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Relief for Computer Users, Sleep Secrets

Tom Saulnier — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 22:25:11 +0000

IN THIS ISSUE: * What Massage Can do for You * Relief for Computer Users * Secrets of Sleep

What Massage Can Do for You – Beyond Pain Relief, Massage is valuable for Preventive Care –

by Karrie Osborn (This article first appeared in the Summer 2013 issue of Body Sense.)

Whether it is an aching back, recovery from an injury, a case of carpal tunnel syndrome, or a host of other debilitating physiological conditions, there’s no doubt massage and bodywork works to relieve pain. But once your therapist has helped you tackle your pain, do you quit calling? When the pain is gone, are you gone, too?

Massage therapy is highly effective for pain relief, but it is an amazing preventive therapy as well. Massage helps build and maintain a healthy body (and mind), it combats stress, and it works to keep the immune system strong. In short, massage can keep on working for you, even after the pain is gone.

MASSAGE FOR WELLNESS
If it’s been a while since you booked your last massage–because your pain is no longer an issue or your injury is fully rehabbed–you might want to consider massage for preventive care. …Click here for full Publication Newsletter-Winter2015

"Sleep Genius" for Better Sleep

Tom Saulnier — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:14:43 +0000

NASA Recognizes Sleep Genius Among 2015 Spinoff Success Stories

The research and technology used in Sleep Genius is being celebrated in the 2015 edition of NASA’s prestigious annual publication, Spinoff. Each year, Spinoff recognizes dozens of NASA technologies improving everything from medical devices and software to food and home products. Designed to showcase “the diverse benefits our nation enjoys from its investment in aeronautics and space missions,” the publication chose the “Sleep Genius” program as one of its featured technologies.

Sleep

Discovering your perfect bedtime, and keeping it consistent, is the linchpin to reclaiming your sleep health. You ideally need to go to bed within 15 minutes of your target bed time.

Most people need to get 5 cycles of sleep, each of which lasts for approximately 90 minutes.

Revive Cycle Alarm

Sleep Genius gradually awakens you with a gentle 5 minute Revive Cycle scientifically created to help you wake to soothing sounds, welcoming you to a new day.

The progressive alarm helps you wake from any sleep stage with periodic sound cycles including micro phases of gradual frequency and volume shifts.

Eg if you set your alarm for 7am, your Revive Cycle alarm will start at 6.55am and end at 7am.

This helps you to wake gradually preventing elevated stress caused by noisy alarm clocks and sudden waking.

In time, your brain will learn a new wake rhythm allowing you to rise naturally as our ancestors did.

For best results wake at the same time each day.

Relaxation Program

The Sleep Genius Relaxation Program was scientifically created to reduce stress and anxiety by calming both the mind and the body. Our acoustically modified music induces the relaxation response, targeting the cardiac and respiratory systems as well as synchronizing brain activity. To listen to the Relaxation Program, sit back in a quiet space where you won’t be disturbed. Within minutes you will feel:

Your body relaxing,
Your breathing and heart rate slowing,
And your mind releasing its tension.

Try Relaxation before bed to improve your sleep, or anytime you need a break in your hectic day.

Power Nap

Recharge your brain with a Power Nap and wake up ready to conquer the rest of the day.

Not only will you feel more energetic and creative, but you will also be able to better handle social stress and overwhelming situations.

The Power Nap features psychoacoustic music that is scientifically designed to trigger the relaxation response, naturally inducing you to take a short nap.

Power Nap provides just the right amount of light sleep needed to recharge your mind. At the end of Power Nap, an alarm gradually wakes you up so you won’t oversleep.

Personalized Sleep Reporting

Sleep Genius provides personalized sleep reporting measuring Sleep Quantity, Sleep Quality, Sleep Schedule and Sleep Efficiency. The data from these reports is designed to help you monitor progress and improve sleep habits over the long term.

VISIT: www.sleepgenius.com Open the app store on your Phone, type in the words “Sleep Genius,” and then download!

“LIKE” them on FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/sleepgeniusapp

Clothed Massage, Sleep=Skin Health, Meditate

Tom Saulnier — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:53:53 +0000

IN THIS ISSUE: * An Introduction to Clothed Massage * How Sleep Impacts the Health of Your Skin * Meditation & Massage.

Comfort for All: An Introduction to Clothed Massage – By Faith Cornwall

Chances are that if you are reading this, you already have some experience with receiving massage. While we most commonly think of massage

as involving a massage table with lotions or oils, and draped sheets for privacy, did you know that there are many kinds of massage you can receive while still keeping your clothes on?

The style of clothed massage you are most likely to be familiar with is chair massage. Available at airports, health fairs, and even in grocery stores, chair massage is easy to give and receive in public places. But the options for clothed massage don’t end with this traditional favorite.

TYPES OF CLOTHED MASSAGE

Many of the techniques used in chair massage are adapted from shiatsu, a type of massage that originated in Japan and literally translates into “finger pressure.” Like acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, shiatsu uses a system of energy meridians. Techniques used include brushing, compression, kneading, rocking, shaking, stretching, and, of course, thumb pressure, to stimulate the meridians. You do not have to be interested in, or knowledgeable about, meridian theory to feel the effects of a shiatsu massage; simply lie back and enjoy it as you would any other bodywork. Traditionally given on a mat on the floor, shiatsu has also been adapted to the table. While appropriate for relaxation and wellness, it also utilizes passive stretching.

Tui na and Thai massage are two other types of Asian massage. Both use many of the same techniques as shiatsu to ease the recipient into a state of relaxation. The more gentle tui na is generally given on a table, while the more vigorous Thai massage is traditionally given on a floor
mat, though it may be adapted to tables as well.

Acupressure uses the same meridian system as acupuncture, but uses the practitioner’s …Click here for full publication Body Sense-Autumn 2013