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Live a little, play a little, sing a little and dance....

5/11/2018

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Last night I read these words:
"I touched my chapped and peeling lips carefully with my fingers and winced…
“Your body is trying to tell you something,” Ani said as she held up the mirror to so I could see my face.
I was shocked to notice that my lips were swollen bright red.  They were even cracked and bleeding from when I had tried to widen them into a smile.
“Oh, Ani, they are so sore.”
“Why have you not tended to them?” Ani asked.
“I was busy with other things, I guess.”  I looked at her sheepishly.
“When you refuse to learn a lesson in this life, because you’re too busy, or because you’re afraid, or because you don’t know how to stop doing a certain activity, the body takes over and begins to teach you.”
“What does that have to do with chapped lips?”
”Chapped lips, colds, fevers, accidents – whatever you ask for, your body gives you"."  Abridged except from Chapter 8, Windhorse Woman by Lynn V. Andrews

 
I was touched by the wisdom of these words.   How often have I refused to listen to my own inner knowing,  or not tended to my own needs, let myself get too busy, and obstinately continue on with habits that were not good for me.   It really is like going against my inner guidance and the natural flow of life.
 
A question comes to mind:  am I affirming life (my natural wisdom) and what I really want; or am I going against it?    It’s an interesting thought, isn’t it?
 

Let us say you wake up in the morning with 10 units of energy to spend through the day.   You decide you want to use the energy to make up a website.    Here’s how you spend your units:


  • Play a card game on the computer every hour for 10 minutes  - 2 units
  • Phone a friend to say how difficult it is to make a website – 1 unit
  • Look at the website template and feel overwhelmed – 5 units
  • Go out for coffee – 1 unit
  • Not sure what you want to say on your website and “trying” to think something up – 1 unit
  • No energy left – give up and do something else.
 
Now here is a different scenario….
  • Actually read the training blogs and watch the training videos on how to make a website – 4 units
  • Make a plan of what you want on the website - 2 units
  • Look at other websites to see what resonates with you – i.e. what you really like and what you don’t like on a website - 2 units
  • Find some cool pictures that really reflect the feeling of what you to do, to put up on the website – 2 units
  • Plan to have a short walk part way through the day to refresh the mind  (consolidate ideas) - gain 6 units (so you are back up to 10 units)
  • Eat good food so you have the physical energy to do the work - gain 1 unit
  • Prepare your website layout template - 4 units
  • Write up your website and insert pictures - 5 units
  • Do your website optimisation - 1 unit
  • With a feeling of hopeful excitement, publish your website – gain 1 unit
  • Talk to a friend about how excited you are – gain 2 units (so now you have a 3 unit credit which you can use tomorrow)
Now your energy is going in the right direction – focused, aligned with yourself.   And it feels good, doesn't it?

Elayne is a massage therapist and hypnotherapist.   Why not book a session with her and get a charge up in the session?
 


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Womens Restorative Chi Kung One Day Workshop

9/10/2018

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Take time out
Connect
Nurture yourself
Relax
Rejuvenate.....

The one day workshop on Saturday the 20th October focuses on transforming stress and negative energy, into positive energy and vitality.

The workshop covers:

* The gentle stretches to release physical tension
* The Inner Smile Meditation
* The Microcosmic Orbit
* The 6 Healing Sounds
* Restorative Chi kung.
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Date:     Saturday the 20th October 2018 9 am - 5 pm
Cost $100

Venue:  Nelson (address to be advised)
Bring:    Comfortable clothes and food for shared meals
Bookings essential - just click on the book now button below and send me an email with your details.​

    Please complete the form below to register

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Women's One Day Restorative Chi Kung Workshop

9/9/2018

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Take time out for yourself
Connect
Relax
Rejuvenate.....


This one day workshop on Saturday the 20th October focuses on pampering you!   

The workshop covers:

* The gentle stretches to release physical tension
* The Inner Smile Meditation
* The Microcosmic Orbit
* The 6 Healing Sounds
* Restorative Chi kung.

There may be some women who cannot do a long day due to family commitments, so there are two options for the course:-
a) 9 am - 5 p.m. with a shared lunch $100 (you won't get to do the Restorative Chi Kung/Six Healing Sounds in the evening)
b) 9 am - 9 pm with shared lunch and dinner $150 which includes the Restorative Chi Kung and Six Healing Sounds.

If you book 1 week in advance you can take $25 off the price and if you bring an extra full paying person you can take a further $25 off the price.

