by Megan Brians | Mar 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
As the sun is growing brighter, spring winds are blowing, and plants are sprouting, our bodies need help in shedding stiffness from winter hibernation and cold temperatures. I asked Camellia Lee, extraordinary licensed massage therapist, who has been using essential...
by Megan Brians | Mar 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Ever since I have been consulting with Claudia Joy Keel, expert western herbalist, traditional nutritionist and flower essence therapist (not to mention lovely person all around), I’ve been cooking up bone broth in my crockpot. I cook my grains with it, I use it for...
by Megan Brians | Jan 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Claudia Keel has three different methods for cooking up chicken stock. The following are her recipes. All of them are easy, especially if you have a crockpot. I usually leave mine simmering away for a couple of days. Equipment You’ll Need for Making Chicken...
by Megan Brians | Aug 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
These days it is common–particularly with the rise of popularity of yoga in the US–to be told to breathe and become calm. But what kind of breathing helps us settle our nerves? According to Robert Litman, founder of The Breathable Body and teacher of the Buteyko...
by Megan Brians | Aug 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
I spent a summer’s evening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was arrested by this photo of Alexandra Kitchin taken by author Lewis Carroll. I was particularly drawn to the length and directness of her toes. Do you see how straight they are? You can...
by Megan Brians | Aug 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Polarity Therapy’s theory that our bodies contain different energies relating to elements of nature–such as air, fire, water and earth–has been very appealing and useful to me. This framework has given me a way to more deeply understand both myself and my clients,...
by Megan Brians | Jun 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
I am very excited to be volunteering at You Can Thrive!, a wonderful organization that provides a variety of complimentary therapies for those with breast cancer, as well as breast cancer survivors, at little or no cost. Services include acupuncture, reflexology,...
by Megan Brians | Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
I had a rather remarkable Polarity Therapy session a couple months back that I would like to share with you. Often I will dialogue with a client if I pick up certain sensations, emotions, images or words during a session. However, in this particular session my client...
by Megan Brians | Jan 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’ve had a bee in my bonnet to teach classes in which I would incorporate movement, sensory and perceptual exploration with Polarity Therapy’s map of the energetic body. Fortunately this summer I had the opportunity to introduce such a class at You Can Thrive!....
by Megan Brians | Nov 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Here’s an end-of-the-week treat for you. This young man exploits his hyper-mobility in a most fly way. (Am I showing my age using the word “fly?”) This was originally posted November 11th,...
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