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Wellness isn’t just for the rich and famous anymore, it’s becoming a necessity for everyone. Massage is among the practices many people view as a just luxury. However, human touch is essential and should be a self-care practice in everyone’s toolkit. This was the idea behind Yomassage: making therapeutic...

The business of massage therapy can be a study in contradictions. It’s a profession that can require up to two years of training, continuing education, licensing, and insurance, but, for all that, the average annual income is only $26,000. Massage therapists want to help as many people as possible,...

I originally began practicing yoga in response to physical manifestations of stress and anxiety in the form of severe back and sciatic pain. My doctor had suggested that I get a cortisone shot, which I was adamantly against. The doctor then suggested that I try to strengthen my...

During a trip to Rwanda, it struck me: how we respond to trauma is the same, no matter where we live, no matter our cultural differences, no matter our individual lived experiences, or the particular trauma itself. In PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), our sympathetic nervous system—the part of us that...