Yoga Explained
During sessions, I often suggest stretches that are connected with movements and postures in yoga. These can be done anytime without any formal practice. If the idea of yoga intimidates…
On your own time… Recommended Yoga Classes
While having the attentiveness of an experienced instructor available is ideal, the beauty of practicing at home is that you have more freedom to adjust your pacing or position. You…
Letting in grief
Sharing this conversation between Joon Park, hospital chaplain and Til Luchau bodyworker and host of The Thinking Practitioner Podcast. The discuss Park’s book As Long as You Need, on grief…
Exploring Movement with Assisted Stretching
Want to be stretched? If you have specific goals of improving your flexibility, posture, joint mobility or if you feel like you can never quite stretch deeply enough, we can…
beyond boundaries…
Honoring the great humble teacher Thich Nhât Hanh as he passes through another doorway. Yes, that’s my snail.
Cranial Sacral Balancing
Sharing this for those of you curious about receiving cranial sacral therapy. It can be a profound step in bringing your body back into balance. Cranial sacral, or craniosacral, therapy assists…
Happy baby pose
Ananda Balasana, a.k.a. Happy Baby is my go-to pose to relieve low back and upper glute strain. Flattening back to the ground will add length to lumbar spine and hamstring…
Abdominal massage & connecting to our core
A lot of clients have been asking about abdominal massage and I feel compelled to shed some light on this often neglected area. Usually in an hour long session I…
Don’t let the winter dry you out
If you’re feeling tired, cramped, or stiff this season, my best advice is to hydrate your tissue. It’s natural for our tissue to feel more taught now. We tend to…
Between a calf and a hard place
The outer edges of the lower legs are a tricky place to really get a deep stretch, but they’re often in need of some loosening on most of us. The peroneal muscles,…
“The body should not be rejected”
A reminder from the new book of a teacher of mine: “…When we feel that love [divine love/ love without object], our entire being becomes that love and the channels in…
Yummy side stretches
I keep finding myself recommending that clients lengthen their side body and stretch their infraspinatus, the muscle that covers the lower part of the scapula. When clients experience tingling down…
Opening the chest to unround the shoulders
Stretching areas that were worked and need lengthening after a session enhances the effects post massage. Whether you’re sitting at a desk or actively using your arms to reach and pull, these two…
Emily Luhrs Massage & Cranial Sacral Therapy 