Category: Massage

Brittany Lee-Anderson 2 Minute Read The breath should be automatic right? The body should know instinctually how to  breathe, otherwise wouldn’t we perish? Definitely, but how we breathe is key. For different reasons most of us rarely breathe to our fullest capacity, therefore depriving ourselves…

Brittany Lee-Anderson 2 Minute Read Don’t get me wrong, pressure is great! Using pressure to relax tight muscles is a great tool for the right moment, for the right scenario, for the right time. When I am working on your…

4 MINUTE READ It may start innocently enough with a little bit of irritability here, a sparkle in the peripheral vision there. Creeping up like a slow malaise, the discomfort gets larger until it engulfs the entire body. The presence…

We want to make getting a massage easy, so we compiled a quick list of things we want our clients to be aware of when booking a session at Amara… 1. We welcome all bodies and body types, and don’t…

  3 MINUTE READ Written by: Brittany Lee-Anderson What is stress? Stress for most of us used to be clearly defined by the need to survive. The need to run from or to fight a predator, or the need to…

2 MINUTE READ “If we want to live a wholehearted life we have to become intentional about cultivating rest and play and we must work to let go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth” -Brene Brown,…

7 MINUTE READ It seems that no matter where you go now a days, the word “detox” is ever present.  The mainstream media, Facebook, magazines, books, yoga teachers, supplement producers and even some massage therapists and wellness practitioners are pushing…

1 MINUTE READ I was drawn towards the healing arts by my mother, who exposed me to the world of healing at a very early age. I took Reiki levels I and II when I was 14 years old with…

[caption id="attachment_735" align="alignnone" width="300"] Oregon hiking treasures[/caption] 2 MINUTE READ Although I didn’t actually know it at the time, I think I initially pursued massage because I had a fair amount of self care and healing to do, and was…