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Make Your Own Massage Oil!

torqtherapy — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:57 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day! Watch this video to learn how to make your own warming massage oil that’s completely organic and edible! Hope it spices up your love life.

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Labor Induction Massage

torqtherapy — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:44:29 +0000

The other day, I got a request from a mom that’s not typical for me: would I be will be willing to help her induce labor of her baby? Most of my time is spent massaging pregnant women, up until they give birth, and then some postpartum massages to help their bodies restore and get their energy back up. Very rarely do I get asked to induce childbirth. However, this mom had a very good reason: she wanted to avoid a hospital induction and the drug Pitocin. She had been diagnosed with gestational diabetes five months into her pregnancy, and because of this diagnosis, her doctor mandated she’d have to be induced to avoid any health complications.

I have to give thanks to my Essential Oils Expert, Jesselynn, for helping me out: she advised using the essential oil, Clarysage, because it is a uterine tonic. While clarysage smells beautiful: crisp, clear, and slightly flowery, it is also a natural inducer to help start labor.

Part of my pregnancy Thai yoga massage training includes knowing which accupressure points NOT to stimulate, for fear of aborting the baby. However, when you’ve approached your 40 weeks, and with my client’s looming hospital induction pressure, I set about stimulating the heck out of my momma! I used plenty of Clarysage essential oil — rubbing drops into her skin, while keeping her warm, and pushing the energy downward to help the baby drop.

In this video, an acupuncturist demonstrates some of the accupressure points to stimulate labor:

I have to admit that my full-body massage involved a lot more points that what’s in that video, and I also set the intention of rejuvenating my client so she would be energetically “up” for what lay ahead. She’d built up quite a few knots in her neck and shoulders from carrying the baby, so a full-body Thai Yoga massage also helped her loosen up and relax into her body, which is crucial when you’re about to get primal!

A couple of days later, and just one day before her hospital induction date, I happily received this nice email from my client:

Just wanted to say thank you for the inducement massage. I am very happy to announce that my baby girl was born yesterday morning at 1:23 am. I’ll contact you later on for a post pregnacy massage. Thanks again.

And a nice word from her 15 year old daughter, who watched during my massage, and who I explained all the points to press on her momma (I ordered her to do it hourly, if possible!):

Thank you for giving my mommy the massage.

And finally, the little girl born…please meet Dahlia Ava Ortega, born (natually!) 1/30/12 1:23 am

Essential Oils That Help During Childbirth

torqtherapy — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:57:06 +0000

Many of our mothers choose to bring along essential oils as part of their hospital labor gear. Essential oils are a very nice way to make a hospital room familiar and comforting. Our moms pack in their favorite smelling oils, along with their fuzzy slippers, and a change of clothes.

Prepare for your childbirth with a few of our favorite essential oils, in this short video with Jesselynn:

Clary Sage: a uterine tonic that speeds up or induces labor.
DoTerra’s Balance Essential Oil Blend: to help calm and focus the mom during labor.
Peppermint: gives invigorating energy for you! Also great for back pain.
DoTerra’s Deep Blue Essential Oils Blend: to avoid back labor.
Helichrysum: to avoid or minimize perineal tearing. Also helps you heal faster after birth.

For more information, or to order online, please visit our Store.

Are Essential Oils Safe During Pregnancy?

torqtherapy — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:41:34 +0000

Often, pregnant women and mothers are looking for natural home remedies, and would like a nice-smelling way to relax. In particular, essential oils, whether diffused into the air, or used in a massage, is a very good choice.

Not all essential oils are suitable however. In this short video, Jesselynn, our Essential Oils Expert, provides a comprehensive list of essentials oils that should be avoided while you’re pregnant:

Please see our other videos for the types of essential oil remedies suitable for pregnant women. For further information, or to order online, please go to our Store.

Essential Oil Remedies for Newborn Babies

torqtherapy — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:22:56 +0000

No matter how smooth your delivery was, it’s not easy for a baby to adjust to the great, wide world! Here’s a video, with Jesselynn, of some wonderfully natural remedies to help your newborn with his/her transition:

For the umbilical cord — Myrrh essential oil serves as a liquid “Band-Aid” that prevents infection and is very soothing.
Birth Trauma Relief — use DoTerra’s Balance and AromaTouch essential oils blends to help ground your baby, after labor. Helps calm and relax your baby.
To Calm Your Baby — use Frankincense essential oil.