Date:     Saturday the 20th October 2018
Venue:  Nelson (address to be advised)
Bring:    Comfortable clothes and food for shared meals
​BOOK NOW

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How to reframe stress in 3 easy steps

28/7/2018

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Stress appears in all shapes and forms in our lives.  But do you know what causes stress? It’s the meaning we give to our situation.  "Really" you say, well just stay with me for a minute and I'll explain....
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If your car breaks down you could choose to judge the situation as “bad” and choose to feel angry and frustrated.  Your agitation puts your adrenal glands in ‘fight or flight’ mode, it pumps out cortisol, your digestive system shuts down, you pace the pavement, and you are hyped up.  

Alternatively, you could choose to withhold judgement, and choose to stay calm, call the breakdown service and meditate while you wait.

Things happen in our lives, sometimes as a response to our own actions, or the actions of others, or things happen just because they do!    We cannot control what happens, but we can choose how to respond to it. And how we respond affects the outcome.

Here is a simple technique which will help you to reframe stress:
Take 5 deep slow breaths, filling up your lungs and your belly like a balloon. This calms the autonomic nervous system.
  1. Now reframe your response to the situation. Ask yourself these questions:
    1. What is the benefit of this situation?
    2. How will this serve me?
    3. What lessons am I getting that will help me in the future?
    4. What do I need to learn to move forward?
  2. Did you know that expressing gratitude causes the brain to release a chemical called DHEA?  This chemical neutralises cortisol (the stress hormone). So start to focus on what you are grateful for:
    1. In this situation.
    2. Expand the gratitude to what you have at home, or the sunny day, for food in your tummy.
    3. Feel the feelings of gratitude (let gratitude lift your attitude) then the DHEA comes in.
  3. Move your body – yes, go for a walk and physically move! It enables the body to clear the cortisol and pumps the DHEA chemical around your body, making you feel better.
  4. ​
 Change the meaning – change the feeling – get a different outcome!

If you feel stressed and anxious and want to feel better, book a relaxation massage or hypnotherapy session with Elayne.    

The article above was inspired by this video.


Beginner's Massage Classes - Option 1:  1/2 September 
Option 2:  6/7 October
Intermediate Massage Classes - 18/19 August
Crystal Healing one day workshop - one day workshop 15/9/18
Restorative Chi Kung Classes for Women - 4 weekly classes starting 4/9/18 6.30 - 8 pm

Massage special offer until end of August - $60 for a one hour massage (usually $70).  Pick one of these:
Back, neck and shoulder massage
Aromatherapy relaxation massage
Pregnancy massage

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Courses Coming Up & Massage Special Offer

10/7/2018

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Take a look at my courses coming up over the next few months....

Restorative Chi Kung for Women - 4 weekly classes starting Tuesday 17th July 6.30-8 p.m.  This restorative chi kung course focuses on women's health and well being.  Nurture yourself with gentle exercises which activate your body's energy to heal and restore itself.   
 
Beginners Massage Courses - Course 1 - 1/2 September, and Course 2 - 5/6 October.  Would you like to give a friend a massage, but don't know the correct techniques?  This two day massage course will teach you everything you need to know to create a superb massage.   It is designed especially for complete beginners.   Come on your own or bring a friend.    Before you know it, you will be giving the best relaxation massage to all your family and friends!   Early bird price available. 
 
 Intermediate Massage Course - 18/19th August.    This is for people who have already completed a massage course want to develop more skills, or to gain more confidence. 

Massage for Couples Course - This weekend course teaches you and your partner how to give and receive massage. No prior experience is needed, just a willingness to give it a go. It is a private course – just for two people and you have the exclusive tuition of Elayne.​  Stay in my bnb, and make the weekend a special treat for you both. 

Crystal Healing Course -  Saturday 15th September.  This is an introductory course for anyone who wants to learn about Crystals or Healing.    Develop your intuition and work with crystals.  
 
My massage special offer for July is $60 for a one hour massage.   Book here.

Click on any of the links above to find out more information.

Elayne

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How to recharge your energy in 4 easy steps

1/6/2018

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Do you feel like your batteries are running low?  Would you like to have more energy?
 
We think we get our energy from just our food.   However have you noticed how much more energised you feel when you have been walking in nature?   It feels good, doesn't it?
 
The Chinese say that we receive our energy through the following routes:

  • enjoying nature (walking, swimming, gardening)
  • eating healthy food slowly
  • drinking water
  • breathing properly
  • cultivating our energy through the practice of chi kung

Lets look at each one of these for a few minutes....
 
