by Megan Brians | Feb 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
With arid winter air and the radiators on full blast, my skin gets super dry. I don’t want to wash my face in a way that can dry it out more, so I turn to facial cleansing oil. It completely cleans the New York City grit off my face and leaves it lightly...
by Megan Brians | Feb 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
I drink tea constantly, especially in the winter time. It’s warming, soothing and feels saturating for my tissues. Knowing it would be something tasty and nourishing, I asked my multi-gifted friend, dancer, fiber and ceramic artist, Body Talk practitioner and...
by Megan Brians | Feb 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
With wintertime here New York, trees and other plants have shed their flamboyant greenery and seem to have turned inward; the air contracts with cold and moisture becomes snow and ice; many of us human creatures withdraw into warm, heated buildings and huddle inside...
by Megan Brians | Dec 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last month in kinesiology class in massage school we learned that the muscles that contract in a movement are called the agonist muscles. The muscles that relax and lengthen to allow for the movement are called the antagonist muscles. Afterwards, I looked up the word...
by Megan Brians | Jun 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
I just completed my first weekend for the second level of Polarity Therapy training. Six years ago I finished my first level. How much I have changed since then! Ellen Kruger, my teacher at the Soma-Psyche Institute, spoke of the life processes of involution and...
by Megan Brians | Jun 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
I had the pleasure of seeing “Pina” this weekend, a 3-D film by Wim Wenders that beautifully presents work by German choreographer Pina Bausch. Though Bausch unexpectedly died from cancer in 2009, “Pina” avoids a talky tribute, and instead puts...
by Megan Brians | Jun 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Recently I had the privilege of watching my friend’s bedtime ritual with his young daughter. It inspired me to think about how we all can ease ourselves into a good night’s rest. Like with most children, my friend’s daughter’s time for bed was firmly set. As adults,...
by Megan Brians | May 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
I had the pleasure of teaching a class in Ojai, CA a couple of weeks ago. After awakening our bodies from head to toe with sound, contact and movement, we made resonant “o” sounds as we lay on the floor. With our intention we spiraled the...
by Megan Brians | May 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
New York City has a driving energy that can feel relentless. Even when most of the city is asleep, the streets seem to vibrate, ready for action. I grew up in a much quieter town in the west that is small and surrounded by countryside, yet I’ve been able to live in...
by Megan Brians | Mar 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
While recently giving a Polarity Therapy session, I was struck by how each of us are unique and complex individuals and that finding answers to our own dilemmas takes first and foremost presence. By discovering and exploring our longings, emotions, histories,...
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