Check out Hannah Sowd’s advice for combating dry skin as featured in the Examiner: “Wear your SPF! Not only will it protect your skin from the winter sun in San Francisco but physical sun blocks help shield your skin from the wind and harsh winter climate. I love Aveeno Positively Radiant Tinted Moisturizer with SPF [...]
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Your Healthy Skin: Oil for Skin Care
by Hannah Sowd, Resident Practitioner at The Blue Buddha (Esthetician & Massage Therapist) Oil for your skin? Yes! Many oils are beneficial for your body, both inside and out. Every oil has different properties and many can improve the health and beauty of your skin. Olive Oil Olive oil has a very thick consistency. It [...]
In the Treatment Room: Living with Kindness
by Erik Everts, Founder/The Blue Buddha I’m currently reading the book “Living with Kindness; The Buddha’s Teaching on Metta” by Sangharakshita. I picked up this book on my little excursion to Big Sur over the July 4th weekend. It was my first time there and, of course, it was breathtaking. One of the foundations [...]
Eight Verses for Training the Mind
I’m not sure where I got this from. I do know that it hangs in front of me in my little home office. It’s been there for so long now, just dangling in front of my face quietly hoping that I would give it more attention. There is the idea of out of sight out [...]
The Educated Client: Soft Tissue Healing
The Soft Tissue Healing and Inflammation Process A simple explanation of what happens when we injure ourselves as described by John Ellis, Tui Na Instructor Stage One, Acute Inflammation-Red, warm, swollen, pain, loss of range of motion and strength What’s Happening: Injury area is being “sealed off”, cleaned up and set up for repair. This stage [...]
The Educated Client: Muscle Imbalances
The root of the following information is provided by my Therapeutic Shiatsu Mentor, BJ Green (who is nothing short of brilliant) As in life BALANCE is the name of the game. Most Musculoskeletal Conditions show patterns of muscle imbalance. When a client presents with a tight neck, shoulder, mid-back, low back, etc. there is far [...]
The Blue Buddha Has Arrived.
Siri Hanson is accepting appointments beginning Tuesday, March 8. Erik Everts will officially begin seeing clients on Sunday, March 20. Stay tuned to the blog for all updates, news and health & wellness information to inform and inspire written by Erik Everts. Today I am the proud father of a bouncing blue baby Buddha. :)
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