Hello to all my wonderful clients! I thought it might be helpful to send you a short video to explain some of the ways that a virtual wellness appointment might be helpful for you. Of course, seeing you virtually is no substitute for a hands-on massage appointment, but there are still many ways that I can be there for you if hands-on appointments are not a good option for you right now.
One of the main things I’ve been doing in virtual meetings so far is helping people augment their self-care practice. As you know, I’m a big fan of massage tools, and so I can show you different ways to use whatever tools you have. Depending on how I’m feeling on any particular day, I may use really small massage balls like these cork ones, I may use a foam roller or a Theracane, even a giant stability ball. It all depends on what I have available at the time and what parts of my body need the most attention. So we can go over what tools you have and ways that you can use those to get some relief.
Another useful option for a virtual wellness appointment is showing you how to use cups, either on yourself or on a family member. I’ve used these small static cups on many of you. These are good to put on an arm or a shoulder, a low back, places like that. They can be really helpful. We can also talk about using other kinds of cups, depending on what you have and I can give you ideas for where to find the tools that you might need.
Other options for virtual wellness appointments include guided meditation. I like to think of my meditation practice as the time to drop into the deep stillness at my core. As the outside world gets more and more crazy, it really helps to be reminded of that stillness inside us, and be reminded that it is accessible whenever we need it. Body scans, guided visualizations, things like that can give us a chance to recognize where we’re holding stress and tension in our body and what we need to let go of.
An important addition to all of our virtual meetings is written support. Depending on what we plan to accomplish during your session, I will send you information in the form of handouts. It might be step by step instructions or research articles, so that you can remember what we talked about and have some reminders of pointers to use when we are not on the computer together. I know that I find those written instructions very helpful in my own life and so I like to provide those for you as well.
I would love to see you on my computer screen if you feel like you would like some support and would like to schedule a virtual wellness appointment. You can go to my website and check out the options there for scheduling. You can always also contact me via phone or email as well. I look forward to seeing you soon!
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