Tips for finding peace in your week

Tips for finding peace in your week
By: Marissa Anteby

Treat yourself to a little ‘me time’ to congratulate yourself for all of your efforts this week. What I’m giving you here, is something you should be giving yourself on a regular basis; permission. Yep, permission to take a break. Sit down for a moment and pause. What would make this even better? Oooh, how about a foot massage? Here’s a quickie pressure point massage that will re-charge your whole body. If you like, you can use any cream you have and rub it in to your feet with the technique I’ll be sharing with you. Next time you can even go out and buy the following items to make your own homemade scented oil;

6 oz. of Sweet Almond oil
6 drops of Jasmine essential oil
4 drops of Frangipani essential oil
3 drops of Ylang Ylang essential oil

Essential oils can be purchased at https://www.youngliving.org/oils4wellness

1) Sit down and take your cream, oil, or just your bare hands and rub the the sole of one foot, from heel thru the inner arch to the ball of your foot, all the way to your toes, and the top of your foot.

2) With one hand, hold your foot by the ankle, with the thumb of your other hand, use long strokes to press your inner arch, moving from your heel towards the ball of your foot. Make these strokes, slower and deeper. (Try not to slouch your shoulders while your doing this – my tips for a shoulder massage aren’t in this article ; )

3) Keep holding your ankle with one hand, and use your other hand to tug your toes one at a time. Start with your big toe. Repeat that 2 more times; tugging each toe.

4) Now push your thumb in to the mound at the base of each toe. So, you still have one hand holding your ankle, and the thumb of your other hand is massaging the sole of your foot. Move from big toe mound thru little toe mound. Stop at any toe that needs a little more attention.

5) When your ready, switch to your other foot!

Marissa Anteby
marissa@embodyinc.com
www.embodyinc.com

Your Comments
14 Comments so far

Marissa Anteby says:
March 26, 2010 at 11:39 AM
I’m so glad you all liked this… and yes Miriam, I do house calls. I give Thai Yoga Massage; in which the recipient wears comfortable clothing, and I stretch their limbs in to yoga poses. marissa@embodyinc.com

Michele says:
March 26, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Now that I’ve found time to read this article, I’m going to find time for a foot massage! Sounds great!

Michele says:
March 26, 2010 at 10:06 AM
Now that I’ve found time to read this article, I’m going to find time for a foot massage! Sounds great!!!!

Miriam says:
March 26, 2010 at 12:48 AM
do you do house calls?

Carole says:
March 25, 2010 at 11:35 PM
Impressive work, Marissa! You’re absolutely right, every woman should be cutting out time in her schedule for a break. It’s well deserved! It’s actually much more enjoyable when a pedicurist massages your feet with this black hot stone. I had a spa pedicure today. I couldn’t believe how much the arches of my feet needed it!

Raquel says:
March 25, 2010 at 10:04 PM
Now that is a pre-shabbat ritual I am really looking forward to!

Hannah says:
March 25, 2010 at 7:31 PM
this foot massage is even better when Marissa does it FOR you at the end of her yoga class. mmmmm luv her lavender cream too.

Stacey says:
March 25, 2010 at 5:13 PM
I’m going to print this out and see if my husband will do it for me, or maybe I’ll bribe one of my kids… I definitely deserve it.

Steve Levy says:
March 25, 2010 at 3:39 PM
This was a great quick way to relax. I got tired just watching my wife working so hard. I feel much better now.

Kevin says:
March 25, 2010 at 1:43 PM
ok Ladies – put your shoes back on. I have 6 woman in my ofice now doing this instead of working

Tiffany says:
March 25, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Just tried it without the cream – ohhhhh it is soooooooooooo nice

Charles says:
March 25, 2010 at 1:21 PM
that sounds great – maybe i can get my wife to do that for me when i get home tonight

Violet says:
March 25, 2010 at 12:28 PM
wow! i felt that foot massage through out my whole body…i really feel relaxed… now onto the next room…

Michelle Maleh says:
March 25, 2010 at 11:32 AM
Sounds like heaven! I’m going to do this tonight after my looong day!