Drop Into MELT

03/06/2025

I’m not sure why the algorithms keep showing me this page is getting found and not my new one…but if you’re here welcome!
Come on over to the page below, like & follow for new exciting offerings. Still practicing massage and bodywork with a refreshing twist of herbal care and postural support for all ages! See you there🤙

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02/04/2025

📣FEBRUARY OFFERING FOR MAMAS❤️

There is no greater love on this earthly plane than the love a mother carries. With that, there’s no greater gift for mom & baby than TLC.

Come in for 40% off your pre-natal (& up to 6 months postnatal) massage session! Call to inquire or book. Gift certificates available, must be used within February for this offer.

11/11/2024

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How many times a day do we move, and not think about how we move? Or work-work-work and feel broken down. How many days do we experience debilitating pain at its end? Pain is a response, a response to something. Entertain the idea for a moment that you don't have a "bad back", only a spine that has....

04/05/2024

Taraxacum officinale,
Dandelions- or as I call them Dandy🦁

The first thing I relate them to is wish making, and roundup, which is ironic because they are a powerhouse when it comes to liver detoxing.

Leaves are used to stimulate digestion & used as a diuretic to get rid of excess fluid and help kidney function- like a natural p*e pill!

Flowers have antioxidant properties, vitamins a & minerals.
The root is for liver & gallbladder detox.

You can use the flower and leaves to make a vinegar, or tincture is most popular for the bitter tonic that is the root. Check with your local herbalist on drug interactions! Make a good wish ✨

03/15/2024

Made my first coffee bean 3 ingredient massage bar. Have you ever tried a body butter bar? What was your experience? Looking for feedback

02/17/2024

Matricaria Chamomilla~
German Chamomile

I’ve heard it referred to as an angel in plant form. It’s sweet smelling, reduces fear, anxiety, stress, hyperactivity, pain aches, restlessness & insomnia. It makes a beautiful pre-bedtime tea for children, and eases inflammation and “fluishness”. It contains quercetin antioxidants, is anti-bacterial/viral and a nervine that is gentle and effective. Added benefit to nursing mothers it’s the high calcium content.

It is a great alternative to the overly used *Lavender* which many do not know- has high phytoestrogens. Too much phytoestrogens cause hormone disruptions our little ones!

It’s my recommended alternative to lavender for our boys. There are also many foods with phytoestrogens that can be limited.

Chamomile actually has *hormone balancing* effects for men and women, with aromatase inhibitor properties- blocking estrogen for men increasing T levels and for women lowering them. This is especially helpful for women with PCOS!!

It can be used as a wash or compress for soothing irritated eyes (and pinkeye), bruises and wounds and a mouthwash for oral inflammation.

https://www.endocrine.org/news-and-advocacy/news-room/2018/chemicals-in-lavender-and-tea-tree-oil-appear-to-be-hormone-disruptors

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2995283/ #:~:text=Chamomile%20extract%20was%20shown%20to,%2Drelated%20mechanism%20(67).

02/07/2024

This weeks herb-hack:
Mullein~ Verbascum Thapsus

Mullein is a wonder herb!

2,000 years ago the leaves were smoked for pulmonary diseases. In the 1800s mullein was a popular treatment for Tuberculosis in Europe, United States and UK. It’s great for aore throats in a tea and is a tonic for the lungs and lymph.

Native American use of mullein includes a wide range of ailments, including but not limited to abscesses, bruises, sprains, rashes, and burns. Zuni people used similar Mullein poultices made from the powdered root to treat rashes, sores, skin infections, and athlete’s foot.

I first discovered this herb when looking for something to treat my kiddos ear congestion.
It makes a great friend infused in oil, or internally as a tincture.

It has antibacterial properties against e.coli, staph and pneumonia. Antiviral (proved against influenza) antioxidant & antitussive, expectorant.
Saponins provide anti-inflammatory, pain relieving anti tumor properties. Found effective as vermicide and against tapeworms and roudworms.

The leaves and flowers are used mostly, and root is said to have positive effect on back pain with its strong stalk.

American settlers used crushed seeds to poison fish to easily catch and eat them, so don’t eat the seeds!

03/09/2023

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02/10/2023

I recently started introducing a (working up to) 2 min of COLD 🥶 at the end of a shower.

Although I’ve known about this kind of therapy for some time, and made popular by Wim Hoff, up until now I convinced myself these past few months of winter that it’s already cold enough outside! ❄️

I’m not sure if it’s timing, or that the effect is a response; but I’ve noticed a new sense of spaciousness in myself.

Another mama told me recently that she’s noticed her family doesn’t get sick anywhere near as often, and that was good enough reason for me to try again! What’s your experience playing with cold hydrotherapy?