For more information, or to order online, please visit our Store.

Workout Myth: Working Out Harder is Better For You

torqtherapy — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:55:26 +0000

I meet a great many mommas — some of which who’s babies are no longer babies, but toddlers (and then some!) — who desperately want to get back to their dress size prior to becoming pregnant. I totally understand wanting your figure back, however, these mommas seem to be pushing themselves to the max when it comes to exercising hard: boxing, cardio, bootcamps, etc., 6-7 days per week! And yet they cannot seem to push through a certain weight and drop back to their “old” figure. Why?

Here, in this short video, Jaime, our Nutritionist, explains why:

On a total side note: this topic makes me recall a time when I dropped weight rapidly. The funny thing is, I wasn’t intending or needing to, but here’s what happened…. Back in the summer of ’02, a good friend asked if I’d be up for semi-private swim lessons. Both he and I had spent years being hydrophobic, since we grew up geeks, wearing glasses throughout junior high, and high school. I’d just had the LASIK eye surgery, and this operation phenomenally released my old exercise inhibitions, so I said yes. After 5 lessons, I was swimming like a fish, and enjoyed myself so much that I found myself swimming with zestful joy 6 days per week! I had simply falling in love with swimming! Trust me when I say I’m not the type of competitive swimmer who pushes herself harder and faster each workout; my goal was to ENJOY myself, and there were times when I just played in the pool.

By August, however, when LA’s weather dipped to cooler temperatures, I fished out (haha, pun intended) my corduroy trousers, and lo and behold, found that they no longer fit! The waistline was much too big, and I found that I’d reduced my dress size from an 8 to a 4 — all because I’d fallen in love with a sport. Swimming had completely overhauled my metabolism, and now I was never bloated after a meal, had a 4-pack for the first time in my life, and my period’s were short and painless! WOW!

So good luck to all the ladies who want to drop holiday or pregnancy weight in a healthy manner: find an activity that you’re happy doing, and which is suited for your body. Focus on enjoying this regular activity rather than watching the scale, and in a few months, see how your figure’s transformed itself.

Numerology for January 2012: Initiation and Creative Cooperation

torqtherapy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:48:43 +0000

We are off and running in a new energy matrix, and there is an empowered potential to manifest swift and sweeping change in our lives. The number 1 of January deals with issues of independence and self-reliance. Whatever goals and visions you have for the New Year, be sure they are structured in a way which allows you to maintain the bottom line of responsibility. A new frequency of energy is being released on the planet, and not everyone is presently capable of harmonizing with this energy. This creates the potential of a “capacity gap.” Your best friend may truly want to stop by everyday while you are out of town to feed your goldfish, but when you get back after 2 weeks, they may be floating on the water instead of swimming in it. This example may be of small consequence (you can pray for the fish and send them onward), however there can be other circumstances which, when left unattended, would wreak havoc in your life. For example, scuba divers always carry a small reserve air tank, just in case something goes wrong with the main air supply. Having a back-up plan and back-up supplies is a good rule of thumb for this year.

Auspicious Days

The month of January is a fantastic time to boldly set forth your well thought out plans, and there are six highly auspicious days for any new venture. These days are the 6th, 8th, 15th, 17th, 24th, and 26th. Two of these dates fall on a Sunday, which is perfect for a traditional wedding day.

Serendipitous Connections

On another positive note, 2012 is going to be one of the best hook-up years in a long time. If you can’t get lucky in 2012 you must be eating the wrong breakfast cereal. We are longing at this time to co-create with others, and there will be many serendipitous connections as the year unfolds. Use the power of your Positive Mind to affirm, “I co-create with others of a similar caliber and integrity.” This will help you to filter out people who are not competent to keep pace with you. Self-kindness is keynote now, and it serves no higher purpose to get caught up in someone else’s emotional drama. Remember, the drowning man will often want to take you down with him.

Balance and Boundaries

Balance and boundaries are part of your GPS navigational system, and as you approach every new person and opportunity you can ask yourself the question,“Will I be able to maintain my balance in relation to this person or situation?” If the answer is even a “maybe,” give yourself time and space to determine your response. There is an advantage to pausing when possible, as events will be unfolding so swiftly that pausing will allow the right information to come to you just in time. Another approach is to send your Guardian Angel a psychic e-mail and ask, “If there is a trap door here, please reveal the truth to me.” This way nobody has to get hurt.

