Health

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 Vitality™, 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, […]

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). […]