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Treat Dad with Aromatherapy Massage Relaxation in Sparta!

By |Jun 18 |Health, Tips|

Treat Dad with Aromatherapy Massage Relaxation in Sparta!

Do you have a special father in your life? If so, expert massage therapists in NJ have a secret to share: Men need to relax and unwind just as much as women do! While the dominant culture makes it look like men are big, sturdy, unbreakable monster trucks, even those monster trucks need a tune-up and oil change every now and again. Whether you’re looking for the perfect Father’s Day gift for your own father, or treating the father of your young children to a special treat, check […]

DIY Aromatherapy Massage in Your Sparta Home Builds Mindfulness

By |Jun 4 |Health, Tips|

Weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey, many massage customers are frustrated that they still cannot enjoy an aromatherapy massage in Sparta. While we are seeing promising results to flatten the curve, this doesn’t make your sore muscles feel any better! Worse, being stuck at home all the time can create its own stress, whether your mind is stuck worrying about the outbreak itself, job security, or if the world will ever go back to normal. While Essential Massage Therapy can’t open for business, we hope these DIY tips will help you to build a mindful moment […]

Missing Your Swedish Massage Sessions in NJ? Treat Your Family To A Guilt-Free Homemade Treat Instead

By |May 19 |Health, Tips|

Are you a natural parent? Do you try to find the tastiest low-sugar, sensible-carb, no-filler, all-natural, out of this world amazing snack for your family?

Is it getting harder with the stay at home orders?
The team at Essential Massage Therapy in Sparta knows just what you’re talking about! We are also struggling with stock outages at the grocery store, closed retail shops, and bored kids. Fortunately, we have a great solution for you! We’re sharing one of our favorite guilt-free recipes for chocolate peppermint brownies. How can they be guilt-free? With great changes! Read on to find out what goes into […]

Massage Therapists in Sparta Share Essential Oil Hacks to Make Staying At Home A Little Easier

By |May 19 |Health, Tips|

Life in the times of coronavirus can be a challenge—especially when the whole family is home together, stuck together even, without any hint of when it will be okay to go and explore the world again! During your normal life (if you can remember back that far!), you may have beaten that daily stress by visiting your favorite massage therapy office in Sparta for a deep tissue massage, or snuck off during your lunch break for a secret foot massage or paraffin wax treatment. While we can’t bring that secret escape back into your routine, we know you can find […]

Guilt-Free Peppermint Brownies

By |May 12 |Health, Tips|

Original Source: www. YoungLiving.com
These fudgy peppermint brownies may look and taste like the brownies you love, but they’re free of the things that your waistline doesn’t. We’ve taken out the flour, butter, and refined sugar and replaced them with wholesome ingredients such as coconut oil, honey, Peppermint Vitalityâ„¢, and black beans. Yes—we said black beans! They may seem like a strange addition to a sweet recipe, but black beans provide a soft, gooey, fudgy texture and have almost no taste—allowing the bold flavors of the cocoa powder and Peppermint Vitality to shine through. But don’t take our word for it, […]

Self-Care During the Coronavirus

By |Apr 22 |Health, Tips|

Although you might not be able to include your massage and skincare appointments in your regular routine at the moment, you can still find ways to take care of yourself in these difficult weeks and months, so that when you come out the other side of quarantine – and you will – you won’t be completely depleted.

Create A Self-Care Toolkit

Whatever goes into your toolkit will be personal to you, so create something that makes YOU feel nurtured. Some of the most successful self-care strategies are built around the seven senses: touch, taste, sight, hearing, smell, movement and proprioceptive (comforting pressure). […]

Finding the Positives in Negative Times

By |Apr 6 |Health, Research, Tips, Wellness|

The news is overwhelmingly negative at the moment, people are frightened, worried about what’s going to happen to themselves, their families and jobs. It can seem as if there is no gap in the clouds at all…but when you’re having one of those days cooped up indoors and wondering when all this will end, there are a few ways you can try to reframe what’s going on to make it, if not entirely positive, a slightly more positive experience.

This Too Will Pass…

Yes, it’s an old line, but it’s true. While we’re stuck in what seems like a never-ending quarantine it […]

Is Your Skin Dry or Dehydrated?

By |Mar 20 |Health, Research, Tips, Wellness|

Chapped lips, itchy skin, redness, and peeling are all common dry-skin symptoms this time of year. While many assume these issues are related to dry skin, it may be more perennial dehydrated skin.

DRY SKIN VS. DEHYDRATED SKIN
As a general definition, dehydration means your body is taking in less water than it’s losing. Therefore, dehydrated skin lacks water—compared to dry skin, which typically lacks natural oil. More simply put, dry skin is a skin type, while dehydrated skin is a condition usually related to other lifestyle factors. Dehydrated skin can affect anyone, regardless of skin type, pore size, or genetics.

Unlike other […]

Spring Forward with Massage

By |Mar 10 |Health, Research, Tips, Wellness|

During the winter months, it’s easy to neglect our bodies. We stay in to avoid the bad weather whenever we don’t absolutely have to go outside. The yard is neglected – nothing needs doing in the garden and anything that does can wait until better weather, right?

And don’t even get us started on fitness regimes. Who wants to go for a run in the snow, wind or rain?

It’s fair to say that it’s out of sight out of mind until…one day…the sun peeps out and it begins to feel a little warmer. It’s at this point, before we decide to […]

Massage Therapy Can Help Lower Blood Pressure Temporarily & Control Stress

By |Feb 20 |Health, Research, Tips, Wellness|

In a study in the International Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers concluded massage therapy could serve as an effective intervention in controlling blood pressure in pre-hypertensive women. The study showed that the immediate results of lowered blood pressure lasted up to 72 hours after massage. Full study »

A separate study in the same publication had similar findings; those that received regular Swedish massage therapy over a period of four weeks had significantly lower blood pressure than those who did not have a massage. Full study »

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