Covid is airborne, open a window
Indoor air quality (IAQ) has been on a lot of our minds this past year as we navigate being in the midst of a viral pandemic that travels through exhalations, talking, singing, shouting, sneezing, and coughing. Teams of scientists in the fields of epidemiology, public health, aerosols, fluid mechanics, and [...]
A Holistic Approach to Plantar Fasciitis
In sixteen years of hanging out with feet I've seen my share of plantar fasciitis and other painful foot conditions. Let me walk you through the most common risk factors I see contributing to plantar fasciitis, ways to address them, what goes into determining a reflexology diagnosis*, and some suggestions [...]
Ventilation in the Wellness Studio
What's the owner of a wellness studio to do when an airborne virus turns into a pandemic? I've asked myself this question sooo many times, read through hundreds of research papers and articles, then sat down and crunched some serious math. I thought I'd share the evolution of my [...]
Eat the Weeds
Last Fall I enrolled in the East West School of Planetary Herbology to complete the herbal training I started a couple decades ago. My assignment for the lesson on Using Foods as Medicine was to use three (3) local herbs, from my garden or wildcrafted in my area, in my diet [...]
Why is my foot pain worse around ovulation?
Estrogen influences the musculoskeletal system in several ways: strengthening bone mass, assisting in building muscle mass and strength, and decreasing stiffness in the tendons and ligaments. The first two are great: strong bones? Yes! Strong muscles? Yaay! Supple tendons and ligaments? Eh, not so much! When estrogen is particularly high, [...]
Essential Oils in the Navel?
Aromatherapy, the therapeutic use of essential oils to heal mind, body, and spirit, is one of my favorite things. I love that thousands of my clients have found these powerful, aromatic plants to be key allies in their wellness plans. One of the challenges most newbies to the world [...]