Hi everyone! My name is Stevi Gelinas and I live in northern New Hampshire. I am a self-employed Massage Therapist and Reiki practitioner. I am also a lifestyle educator for a wellness program called FirstLine Therapy.
My better half and I built a beautiful home on a mountain and live quite peacefully. I love hiking, rollerblading, yoga, massage, swimming, surfing (though not that good!), chess, and I snowboard in the winter.
I am thrilled to journey through this learning experience with all of you. I will look to you for inspiration and hope to inspire many of you on your path for health and wellness! Cheers.
Journey On Reflection
I fail at making time everyday to meditate and truly relax the muscles of my body. I feel that this is a common occurrence for many. Well, I woke this morning and made time and I feel great. I gave up caffeine and coffee 5 years ago because of the negative effects it had on my body so to jump start my body in the morning I will typically spend 5-10 minutes stretching. My better half cannot and will not start his day without the jolt of a very large cup of coffee. I have always wondered why this has become such a popular ritual (no judgement by the way!). I started this morning with a Journey On relaxation exercise and I feel ready for the day. It was a short 15 minutes of total relaxation but just enough for me to feel energized and not tired. I can tell that it was long enough for a parasympathetic response and therefore I find myself hungry!
The mind-body connection is truly under your control if you make it so. I was able to visualize the blood from my belly slowly moving up to my shoulders and down to my hands like molasses. And so it did. I felt the warmth in my shoulders and then in my arms and then down to hands. I felt the subtle energy waves travel not only that path but through my entire being. I enjoyed this relaxation exercise so I continued with it to my legs. As I imagined my blood flowing down my legs and into my feet I was able to feel a tingling in the arches of my feet. It was beautiful!
For anyone who is interested in giving this a try I have attached the link!
http://www.kushs.net/kaplan/HW420/JourneyOn.mp3
Love & Light
