The recent article by NPR, Flattening The 'Mummy Tummy' With 1 Exercise, 10 Minutes A Day, starts off with a sensational, grabbing title. A click bait title that we wouldn't expect from a trusted news source like NPR. But it certainly got your attention, especially if you recently had a baby and now are feeling a little weak around the core. And since this is NPR this should be safer than something random you pull off the internet, right? Well, yes and no.
With addiction, deep fractures are drawn between our mind and our body, our needs and our habits, our emotions and our actions, and in the relationships that we have to ourselves and to others. Yoga, on the other hand, is connection.
It's a great time to pay attention to how stress is affecting you. Common stressors include work, family, money, children, illness and more. Stress can impact both your body and your mind causing symptoms such as muscular pain, irritability, fatigue, and headaches. Here's how we can help...
According to CDC data, 32% of women delivering a baby did so via C-section in 2015. Some of these are elective (planned) & others unplanned or emergent. If you are one of the 32%, what can you expect following a C-section?
Do you feel like your insurance coverage gets more confusing each year? That’s probably because it does! It seems like each year there is another rule or exception to your plan but the cost keeps going up. Here at Jade, we are often asked, “how much will this cost?” The answer isn’t as easy at it seems.
Summer is less than a month away marked by the Summer Solstice that follows a full moon. That is by far the happiest sentence I’ve written so far this year. Summer is the time of year where temperature, culture, traditions and we as individuals exhibit the most Yang type activities in the most Yang of environments.
Behind our new location at 12 Windorf Circle in Brunswick is a magical northern forest with trails galore. You will find pleasant easy walks that are well signed and blazed. Maps are posted at the trail junctions and can also be found online at Maine Trail Finder.
The Chinese New Year falls on Friday, February 16th this year. Also known as the Spring Festival in China and Taiwan, it is celebrated for the entire week and is a good time for spring cleaning and wearing bright red for good luck. On this special day it is wise to avoid accidents and focus on gentleness and appreciation to create a beneficial influence for the rest of the year.
The 14th annual Portland Trails to Ale 10k takes place this September 22nd on the beautiful Eastern Promenade, and we here at Jade Integrated Health will be providing yoga and massage. This race gives runners the perfect opportunity to use the trails and walkways the local organization, Portland Trails, works so hard to maintain throughout the year. In addition to offering beautiful scenery, participants are invited to attend the ever popular after race party featuring pizza from Portland Pie, Co beer from Shipyard Brewing, and massages and yoga sessions offered by none other than yours truly, Jade Integrated Health.
In addition to the sponsors listed above, the following individuals will also be present and playing a big role in the festivities for participants….
Poland SpringIf you are participating in this year’s event don’t forget to stop by registration for our pre-race yoga sessions that will be running up until the start of the race. We also will be offering post race cool down yoga sessions followed by massages for racers who participate in our post race cool down program. We are so excited to offer these services again this year and hope to see everyone out enjoying the beautiful Maine scenery on the 22nd of this month!
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For more information on this year’s event see the following sites!