Banding Together

As we maneuver through January it is important to remember that the Gift number (last two digits of the year) for 2012 is a 12. The number 12 represents tribes, and people will be banding together for a combined vision or purpose. Something you just absolutely must watch is a Youtube video which illustrates this perfectly. The Judds’ “Love Can Build a Bridge” filmed in Arizona illustrates the highest octave potential for humanity in the year of 2012. Fascinatingly enough, we can also see the number 12 as a 3 (1+2=3), and number 3 represents children. In this video it is also the children who are the peacemakers.

Impulsive Energy

Looking further into January, and our theme of initiation and creative cooperation, it is important to be aware that there is an ever present prevailing wind at play. The name of that particular wind is “Impulsiveness!” We will be experiencing an extra surge of impulsive energy in the months of March, June, and September, as these are all months when the Fire Element will spike in intensity. Note on the top of your calendar for these 3 months, “I will not be impulsive!” This will serve to remind you that everything you may be feeling at these times is not so much about you; it has more to do with an emotional rip-tide that needs to be waited out and not jumped into. You may have gone to the beach on occasion and seen a sign that reads, “No Life Guard on Duty, Swim at Your Own Risk.”

To further illustrate this point I will share with you one of my favorite TV series. It is a reality show called “16 and Pregnant.” This series is brilliant in revealing the lives of teenage girls who unexpectedly and not wanting to, got pregnant at the age of 16. It shows the day-to-day struggles of the boyfriend and girlfriend who are feeling a bit over their heads in a phase of life that is usually better handled as an adult. As I was watching one episode a young girl named Miranda was talking to a girlfriend over lunch about how difficult it was dealing with being a young mother and not having very much emotional support. As Miranda spoke to her friend she said, “You know, I just wish I had a rewind switch.” Her friend paused, and then replied, “Miranda, we all wish we had a rewind switch.”

Let’s make 2012 the year of a positive projection that is in harmony with our spirit, and may we securely manifest and maintain that projection.

“Every individual, right or wrong, good or bad, has a mission. Every mission has a magnitude. And every magnitude of mission requires manners and attitude. You can desire and deserve something, but if you don’t have the attitude and the manners to accomplish or maintain it, you won’t keep it.” Yogi Bhajan 9-21-1991

Would you like to know more? Nam Hari can do a personal reading for you over the phone. Hidden away in the numbers of your birth date are the secrets to your life’s happiness and greatest potential. Nam Hari specializes in the area of relationships, and by understanding the parallel and diagonal lines of energy between you and another person, your chances for success are greatly enhanced. Information is power, and the time is now! Call 310-202-8937 or 575-305-0017. Email: namhari17@gmail

Numerology Forecast for 2012

torqtherapy — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:40:28 +0000

Earth Changes : Tribal Connection : Inclusiveness

By Nam Hari Kaur Khalsa

The calendar year of 2012 is a time of dramatic change on planet Earth. We will be challenged on every level to adapt and maneuver through rapidly changing circumstances and social unrest. Why so? The overall number for the year is a 5 (2+0+1+2=5), and 5 represents a restless intensity which seeks to express itself through bold action and impulsive behavior. There is drama at play in a “no holds barred” arena when number 5 lets loose.

We are seeing the result of this as people have become increasingly frustrated with the present structures of education, medicine, finance, and government. Five represents revolt, and as sections of our society are feeling ignored or unheard we can expect to see a greater use of force by different factions. Currently the protests are peaceful, and will hopefully remain so, however 5 is known as the “wild card” number. This means anything can happen. The native American Indians have an expression which says, “Pray to God, and paddle away from the rocks.”

As we venture forth into this fantastic new landscape, it is important to know that there really is a higher plan and purpose at work. It just may be difficult at times to distinguish exactly what that higher plan is. So, I will tell you one of the most important reasons for the changes to come next year: in a word, “inclusiveness.”

