinic, during chemotherapy and radiation, recovery at home, remission or cure, and in the end stage of life." The benefits of massage for these clients include improved blood circulation, equalized blood pressure, and help with fatigue and nausea. The place to start is by consul...

Massage for Helping Veterans and Wounded Warriors : This nation's military veterans and wounded warriors continue to fight, long after they come off the battlefields. They fight to be whole again and to reclaim their physical and psychological health. Many forms of massage and bodywork can help them do just that. Therapeutic Massage With its ability to meld body and mind, massage is an excellent way for veterans to reintegrate. Not only can this kind of therapeutic touch address the physical wounds, it can help bring a sense of normalcy back into daily life. "Gratifying physical experiences, such as massages ... may be experiences that patients build up that are not contaminated by trauma, and which may serve as a core of new gratifying experiences," writes Bessel van der Kolk, author of Traumatic Stress. Research on massage and veterans, funded by the National Institutes of Health, has shown considerable promise for this hands-on therapy. An initial 2014 study f...

10 Rules of Zen: 1. Let go of Comparing 2. Let go of competing 3. Let go of Judgments 4. Let go of anger 5. Let go of regrets 6. Let go of worrying 7. Let go of blame 8. Let go of guilt 9. Let go of fear 10. Have a proper belly laugh

Chamomile, Rose, Calendula, Lavender... Healing With Flowers:  Martine Melillo will share how your favorite flowers may be excellent remedies both physically and emotionally. Learn the spiritual and medicinal properties of these beautiful plants. They are easy to use, great for your health, and pleasant to experience. Learn the true meaning of Flower Power. Martine Melillo teaches herbal studies at School of Healing Arts, aids women as a birth doula, and works as an herbalist at In Harmony Herbs and Spices. Register at:  http://www.treeoflifestore.com/healing_with_flowers.html Location: Tree of Life 4870 Santa Monica Ave. Suite 1A San Diego, CA 92107

A Lil Intro & Salutation: I'm Keith...I work in massage and own Yup Zup Muscle Therapy & Bodywork.  I practice Western and Eastern massage modalities and specialize in Pregnancy, Zen Touch Shiatsu and Russian Sports Massage.  To make an appointment, visit BOOK NOW .   I maintain a hefty store of skepticism, considered judgments on fact or opinion and an open-mind to re-evaluate beliefs based on new evidence. That being said, it is my hope, that readers will take the information and insights offered through this blog with a grain of salt.  Do not accept anything at face value.  Use the evidence, ideas and thoughts to form your own perspectives, opinions and findings of fact. I will make every effort to include sources and share online references for my posts that are about massage theory, practices, techniques and various metaphysical systems that have influenced related  mass...