Back in Balance Complete Wellness

Excellent massage therapy program at Lake Region Center! 6 months, reasonable tuition, beautiful campus, AND I've incorporated Yoga and self-care management into the classes! Now more than ever, massage therapy is a growing field as more people, as well as the medical community, are recognizing bodywork as a highly effective approach to complete health and wellness. Job opportunities for massage therapists are endless! Being a therapist for almost 13 years, I can tell you that it is the most rewarding job out there. Your clients are always happy to see you, and you truly make a difference! The next program begins March 18th, and we are still accepting applications. For more information, please contact Susan Birtch at 570-226-4625.

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A FRACTURED ANKLE to force me to finally sit and focus on certain things that require stillness for more than five minutes. When I know I should post useful information on my business page, I decide to throw on my running shoes instead, and whooops! No time for posting. I guess that got me in trouble this time around. Another confession of a Massage Therapist: I have, and always had, awful ADD, or ADHD, or ABCD...whatever it's called nowadays. I am v...eiwing this minor set back as GOD trying to tell me something, which is to SLOW DOWN AND OBSERVE. The last time I fractured my ankle to this degree was about 12 or 13 years ago, when my sister and I participated in the Turkey Trot race in Sparta, NJ. I was a more serious runner back then, and my sister who ran track in highschool was just getting back into running. I thought is was so cool that we were running a race together! We started off at an easy trot, but after 1/4 mile, my engines opened up and I had this overwhelming feeling to just take off full blast. Aaaahhhh, the runner's high! This is the moment when I had my first clear encounter with my ego, and it went like this: ME (or the voice of reason): "Do not leave your sister behind, it would be nice to run through the Finish Line together!" EGO: (acronym for Edging GOD Out, according to Wayne Dyer): "Just GOOOOOOO! She will be OK!" Unfortunatley, I let EGO win and just at the Finish Line, the runner in front of me stopped short, which forced me to stop short, and BAM! Busted ankle. Lesson learned. So, now I sit outside in an Adorondak chair typing away on my computer, hoping that I am sending a useful message to my readers (as long as I can stay focused on one topic). I know everyone expects me to share insightful info about nutrition, but come on, we all know what we really need to do, right? How about exercise? Well, look where that got me, LOL! Seriously, you don't need to kill yourself. Do yourself a favor, in your spare time look up a YouTube TedTalk video titled "Run for Your Life! At a comfortable pace, and not too Far": Dr. James O'Keefe. Fascinating stuff because it's nice to know that you don't have to kill yourself exercising-because you can literally kill yourself! WHOOOOAAAA! This is all I have to share right now. It's a beautiful day and I am going to try to hobble around the Farmer's Market. Oh, and HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! Love, Sandy