Our present societal structure has disenfranchised masses of people who are now at a breaking point, and feel as though they have nothing left to lose. It is a very dangerous situation to have large groups of people who feel as though they are not included, or even heard, and therefore are willing to take stronger measures in order to have their voices acknowledged. Imagine if you couldn’t afford to properly feed your children, or buy them a winter coat. How far might you go to remedy the situation? This is where we must next look to the Gift number for the year, which is a 12. The number 12 represents tribes, and the need for people to band together for nurturing and protection. As events unfold in 2012 we will see the necessity for people of similar geography, interest, and purpose banding together to help one another. Twelve reduces down to 3, and number 3 represents issues of nurturing, creativity, and the “Positive Mind” in yogic terminology. The Positive Mind is an aspect of our thought process which says, “There are no problems, only solutions!” We will need this “can do” spirit to respond creatively and consciously to rapidly changing circumstances. In our emerging tribal paradigm there will be the opportunity to dip into the wellspring of what is called the “collective pool of intelligence.” Through this collective mindset anything can be solved.

As we look again to the Gift of this year, number 3 (last two digits of the year), it is significant to note that 3 represents children and their creative, joyful energy. As we adults are scratching our heads over a seemingly impossible problem, a 12 year old may come along and say, “Well, why don’t you just do it this way?” To which we may likely hear the adult response of, “Oh yeah, right, I was just thinking of that!”

The theme of inclusiveness needs to be incorporated into the inclusion of our youth. The children born from 1999 onward are of a different vibrational frequency than before. They have come here to be a direct working part of the Aquarian Age shift. At their individual age and maturity level their words and insights need to be factored into the solution equation. Can you remember—as a child–ever seeing your parents having an argument, and thinking to yourself, “It’s so obvious, if they would just stop killing each other it could be worked out.”

Looking again to 5, the overall number for the year, it is significant to note that 5 is the Earth Element. Yes, you probably guessed it, earth changes! We have already experienced record breaking intensities of temperatures around the world, along with the increase of devastation through tornados and other natural phenomenon. Just as I was writing this, I noticed the phonetic structure of the word “devastation,” and thought how it could be re-configured into the words “Deva station.” As yogis we know that the Devas are the creative divine light beings who are present in the ethers, and would like to be invited to Earth to lend a helping hand. Your prayer is their invitation.

Now is the time to connect with your tribal members who hold the values ofconscious right action, so that you may be a part of the creative unfolding of the Aquarian Age. We are the ones we have been waiting for, and as Yogi Bhajan has said:

“In the Age of Aquarius, when the axis of the earth has changed one degree, it will require human beings to live by experience. Everybody will have an applied knowledge, respect for each other, extreme tolerance, and will live (if they want to live at all) not with a hammer, but with humor.” Yogi Bhajan, Dec. 9, 2007

Would you like to know more? Nam Hari can do a personal reading for you over the phone. Hidden away in the numbers of your birth date are the secrets to your life’s true happiness and greatest potential. Nam Hari specializes in the area of relationships, and by understanding the parallel and diagonal lines of energy connecting you to another, your chances for success are greatly enhanced. Information is power, and the time is now! Call: 310-202-8937 or 575-305-0017. Email:NamHari17@gmail.com

Pregnancy Yoga Helps Relieve Shoulder Pain

torqtherapy — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:10:30 +0000

With the bodily changes that occur in pregnancy, the neck and shoulders are put under a lot of pressure as the belly grows and pulls down and forward. It doesn’t help that many times, my clients already have neck and shoulder pain from years of study and office work. This chronic condition is further compounded when they become pregnant. Oftentimes, I warn my mothers-to-be that they need to fix their shoulder aches way before childbirth, because after labor, just about all of them want to breastfeed. And breastfeeding is another forward-leaning motion, which further increases pressure on the neck and shoulders.

Luckily, Leonie, our Pregnancy Yoga Teacher, is here demonstrating a simple exercise to help you relieve the tension. Follow along in this short video, and feel free to do this exercise as many times a day as you want — it will help you in the long run!

If you would like another natural way to ease your muscle tension, try using essential oils.

Pregnancy Yoga: Cat Cow Pose

torqtherapy — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:13:58 +0000

A good way to ease lower back and round ligament pain, while loosening up the shoulders during pregnancy is the Cat Cow pose. It might seem counterintuitive to be down on all fours (especially when you’re 8 months pregnant!), but in fact, this position — letting the belly hang — takes off an enormous amount of pressure from your spine, and feels really good (no, you do not need to do this naked, but you can if you like!). Oftentimes, at the end of my Pregnancy Thai Yoga Massage, I ask my clients to be on all fours, then place a big pillow under their belly…I then ask them to lower they chest down, and rest their head on their forearms. This is a really restful pose for momma and baby.

Try the Cat Cow pose with our Pregnancy Yoga Teacher, Leonie, as she demonstrates in this video: