Caring Palms is announcing the Holiday Gift Certificate Sale. The sale begins Monday, November 3^rd, and runs through Wednesday, December 24th.

Buy 1 gift certificate, save $10

Buy 2 gift certificates, save $20

Buy 3 gift certificates, save $30

Best Deal: Buy 4 gift certificates, get 1 gift certificate FREE!

Gift Certificates are available for massage or Reiki sessions, or massage or Reiki classes. Buy gift certificates for friends and loved ones, or just for yourself. If you have four friends that can benefit from massage or Reiki (and everyone can), you can buy four gift certificates for them, and get one free for yourself. If you are a regular client, you can buy four gift certificates for yourself and get five sessions (this is the best deal going).

Gift certificates are available in the studio and can be ordered by phone with a credit card at (904) 246-2206, or by mail with a check. (Sorry, this special is not available at the web site.) What better gift to give to those you care about? Give them the gift of love and healing.

 

Caring Palms is pleased to welcome Ashlee Mojica, LMT to its staff of talented therapists.  Ashlee, a native of Jacksonville, Florida attended Florida State College of Jacksonville where she received her Associates in Arts. Ashlee continued her education at Heritage Institute where she graduated with a certificate in Massage Therapy. Some of her training included Swedish Massage, Myofascial Release, Trigger Point and Neuromuscular Therapy. Ashlee specializes in combining these modalities during her sessions to best address the needs of her clients. It is Ashlee's belief that the combination of these modalities with intuitive energy work encourages the body's natural healing process and benefits the client exponentially.  

Ashlee is available Tuesdays through Fridays.   

Caring Palms is now open regular hours every Saturday. Christine Neubauer will be here to do massage and Reiki sessions.

Previously, the studio had been open 'by appointment only', but now someone will be here from 10:00am to 5:00pm to take appointments and walk-ins. Brian will still be available, by appointment only as he always has, based on what his schedule is. We can also offer Couple's Massages on Saturdays, but we will need enough notice to set up. 

If you are in need of a good massage or a Reiki session, please call for an appointment.

I speak in public quite a bit. Sometimes it is small groups, sometimes it is larger ones. And no matter how much I plan, no matter how I think I know what I am going to say, things change and sometimes take a left. This is why I do not write speeches.

As long as I know what I am talking about, I seem to do better with a small plan instead of a script. Even when I teach classes, questions come up, and in all the years I have been teaching, I still hear questions I have never been asked before. Sometimes I have the answers, sometimes I do not. Other times, I have to wait for the answers to come to me, to be downloaded from the universe (yes, I am strange if you haven't figured that out already).

It is a thing called inspired speaking. You start off with a subject, and start talking on it. Things pop into your head to talk about along the subject line. As you run out of things to say, something else will pop in to keep you talking. This is how I do most of my group or public speaking sessions. I start out, and let my path wind differently depending on what group I am working with and what questions are asked. One talk is never the same as another.

I just works. No plan, no speech, just an idea to pursue. Or as I like to tell people...

I never think about what I am going say. I want to be as shocked as everyone else at what comes out of my mouth.

Brian taught the Advanced Body Mechanics class on the weekend of October 18^th to two students. Both were surprised at how the techniques and theory shown could impact their practice for the better. At one point, one of the students asked Brian to critique moves she does in her own practice. After watching, he saw how the moves she did were very valid, but could see why she was hurting herself, and offered suggestion on better ways of positioning her body as she did the moves.

Both students felt that the information they were shown was better than what they were doing, and would help them as they adopted it. In fact, Brian got a call from one student a few days later telling him how after working a week, her back was 70% better than it normally would have been because she utilized changes shown in the class.

Brian was very glad to hear what she had to say and was glad to hear that what he has to teach has merit. 

• November 8 (Saturday) 10am - 5pm Confirmed
  
   
  2015
•  January 10 (Saturday) 10am - 5pm
•  February 10 (Tuesday) 10am - 5pm
•  February 21 (Saturday) 10am - 5pm
• March 14 (Saturday) 10am - 5pm
• April 11 (Saturday) 10am - 5pm
• April 21 (Tuesday) 10am - 5pm
• May 9 (Saturday) 10am - 5pm
• June 13 (Saturday) 10am - 5pm
• June 16 (Tuesday) 10am - 5pm
• July 11 (Saturday) 10am - 5pm
• July 21 (Tuesday) 10am - 5pm
• August 4 (Tuesday) 10am - 5pm
• August 8 (Saturday) 10am - 5pm
• August 11 (Tuesday) 10am - 5pm
• August 25 (Tuesday) 10am - 5pm
• September 12 (Saturday) 10am - 5pm
• October 10 (Saturday) 10am - 5pm
•  November 14 (Saturday) 10am - 5pm
   

The following is a list of currently scheduled classes.  This class is a two-day class worth 12 CE hours for massage therapists.  Each class (unless otherwise marked) currently has a status of 'Scheduled'.  This means that a date has been set, but no one has signed up for it yet.  Once a deposit has been received for a class, the status will be 'Confirmed'.  The 2015 schedule is as follows:

• April 18 - April 19  (Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm and Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm)
• May 19 - May 20  (Tuesday 9:00am - 5:00pm and Wednesday 10:00am - 4:00pm)
• June 20 - June 21  (Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm and Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm)
• August 18 - August 19  (Tuesday 9:00am - 5:00pm and Wednesday 10:00am - 4:00pm)
• October 17 - October 18  (Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm and Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm)
   

All classes are scheduled to be held at the Caring Palms Studio.  Should the location change, that change will be on the website and students notified. 

