Do we truly know how fully capable and wondrous we are? That was the focus of Donna Caire’s presentation, the first in Our Place Studio’s series “Share the Health”. This educational series is aimed at inspiring the community to take responsibility for their health by learning all the wonderful ways in which we can support the marvelous intelligences of our inner world.
We are born with innate abilities to self-heal, self-repair and self-regulate for optimal health. We regulate our own body temperatures and blood pH so that our bodies can perform all the metabolic processes that keep us alive and moving. We have the ability to stop ourselves from bleeding to death, from holding on to too much fluid, to fight infections, to inhale life giving oxygen and exhale waste, to digest, eliminate and excrete – without even being aware of how we do these things!
Once we feel confident in ourselves, and trust our body’s processes, we can foster this innate ability through a simple but profound self care technique – belly massage. Why the belly? Because this is the main passage way of the flows that help our body pull off its amazing magic! In the abdomen, we find the major artery and vein of the circulatory system, more than 3/4ths of the lymph nodes in the body, all the nerves that feed the organs, 5 meridians, the digestive, assimilation and elimination system (also known as our “2nd brain”), and our reproductive system! Why wouldn’t you massage your belly is the better question!
Abdominal massage is an age-old technique that helps keep the inner organs freely moving and decongested. It can help alleviate symptoms rather than shut them up: when we feel pain or discomfort, it is very supportive to touch and massage these very intelligent and life-giving organs so they can receive the optimal nourishment and energy that allows them to continue to do the work they do!
Donna Caire has an Advanced Certifications in Arvigo Massage and Chi Nei Tsang, as well as certifications in Cranial Sacral Therapy, Herbal Studies, Nutrition and other healing modalities. If you missed Donna’s talk, she offers classes on abdominal massage as well as private sessions at her studio, Regeneration Springs (www.regenerationsprings.com).
Share the Health talks take place every Tuesday in June and July. Every talk benefits a local charity, picked by the featured speaker. Suggested donation per talk is $10, but any amount, no matter how big or small, is welcome! Check Our Place Studio’s website www.opcovington.com for more details on the series and the schedule of upcoming presentations.
Next week’s talk (June 18th) features Danny Burke: ‘Run Faster, Repair Injury & Hurt Less with Somatics’, to benefit the Covington Food Bank. The time will be 12 – 12:45 pm, so bring your lunch and your questions. Be ready to experience something fun, learn something new, and maybe even go home with coupons for healthy goodies! Next week’s column will feature Laura Warner with information on “Holistic Nutrition”.
