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Heaven Meets Earth Wellness Retreats in Wisconsin and Michigan

Mar 31, 2025

Heaven Meets Earth Yoga offers three transformative retreats: Pure Bliss (April 25-27), Inner Peace (June 29-July 2), and Sacred Connections (August 8-11). For details, visit HeavenMeetsEarthYoga.com.

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Stay Fit with Bodywork Therapy: Enhance Workout Performance and Recovery with Massage

Apr 30, 2021 ● By Marlaina Donato

Therapeutic massage and other bodywork modalities before or after exercise can combat post-workout soreness and stiffness, maximizing our fitness investments in and out of the gym.

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Federal Financial Aid for Healing Arts Careers at Zen Shiatsu

Mar 31, 2021

Scholarships and work study programs are available to help cover the differences between a student’s individual award and the total tuition costs.

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On a Roll: Foam Rollers Ease Pain and Workout Recovery

Feb 26, 2021 ● By Marlaina Donato

Foam rolling targets trigger points or painful knots in muscles and is a valuable tool for reducing chronic pain and enhancing workout recovery.

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Try Foot Reflexology After Heart Surgery

Aug 31, 2020

Researchers find that foot reflexology treatment after a major heart operation can decrease patient agitation and reduce the average amount of time spent on a ventilator.

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Age-Defying Bodywork: How to Turn Back the Clock

Aug 30, 2019

The key to keeping body and mind young may lie in the therapeutic modalities of bodywork, including massage, energy work, acupuncture, shiatsu and reflexology.

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When Emotions Are Physical: Bodywork for Trauma and Grief

Apr 30, 2019 ● By Marlaina Donato

Trauma can get hardwired into our nervous system, but body-centered approaches such as massage, CranioSacral Therapy and aromatherapy can release those tight emotional patterns.

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Massage Relieves Chronic Back Pain: Study Finds Effectiveness

Jul 31, 2017

Half of those with chronic back pain that participated in a study reported meaningful relief after 10 sessions of massage therapy, say Indiana University-Purdue University researchers.

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Medical Massage: Targeted Therapy for Specific Ills

Mar 31, 2017 ● By Linda Sechrist

Seniors, cancer patients, athletes and babies each need specialized forms of therapeutic massage that take into account the unique aspects of their conditions.

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Rolling for Fitness: DIY Rollers Ease Pain and Aid Flexibility

Feb 29, 2016 ● By Randy Kambic

Rollers that rub out muscle kinks are the latest fitness trend, offering self-massage relief to everyone from soccer players to stiffening seniors.

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Constipated Kids Helped by Tummy Massage: Brings Natural Relief for Kids

Jul 31, 2015

Twenty minutes a day of abdominal massage relieved chronic constipation in 87 percent of children participating in a University of Washington study.

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