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This Week's #Yoga Classes at #MpowerD

4/23/2017

Sign up for this week’s Yoga Classes!
No matter what your level or ability, each class is customized to the student
AND all classes are limited to 9 students!

Monday, April 24
9:30 am – Athletic Recovery Yoga with Holly
12 noon – Easy 5 Pose Yoga with Holly
6 pm – Restorative Yoga with Holly

Tuesday, April 25
7 am – Kriya Yoga with Holly
9:30 am - Beginner’s Yoga with Holly
5 pm – Athletic Recovery with Holly

Wednesday, April 26
9:30 pm – Athletic Recovery Yoga with Holly
12 noon – Easy 5 Pose Yoga with Holly
4:30 pm – Beginner’s Yoga with Holly

Thursday, April 27
NO CLASSES SCHEDULED

Friday, April 28
7 am – Athletic Recover Yoga with Holly
9:30 am Easy 5 Pose Yoga with Holly
2 pm – Meditation with Holly
5 pm – Restorative Yoga with Meg

Saturday, April 29
10 am – Family Yoga with Holly
11:15 am – Athletic Recover Yoga with Holly
3:15 pm – Hatha Yoga with Meg

Sunday, April 30
12 noon – Restorative Yoga with Holly

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Sports Massage, Thai Massage, or The Blend? #ThaiThursday #MpowerDMassage

4/20/2017

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Sometimes just one type of massage in a session doesn't do it all, hence why we have "The Blend."
Below is some information on Thai Massage and why Sports Massage compliments it so well.

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Thai massage may be the ultimate sports massage. By understanding the world's oldest medicine systems, we become better equipped to treat athletic conditions.

Thai massage, also called Thai-Yoga, is rooted in the 7,000-year-old medicine system of Ayurveda. Although Ayurveda is ancient, the U.S. is just discovering its therapeutic riches.

What is Thai massage?
Thai massage is also called Thai-Yoga because it is rooted in yoga. Thai massage is like having yoga done to you.

Like massage, Thai massage is performed by a practitioner onto a recipient. The client passively receives a series of stretches and compressions. Unlike most massage styles, a highly-skilled therapist will also receive therapeutic effects by offering the treatment.

Like yoga, a session involves a series of dynamic stretches. Like stretches or postures in yoga (asanas), many muscles are stretched simultaneously.

And the stretches tend to be multi-planar. This means each stretch moves the muscles in more than just one direction. Multi-planar stretches prepare the muscle better for everyday activities than do stretches that are isolating or uni-directional.

The most notable effects of the treatment sequence include:
* Stretching tight muscles
* Loosening stiff joints, and
* Improving energy circulation.

The treatment improves energy circulation by loosening muscles that commonly tighten and restrict the flow of blood, nerves, oxygen, and other vital energy. In many Eastern health practices, this focus is called clearing chakras. By clearing all of the body's major chakras, vital energy flow is restored throughout the body.

How is Thai massage different from Sports massage?
Sports massage is a common style of massage used to train athletes and treat sports injuries. Most massage therapists receive special training or a distinct sports massage certification in order to practice it with athletes.

Sports massage is a combination of assisted stretching and massage techniques. The application depends on the phase of the athlete's training.

The benefits of assisted stretching are limited, however, because muscles are stretched in isolation, uni-directionally.

Thai massage is also typically applied in a gentle manner that enables the recipient to relax. When the body is relaxed, and stretches are received passively, the muscles can be stretched more deeply.

Using multi-planar, dynamic stretches, with a relaxing approach, is more beneficial than typical assisted stretching focused on muscles in isolation.

Clearing chakras is also more restorative than working on muscles individually or treating problematic areas separately from the rest of the body.

While most Americans consider massage to be holistic medicine, Thai massage is truly more holistic by nature than most other styles of massage, including sports massage

from: Thai Massage Versus Sports Massage - Which Is Better For Athletes?

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What's the difference between a regular sauna and an infrared sauna? #WednesdayWisdom #MpowerDMassage

4/19/2017

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Here at MpowerD, we provide our clients with an infrared sauna service.
Check out the article and see why we have selected to provide an infrared sauna over a traditional sauna.