Maximize your results with less effort. Utilize the science of martial arts and apply it to massage. Advanced Body Mechanics and Techniques for Massage Therapists, is designed to reconnect the massage therapist with proper body mechanics and techniques while putting a new twist on things and showing how to get more pressure with little effort. While it does go over some basics, it takes body mechanics to a new level where every move involves the use of the therapist's entire body so they can work without hurting themselves. The class being part lecture, part hands-on practice takes positions, centering, and the proper use of body strength from Japanese martial arts and applies them to the art of massage therapy. It also shows how to focus one's energies to increase their strength with simple exercises meant to teach the student how to 'think' beyond where they are working so they can get deeper into the client and to channel their energies to the point of thought. The student will learn how to focus their energies and use their body to do deep work and not get hurt. This class will help anyone to work deeply with less effort no matter if one is 90 pounds or 250 pounds. This class is for both the seasoned therapist and the new therapist. It will show moves everyone does, but in a new light as well as moves many people may not have seen before. The idea is not to dictate how to practice, but to show better body mechanics which the therapist can adapt to what they do. This is true whether they adapt all of it or just part of it.

 
NCBTMB and Florida Board of Massage Approved for twelve (12) Continuing Education Hours (CEUs)
Class Cost: $300 Early Registration (at least 19 days before the class date)
                    $350 within 19 days of the class date

This class is for licensed massage therapists or anyone that regularly uses massage in their practice.  For those looking to learn basic massage for relaxation for their partner or friends, see the website on the Massage For Couples classes. 

To sign up for classes, go to the website and select Continuing Education, Advanced Body Mechanics and Techniques, and Class Schedule to see additions and changes or to sign up.

Whitney Salvador has decided to leave Caring Palms for other opportunities. We at Caring Palms enjoyed having her as part of our practice and wish her well in her future endeavors.

For those looking for a female therapist, Ashlee and Christine are available.

 

Well Deuce took another turn while his Mom was out of town and got taken to the emergency vet. His Mom was able to catch an early flight back to be with him this past Sunday night, and called me to come give him more Reiki.

I was at the vet's office for two and a half hours giving Reiki to Deuce, Bella, and their Mom. The vet said that she could keep him over night, but his breathing was labored and he was in pain, and she did not expect him to get through this. His Mom was unsure, but Deuce finally did something that let her know that it was time to let him go. I knew at that point that the Reiki would be the energy he needed to pass over to the other side.

A lot of tears were shed, and a lot of hugs given. The vet came in and gave him a sedative to calm him. Mom and sister said goodbye and went out to the lobby. I stayed with him for the last part. Before he left, I did the same thing I did when I had to have my golden retriever put down, I asked him to let us know in some way that he is ok. (About three days after putting Bebe down three years ago, I remember coming back to bed and feeling her presence in my spot on the bed. It was so strong that I had to shine a light to make sure she was not there. That was my message. I hope Deuce can do something similar.)

Goodbye Deuce. You were a loveable dog and great friend to your family. You will be missed. You will be loved always. And those of us whose lives you've touched will see you again someday.

Caring Palms has two rooms for rent to a holistic arts practitioner.  This person could be a practitioner of accupuncture, reflexology, hypnosis, massage or any similar modality.  If you know anyone interested, please have them call Brian at Caring Palms.   

Myofascial Release (MFR) is a style of massage / physical therapy that takes a whole body "hands-on" approach to the evaluation and treatment of the human structure. The goal is to help return the body's capacity to adapt, by restoring three-dimensional balance. What this means is that it works on realigning the body to its proper shape through manipulation of connective tissue (fascia).

Every part in the body is connected by fascia. The organs don't just hang there in open space. There is connective tissue surrounding everything holding them in place. Throughout life, one's body takes a lot of punishment, or trauma. We fall down. We get in accidents. We have surgery. All these things affect the fascia. You see, the fascia is normally a nice, soft, rubbery substance that gives when we move. But through trauma, this pliable substance can become hard and constricting. When this happens, the body's alignment changes. We feel pain, and a host of other problems crop up. (A good example of constricted fascia is carpal tunnel syndrome. This is where the fascia in the wrist becomes hard and painful. The normal response is to have surgery which cuts out the constricted fascia, but it also leaves scar tissue which later causes more constricted fascia. )

Most people suffer from alignment issues. Have a friend take off their shoes and then stand facing you on a level surface. Take a good look at them. Is one shoulder higher than the other? Are their feet pointed straight or to the sides?  Does one turn out more than the other?  These are all signs of alignment problems that MFR might help. Many people have been diagnosed as having one leg longer than the other. In most cases, that is not true. It is simply an alignment issue.

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Myofascial Release (MFR)

At Caring Palms, we pledge to do the best work we can at every session.  We not only do this to continue to earn your business, but because we believe that you deserve the best care possible every time you are here.  This is true whether it is massage, or energy work, or classes. This is our promise.  This is what we will continue to do.