When I talk about enjoying nature, I mean really enjoying it.   It is no good walking through a park and thinking about your grocery list - you are not really there.    It works when you really participate with and enjoy the nature around you, like a good walk on the beach with a sea breeze and waves crashing on the shore.
 
Did you know that you can increase your energy levels by eating your food slowly?  Paul McKenna says in his book "I Can Make you Thin" place the food in your mouth, put your knife and fork down, taste the food, chew it 20 times, swallow and then take the next piece of food.  You will find that a) you eat less food and b) you will have more energy.  Try it and find out for yourself.
 
Breathing... stop a moment and notice how you are breathing.  Are you breathing in your upper chest, or do you breathe deep breaths right down to your belly?    Oxygen gives us energy.  Take a few minutes to breathe deeply and notice the difference in your energy levels - you will feel more relaxed too.   
 
Opening your energy system through chi kung.   Wikepedia gives this definition of chi kung: "Qigong, qi gong, chi kung, or chi gung is a holistic system of coordinated body posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used in the belief that it promotes health, spirituality, and martial arts training".   Tai chi is a form of chi kung and so are the martial arts - you remember the Karate Kid movie?    There are many forms and schools of chi kung, so you can choose from something very easy, to a full on exercise programme (although its much more than that!). 

If you are a woman, would you like to experience Restorative Chi Kung with me on Tuesday nights starting the 12th June?  I am running some beginners classes in my home for four weeks.   You can recharge your batteries without a hard workout and learn about your unique energy system.     
Click here for more information.
 
Elayne 

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How some anxiety and stress can make you stronger...

10/4/2018

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Stress and anxiety are not pleasant feelings to experience are they?  Most people know that long term, they are not good for our health.   

Fortunately most forms of anxiety and stress can be turned around and used to make us stronger.

Anxiety is a build up of energy, coming up in response to something going on around us.  We might feel we are not coping and this brings up fear, shortness of breath, and other physiological responses.   

I am always interested in the different ways people deal with anxiety and stress, and recently I watched a video by
 Kerwin Rae which had an interesting take on it. He says:

1.  Breathe deeply and slowly.   This calms our nervous system and enables oxygen to get to all our organs.   It helps us to get back into a calm and even flow.    I have noticed when I give massage how often people breathe in their upper chest with shallow breaths, as soon as they start breathing deeply, right down into their bellies, they start to relax.   It helps them get back into their bodies.

2.  Kerwin says that we need to neutralise what is causing us to be anxious by asking these questions:
  • What is the benefit of this?
  • How is it serving me?
  • What is this giving me, that I didn't have before?
  • What lessons am I going to take from this experience, which will allow me to be better what what I am going to do to move forward?
Through answering these questions we start to feel more in control, learn new ways of responding to situations and become stronger.

Please feel free to share this with your family and friends.

Elayne

Note:  If you have long term anxiety, it doesn't have to be this way.  There is lots of professional help out there and most people start by visiting their GP, a Counsellor or Psychologist.

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The Power of Touch

24/2/2018

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Greg & Heidi with a Feel Good Story of the Day. "The Rescuing Hug Story."  
This is an amazing story of twin baby girls. One baby was not expected to live. A hospital nurse fought to put them in the same incubator. The stronger baby wrapped her arm around her sister, and her touch allowed the struggling baby's heart to stabilize and her temperature to return to normal.  (Copied from 96.1 WSRS facebook page)

I had a friend who had had a fall and hurt her arm. She had a wrist support on and I asked to have a look at it. It was swollen and tender to touch, so I asked her if I could rub some Lavender oil into it. As I was massaging her, I felt her relax and she said “that feels so nice”.
Caring touch feels good, doesn't it?


Touch is a connection between two people in which
• Enables our bodies to relax
• Releases happy endorphins into the body
• Makes a person feel accepted and cared for.

Most of us enjoy touch but busy lives, living alone or lack of disposable income makes touch out of reach.... Here's how you can bring it back in.

• Giving a hug to greet a friend
• Rubbing a sore neck to release tension
• Cuddle your child while reading them a story
• Set up a date night with your partner and massage each other
• Stroking your cat or a pet
• Holding a hand when someone is upset

Anyone can touch or massage. We instinctively know how to do it. However some basic training can give you some specific effective techniques and also help you to feel more confident when working with another person’s body. Techniques like:

• How to cover and uncover the body
• Questions to ask to find out what the recipient really likes (otherwise they won’t let you massage them again)
• Knowing what oils or waxes to use
• Different types of touch, pressure and massage movements
• Having safe boundaries.

