I went camping by myself for the first time since I was in my 20's. I wanted to get back to my roots with camping. Center myself in nature without social distractions. It also came from a friend requesting I not bring my dog and I thought, " I would rather go camping with my [...]
I have gotten a common question when it comes to going on the camino de santiago. "What was my spiritual experience?" Any "awakenings" while walking the camino? It definitely wasn't what i thought it was going to be. Yes there were tears and some deep dives. For me it was the relationship with my body. [...]
I just got back from my 3rd class from Ace Massage Cupping. I took my first cupping class back in 2008. Cupping is one of my favorite massage technique. In the first class I learned how to preform fire cupping and also how to use the polycarbonate hand pistol that I currently use when I [...]
When we are looking to improve our postural imbalances or injuries, it requires a few pieces of the puzzle. Especially when we are recovering from an injury. However I have found many of my clients never get back to 100% with physical therapy. It is about what insurance will pay for and they will only [...]
I know I could do a post about the emotional baggage we carry around, but this is about the physical bags we carry around. However, I do have this super fun short film about emotional baggage you can watch. https://vimeo.com/46688487 When walking on the camino, about a week in I had an interesting physical experience. [...]
I am going to say that the start of this journey was back in 2011 when I watched the movie "The Way". I used to be part of this monthly movie subscription called the spiritual cinema circle where they would send you inspiring movies every month. Well one month was that movie and when I [...]
In March I gave myself the challenge of daily meditation. My friend called it march madness. Each day I did around 30 minutes of meditation. I learned a lot about myself. First thing being my mind wanders a lot. It must be that wanderlust part of me. The other interesting part is the benefit it [...]
I was listening to a podcast about hip replacements and it got me thinking about... hips of course. Hips are my specialty and I may be biased but one of my teachers, John Barnes, has said that 90% of issues start in the hips. I am not sure if the percentage is that high, however [...]
I have another essential oil blog post for you. This one is in honor of Valentine's Day. Or GALantine's day if you want to celebrate it with your friends parks and rec style. Maybe you are like me and you use this time to indulge yourself. No matter what media tries to convince us... not [...]
As a massage therapist who specialized in myofascial release, I have had many many clients who have come to me to help relieve plantar fasciitis. This is a great technique that helps breaks up any scar tissue and release tightening of the fascia of the bottom of the foot. I use a combination of Myofascial [...]
Elizabeth's Healing Path 