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LIFESTYLE

Get Ready to Love February

Shoshana Frumkin
Guest Author
February 2008

Valentine’s Day is the day where we focus on love, and even though it is directed toward a special someone the attention to love in general is the healthiest healing for just about everything on the planet. The Beatles classic “All You Need is Love” is still a heart-warming favorite for generations and brings good feeling into the heart for most when they hear it.

How about this year we extend ourselves beyond that special someone and engage in unusual acts of kindness towards associates, coworkers, the folks who serve us coffee in the morning and even out right strangers? This could be the beginning of a new world order!

“What’s love got to do with it?” sang Tina Turner Plenty! Did you know that the feeling of love is what releases Serotonin, the feel-good chemical in the brain that also responds to chocolate, carbs, sugar, massage, laughter, exercise, aroma therapy, specific supplementation, meditation, positive visualization and affirmation, focused breathing , pleasurable intimacy, inspirational music, and beautiful surroundings?

Many people use prescription medication to up regulate and increase Serotonin production to lift mood, deal with depression and so on. I’m not suggesting that anyone go off medication I would simply point out that there are a vast array of alternatives that can contribute significantly to our overall well-being. Let February be your opportunity to make a love connection and try some new strategies.

Resources:

On the Spot Massage “relaxation station” – a mini-vacation for under $20 at the Emeryville Public Market Daily 11 a.m. -3 p.m. They also deliver their refreshing massage re-energizer to your location, request a quote on the website www.onthespotmassage.com.

Studio Rasa - yoga for all levels and styles as well as a variety of uplifting types of classes www.studiorasa.org

Charles Chocolates across the street from Starbucks on Hollis street www.charleschocolates/products.com.

Websites:

How love works: http://science.howstuffworks.com/love6.htm

Beyond a box of chocolates (alternatives for Valentine’s Day) http://www.terrawellington.com/Column2005/020705.htm

Take care of the body, it’s where you live.

Shoshana Frumkin CNC, CMT, is the President and Founder of On the Spot Massage at Work. You can contact her at shoshana@onthespotmassage.com, or www.onthespotmassage.com.