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Comment on You Can’t Live Without Sugar by Wayne Woodworth

Wayne Woodworth — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:31:59 +0000

I am addicted to sugar, so I do understand what you are saying. I believe that part of it is because of what the food processors have done to it. I also believe that when I get to the point where I can better control my diet that my brain chemistry will balance back out and I the addiction will end. I know it isn’t easy.

Comment on You Can’t Live Without Sugar by courtney

courtney — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:04:30 +0000

Your not taking into account people who are physically addicted to sugar because of the way their brain is set up. Similiar to alcoholics, most sugar addicts have neurotransmitters which malfunction and deplete the brain’s supply of serotonin and dopamine. When this happens, the brain is not operating at full capacity and is extremely sensitive to any substance which acts on these receptors in the slightest. Nothing is more dopamine, serotonin-enhancing than sugar, heroin, cocaine, alcohol etc. So that has NOTHING to do with self control. Those people are truly addicted and it makes it so much more shaming when others accuse them of not having enough self control. I hope you never have to experience that kind of nightmarish torture.

Comment on Why People Sometimes Feel Worse After a Massage by Wayne Woodworth

Wayne Woodworth — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:05:17 +0000

Let your massage therapist know how you now feel after the massage and see what they say. If you are in pain after a massage then it should go away by the next morning.

Comment on Why People Sometimes Feel Worse After a Massage by Jillian

Jillian — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:40:14 +0000

I’m so glad I stumbled upon this website.

I just came home from a half hour back and neck massage. I went from being uncomfortable to being in actual pain. I’m glad to know that things will get worse before they get better.

When do you suggest going for another session? Should I wait until the pain subsides or book another for next week?

Thanks!

Comment on Is Sleep Vital to Your Health? by Wayne Woodworth

Wayne Woodworth — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:25:09 +0000

Thanks for the comment Jane.

Comment on Is Sleep Vital to Your Health? by Jane K. Love

Jane K. Love — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:25:18 +0000

Of course yes! A good night’s sleep can make or break a day. If we wake up feeling refreshed, relaxed and ready to go we feel like we can accomplish anything. A restless night can lead to difficulty concentrating, headaches and feelings of depression.

Comment on Are We Sick Because Our Food Is Sick? by Wayne Woodworth

Wayne Woodworth — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:21:26 +0000

I have been looking at the ingredients in cat food and most of then have various forms of corn as the primary ingredients. The closest they get to meat is “chicken by-product meal” and animal fat. When was the last time you drove past a corn field and saw a cat shucking and chewing on a corn cob?
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Comment on The Role of Intention in Massage and Energy Healing by Wayne Woodworth

Wayne Woodworth — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:47:49 +0000

Thanks for the comment Iuliana. I agree with you. When I wrote this post a little more than a year ago I was reading a lot of posts on massage forums. The massage therapists writing the posts were all focusing on specific conditions and techniques. I was never a “technique” or “routine” person. In massage school I only did the technique while the instructor was paying attention and the rest of time my intent was to focus on the person I was working with. I believe that the therapist needs to focus on their client and less on their technique, and that is what I mean by intent. Now, a year later, I still believe that intent is more important than technique, only the intent has changed a little bit. Now the intent is like you and Atmara said, to create the space for something, or nothing, to happen and that whatever happens is exactly right for that person at this time.

Comment on The Role of Intention in Massage and Energy Healing by Iuliana

Iuliana — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:59:39 +0000

Hello,
I’m so happy I found your post, Wayne. My training in massage therapy was equal focused on technique and intention (plus other 10 principles which I had to keep during the treatment like breathing, flow, precision etc). I read few things on this subject, probably the best book I came across is The intention experiment, Lynne McTaggart.

However, over the years I became somehow a bit more careful when it comes to the subject of my intention onto the client, during the treatment. Atmara’s comment is somehow similar with what I do during my treatments. It’s a bit of combination of allowing the client to “just be” and I’m open to whatever the outcome the clients have, creating that space for them.
I came to this attitude after I studied Metamorphic Technique with Gaston St Pierre and also Rosen Method, both very gentle therapies in which the therapist is using awareness of the tiniest change/shift in client’s body and allowing and conducting those feelings and outcome to manifest whenever the client is ready. In metamorphic language, “the life force of the person having a treatment knows best” and we, therapists are there just as a channel to help them reach their true potential in this life (the transformation of caterpillar into butterfly).

The way I feel now about the subject of intention, is that the fact we are therapists we already have an “in build” system of good intention of helping people, however “a named, specific intention” of ours over the person (as simple as I want to help with this tension in the shoulders) may be more inferior and not needed if that person is not ready to reach that level. Being aware that their on in-build system of healing is working and we, therapists are there to enhance that force when needed is more effective in the way I practice.

Thank you for posting!

Comment on Why People Sometimes Feel Worse After a Massage by Wayne Woodworth

Wayne Woodworth — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:03:34 +0000

That’s exactly right. The garbage that is being removed comes out of cellular storage and has to pass through the rest of the body system to be eliminated. And it is usually in a relatively large quantity, so it has an effect. It is a choice of having flu-like symptoms for a day or two then feeling great versus feeling just mildly bad for a long time.