Alive & Well Blog

Happy Thanksgiving from your Alive & Well Team!

aliveandwelltherapies — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:24:38 +0000

It has been a while since we’ve blogged! Alive & Well has had a very busy 2011 and we are blessed and full of Gratitude! Our business is growing as more people migrate towards Alternative/ Holistic health care. This is such an exciting time as we watch clients become more aware of their health and happiness! We care about our clients and want to help you reach your goals!

Alive & Well is now offering quarterly “Thermography” sessions. This amazing technique entails an in-depth view of your tissue and can detect disorders and disease. The beautiful thing is that Thermography is RADIATION FREE! Call is at (417) 887-9355 for inquiries and to schedule for our upcoming sessions in January 2012.

Remember, you can purchase Gift Certificates on our web site, www.aliveandwelltherapies.com, then click on Gift Certificates. You can choose the electronic instant-delivery certificate, or we will be happy to mail a formal certificate to the recipient on your behalf.

Also, please visit our FaceBook page, Alive and Well Massage for updates and promotions. Have a beautiful Holiday, be safe & well, and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Gayle, Phyliss, Kai, Shea & Melanie
Alive & Well Therapies
Ph. (417) 887-9355

The consequences…and how Alive & Well can help

aliveandwelltherapies — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:06:29 +0000

The Consequences of Stress
Experts estimate that 80 percent to 90 percent of disease is stress-related. Massage and bodywork is there to combat that frightening number by helping us remember what it means to relax. The physical changes massage brings to your body can have a positive effect in many areas of your life. Besides increasing relaxation and decreasing anxiety, massage lowers your blood pressure, increases circulation, improves recovery from injury, helps you to sleep better and can increase your concentration. It reduces fatigue and gives you more energy to handle stressful situations.

Massage is a perfect elixir for good health, but it can also provide an integration of body and mind. By producing a meditative state or heightened awareness of living in the present moment, massage can provide emotional and spiritual balance, bringing with it true relaxation and peace.

The incredible benefits of massage are doubly powerful if taken in regular “doses.” Dr. Maria Hernandez-Reif, from the Touch Research Institute (TRI) at the University of Miami, is known for her massage research, along with colleague Tiffany Field. Together, they and other researchers have done outstanding work proving the value of massage. While their studies have shown we can benefit from massage even in small doses (15 minutes of chair massage or a half-hour table session), Hernandez-Reif says they know from their research that receiving bodywork 2-3 times a week is highly beneficial. And if we lived in a fantasy world, Hernandez-Reif has the answer. “I feel a daily massage is optimal.”

It’s undoubtedly a wonderful thing when your therapist begins unwinding those stress-tightened muscles, and your day’s troubles begin to fade away. But it’s the cherry on top to know this “medicine” only gets better with frequency.

What You Already Know: The Benefits of Massage

In an age of technical and, at times, impersonal medicine, massage offers a drug-free, non-invasive and humanistic approach based on the body’s natural ability to heal itself. So what exactly are the benefits to receiving regular massage and/or bodywork treatments?

- Increases circulation, allowing the body to pump more oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs.

- Stimulates the flow of lymph, the body’s natural defense system, against toxic invaders. For example, in breast cancer patients, massage has been shown to increase the cells that fight cancer.

- Increased circulation of blood and lymph systems improves the condition of the body’s largest organ – the skin.

- Relaxes and softens injured and overused muscles

- Reduces spasms and cramping

- Increases joint flexibility.

- Reduces recovery time, helps prepare for strenuous workouts and eliminates subsequent pains of the athlete at any level.

- Releases endorphins – the body’s natural painkiller – and is being used in chronic illness, injury and recovery from surgery to control and relieve pain.

- Reduces post-surgery adhesions and edema and can be used to reduce and realign scar tissue after healing has occurred.

- Improves range-of-motion and decreases discomfort for patients with low back pain.

- Relieves pain for migraine sufferers and decreases the need for medication.

- Provides exercise and stretching for atrophied muscles and reduces shortening of the muscles for those with restricted range of motion.

- Assists with shorter labor for expectant mothers, as well as less need for medication, less depression and anxiety, and shorter hospital stays.

Happy New Year, we’re extending our offer to You!

aliveandwelltherapies — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:15:38 +0000

We at Alive & Well hope your Holidays were blessed and relaxing! From now until Valentines Day February 14th 2011, we are continuing our gift certificate special: Purchase a 60+ minute Gift Certificate for any massage therapy or facial, and receive a $20.00 coupon for you to personally use toward your therapy of choice!

This is our way of saying Thank You for your business and suport, you are greatly appreciated! May 2011 bring you much peace, prosperity, and most of all, good health. Call us at (417) 887-9355 or visit us online at www.aliveandwelltherapies.com

Be Well!

Your Friends at Alive & Well

Just in time for the Holidays!

aliveandwelltherapies — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:20:52 +0000

Alive & Well Therapies offers services for everyone! From a Relaxation or Therapeutic Massage to a Rejuvenating Facial, come escape the stress and rat-race in our Sanctuary of Restoration. Let us help you feel better now. Visit our Massage Therapies section to see all modalities offered. We look forward to helping you Be Well!

Alive & Well Therapies in Springfield, MO has a new web site!

aliveandwelltherapies — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:23:21 +0000

The team at Alive & Well in Springfield, MO is happy to announce our newly remodeled web site which now offers Instant! E-mail gift certificates which are sent instantly to the recipient of your choice! Visit our web site at www.aliveandwelltherapies.com, click on Gift Certificates, and explore our different therapies and modalities. We offer services for everyone! Thanks for visiting!