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Each type of sauna comes with its own differences.

Heat
One of the main differences between a traditional sauna and an infrared sauna is the heat involved while inside the unit. Traditional dry saunas use temperatures as high as 185 to 195 degrees F, which can overwhelm those who are more sensitive to the heat. Infrared saunas use a much milder temperature environment of between 120 to 150 degrees F. However, because the heat of infrared saunas travels much deeper into the body, they are able to cause a more vigorous sweat at lower temperature, states Dr. Richard Beever in the July 2009 issue of "Canadian Family Physician."

Humidity
When comparing an infrared sauna to a traditional steam sauna, it's important to look at humidity. A steam sauna is going to have a lower temperature than a traditional dry sauna, but it is also going to employ large amounts of heated steam, which creates a humid experience. Infrared saunas do not use steam and rely fully on the heat from the infrared heaters for overall effects.

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A traditional dry sauna uses a stove to heat the air. As the temperature of the air increases around you, the temperature of your body increases as well due to absorption by heat convection. This causes your body to start the cooling process by transporting blood closer to the surface of the skin and opening pores through sweating. Infrared saunas also heat the surrounding air but to a lesser degree. Instead, infrared saunas use infrared heaters to emit a specific wavelength of infrared light. Your skin absorbs this wavelength, causing your body's temperature to rise. This elicits the same effects as a traditional sauna with less overall heat needed.

from: Livestrong

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Time for your #TuesdayTip #MpowerDMassage

4/18/2017

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Rest isn't all about muscles being built in bed - it can be about being active in your recovery. MpowerD can help you with that recovery on your "rest day."

Use your rest day as a day to recover your muscles with cryotherapy, infrared sauna, float therapy, or oxygen bar. MpowerD can help turn those "rest" days into "improvement in performance" days.

Schedule an appointment now

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A little motivation for #MotivationalMonday! #MpowerDMassage

4/17/2017

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If you feel like you have gotten to your workout limit, come visit us for an assessment. We provide functional movement, chronic pain, and sport specific movement assessments.

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This Week's #Yoga Classes at #MpowerD

Sign up for this week’s Yoga Classes!
No matter what your level or ability, each class is customized to the student
AND all classes are limited to 9 students!

Sports Massage, Thai Massage, or The Blend? #ThaiThursday #MpowerDMassage

Sometimes just one type of massage in a session doesn't do it all, hence why we have "The Blend."
Below is some information on Thai Massage and why Sports Massage compliments it so well.

What's the difference between a regular sauna and an infrared sauna? #WednesdayWisdom #MpowerDMassage

Here at MpowerD, we provide our clients with an infrared sauna service.
Check out the article and see why we have selected to provide an infrared sauna over a traditional sauna.

Time for your #TuesdayTip #MpowerDMassage

A little motivation for #MotivationalMonday! #MpowerDMassage

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This Week's #Yoga Classes at #MpowerD

​Sign up for this week’s Yoga Classes!No matter what your level or ability, each class is customized to the student ​AND all classes are limited to 9 students!

Sports Massage, Thai Massage, or The Blend? #ThaiThursday #MpowerDMassage

Sometimes just one type of massage in a session doesn't do it all, hence why we have "The Blend." Below is some information on Thai Massage and why Sports Massage compliments it so well.

What's the difference between a regular sauna and an infrared sauna? #WednesdayWisdom #MpowerDMassage

Here at MpowerD, we provide our clients with an infrared sauna service. ​Check out the article and see why we have selected to provide an infrared sauna over a traditional sauna.

Time for your #TuesdayTip #MpowerDMassage

A little motivation for #MotivationalMonday! #MpowerDMassage

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Sign up for this week’s Yoga Classes!
No matter what your level or ability, each class is customized to the student
AND all classes are limited to 9 students!

Sometimes just one type of massage in a session doesn't do it all, hence why we have "The Blend."
Below is some information on Thai Massage and why Sports Massage compliments it so well.

Here at MpowerD, we provide our clients with an infrared sauna service.
Check out the article and see why we have selected to provide an infrared sauna over a traditional sauna.