Self-Care – Rise Up Massage

Breath Practice for Building Resilience

Posted on May 21, 2024June 1, 2024 by rootsmassage@gmail.com

Breathwork can be used to calm the nervous system, relax the body and bring you into the present moment. Breathwork can also be so energizing for your body and mind!

Box Breathing is a simple practice that can help build resilience, a sense of calm quickly and effectively. The visual makes it an easy-to-remember tool to have in your back pocket for when you need a big shift or to come into the present moment.

Box Breath

Breathe in for four seconds

Hold for four seconds

Breathe out for four seconds

Hold for four seconds

Repeat

How to Be Your Own Loving Valentine

Posted on February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 by rootsmassage@gmail.com

How to Be Your Own Loving Valentine

How can we take an empowered approach to a holiday like Valentine’s day?

This pandemic has been somewhat of a rough go for everyone but especially for some more than others. If that is you, no matter who you are, I want to send you the warmest hugs and blessings from the bottom of my heart.

I want you to know that I get to work with people every day who are suffering on many levels with the challenges of this past year, the hurts, the pains and losses, even when they feel minor to you, I just want you to know that it’s okay to be having a hard time. We all kind of are. And things are getting better slowly but surely.

I want to also say that I am a huge believer in self-love, self-nurturing and finding your supports. This is why I do what I do for a living and I am utterly impressed, and I am not just saying this, I am PROUD of every single client who walks through my door for a massage.

It is such an act of courage to reach out, to make an appointment for yourself, to give yourself permission to just BE with yourself, your body and healing touch.

It’s hard for me, too, and I’m in this every day.

Self-compassion is a healing mind-set that we get to nurture and make stronger with every choice we make. Be so kind to yourself.

My Valentine’s gift to you is to remind you to reach out, to do something for yourself that feels brave to do or something you’ve neglected that you love.

If that’s massage, wonderful! I am not trying to be Hallmark-y just to sell you a gift card but you know, it’s what I do and I’m offering you the easy gift here 🙂 (wink wink). For yourself! For your lover or friend or your kiddo’s teacher… I’m here for you.

Hugs,

Katy

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Guided Meditations: I’m not sure where I’d be without them!

Posted on October 21, 2020November 11, 2020 by rootsmassage@gmail.com

They help calm my mind and focus in on how I want to feel, think and operate.

When my mind is too wiley to be still… I can tune in to this space and just listen. I am so grateful for the wonderful people who create these offers for my body and mind.

I lean hard on my insight timer app!

It’s got an incredibly attractive interface and a TON of free meditations, talks and workshops to browse. You can find your favorites and save them, listen to them over and over for some killer sleep support, general relaxation and learning.

Other apps you might want to try are Headspace and Calm.

And here is my very favorite thing to watch/listen when I need to shift my mindset. I think I have listened to it over 100 times!

(start at 4:24 if you’d like to just hear the meditation – listen to the whole thing the first time through! 🙂

Enjoy the process of finding the teachers and meditations that soothe your soul and help you be, think, relax in exactly the way that you want to!

Big love,

Katy