The best way to begin is with a simple hand or foot massage. It is non-invasive and helps build a trusting relationship between you both. Use a little bit of oil or talcum powder and play with different types of touch. Have fun with it, and share how it feels. Give yourself time to get confident and choose a person who enjoys receiving massage to start with.   Then is good for both of you, isn't it?

Later, you can build up to an arm or a leg, neck and shoulders or head. If you find massage is what you like to do, you could read books on massage or do a course to get some effective techniques.

If you want to learn how to massage why not come on a course? Click here for more information and to enroll.

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Elayne's Newletter

28/7/2017

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Exciting times are ahead for me! You may have heard by now that I am going to the UK for a few months with my travel buddy, Annie.   We leave Nelson on the 4th September and return to New Zealand on the 31st January 2018.   

Over the years Annie and I have completed a number of road trips in New Zealand and the UK. Travel is a fresh source of inspiration for us both, a time of learning, gathering new energies and adventure.   I have to say it is quite a passion for us both!

On this particular trip we are heading to the States first and exploring Maryland which is near New York for two weeks.   Then we fly to Manchester and will be staying with my Uncle in Yorkshire for a while.  He also works in Natural Therapies so we have lots in common.    

​Once we have brought a car, we shall be off tripping around the country - just following our intuition, staying with friends/family or in youth hostels.   We may also do some house-sitting and work if it appears.  We are both quite open to whatever the universe holds for us!

If you would like to follow us around I will be writing a travel blog and posting it every 1-2 weeks.   Click here to join the mailing list.

Thanks to all my superb helpers/movers, I packed up my lovely house in Tasman Street a couple of weeks ago.   My furniture is now in storage and I am now house sitting/working at 9 Crown Terrace, Britannia Heights, Nelson.  Its a beautiful modern house with stunning views of Nelson - open and spacious.   I have a wonderful room to do my massage work in which even has its own private ensuite!   Lucky me.

I am still giving massages and healing up to the end of August - times are 3.30, 6.15 or 7.30 p.m.   Spaces are going fast - there is only one space left next week - but there are plenty more available in the weeks after that. My special offer of $55 for a one hour session will continue through the month of August.   So click here to go on line and make your booking, or txt me on 0212211949 (once they are gone, they are gone).

I will be sending through a final email before I leave New Zealand to say goodbye and Ill give you some names of other excellent massage therapists too.   

Elayne

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Its not what you eat, its how you eat

20/4/2017

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Its natural to eat when we are hungry and stop when we feel satisfied.   And its not rocket science to know that if we take in more calories than we need each day, we will gain weight.   However, we still go against our body's natural signals in the following ways….
1.  Many of us have been trained to eat everything on our plates – even if we are full
2.  We eat in a hurry so we can get back to work
3.  Our internal thermostat, which lets us know we are full, is overridden and eventually gets de-sensitised
4.  We stand at the kitchen sink and eat
5.  We multi-task when we eat and when we have distractions (tv, internet) we don't notice what we eat, or how much we are eating
6.  We have forgotten what “full” feels like.
 
Being full means “I am satisfied – that’s enough food for now”.
 
Our stomach can tell us when we are full and we can respond to its signals.   The way to do this is to remove all distractions, clear the table, sit down, slow down and focus on eating our meal.  When we are full there is a gentle, clear, satisfied sensation in the solar plexus area.   It tells us to stop eating now!

You will notice that once you are full, each subsequent bite is a little less enjoyable than the one before.   Pay attention and it  becomes obvious.    This is why conscious slow eating is so important.  Slow down.

Your solar plexus area gets more and more uncomfortable once you are full - put your food to one side and wait 15-30 minutes.   If still you feel hungry then, eat again.

Here’s the food scale:
1   I couldn’t fit another thing in
2   Overstuffed
3   Uncomfortable
4   Full
5   Comfortable and contented
6   Neutral
7   Slightly hungry
8   Hungry
9   The hoover
10 I am going to pass out


If we listen, the body can tell us what to eat and how much - its natural after all! By paying attention, we can easily recognise when we are full and stop eating.  

Elayne teaches Weight Loss classes.   Her next course on the 6th May Click here
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Elayne Lane is a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist.  She is also qualified in Massage, Aromatherapy, Reiki, Kinesiology and Chi Nei Tsang
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