The French Know How to Motivate

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The French do a whole lot of things right.  Bread, cheese, shoes, and films to name a few.  They also know how motivate people.  Or so it seems from this ad for Contrex, a bottled mineral water.  I mean, look at those women go.  I don’t usually get quite that excited about my workout.  But then, I’ve never had the …

How Acupuncture Boosts Your Immune System to Prevent Colds

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It’s November. I have never liked November, ever. It’s cold, it’s grey, it’s not Christmas yet and oh yeah: It’s flu season. Also known as the season for drugging yourself silly and making yourself go to work even when you’d rather curl up in bed and do nothing for 48 hours. Every November, we hear about people get whacked left, …

What is Acupuncture and How Can It Help Me?

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For a long time, it was hard to sort out the good acupuncture from the bad acupuncture and the media was largely to blame. Fortunately, a public push in more knowledge about healing methods which go beyond the western frame of reference has resulted in acupuncture becoming not only accepted, but widespread.  However, you may only think of acupuncture as …

The Gift of Gratitude

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I’m sure most of you would agree that expressing gratitude is a good thing to do.  And you might even suppose that gratitude is beneficial for your health.  But now, the scientific evidence is in.  The Huffington Post recently reported that several scientific studies have shown that the expression of gratitude increases not only general happiness, but pro-social behaviors such …

Introducing Unlimited and Group Acupuncture

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Acupuncture has been an important practice for healing and maintaining good health for thousands of years.  Scientific studies to determine exactly how acupuncture works are ongoing and becoming more common.  Recently, The Royal College of General Practitioners reported that two studies in the British Journal of General Practice have shown that patients, “perceived a wide range of positive effects and …

Holiday Hours: Take Note

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Happy Holidays, Root family!  Take note: We’re closing at 1:30pm on Christmas Eve to stuff stockings.  Christmas day we’re closed, but we encourage you to practice your Christmas Tree Pose.  New Year’s Day we’re sleeping in, but we’ll see you at 12 noon. Happy Hanukkah!  Merry Christmas!  Have a Joyous New Year!

Using Acupuncture for Stress Relief

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Pain relief and acupuncture are known to go hand in hand, but stress relief closely follows in the list of benefits with acupuncture. Acupuncture is often used as a means of stress relief because it is painless, relaxing and alleviates many other symptoms of stress including things like headaches, backaches and neck pain. But how does acupuncture-an alternative and physical …

November’s Last Sunday: a mini-retreat with Shaney Aalbers

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The holidays: The most hustling and bustling time of the year.  But amidst the errands, the preparations and the parties, it's also a time to pause, reflect, and express gratitude.  Join Shaney Aalbers for November's Last Sunday, a special mini-retreat in which we will slow down and extend our practice to experience gratitude and seek attention for the self.  Safe …

We’re Lululemon’s Studio of the Month!

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Hooray!  We’re Lululemon‘s Studio of the month!  Do you know what that means?  I’ll tell you: It means every Thursday and Sunday this month a teacher from Root Whole Body will be teaching a FREE in-store class at Lululemon in the Pearl.  1231 NW Couch.  Come join us! Here’s the schedule: Thursday 11/3 7:30-8:30pm:  Jill Allen Sunday 11/6 10-11am:  Nikki …

Preserving One’s Energy Through Acupuncture

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Those who only know a little about acupuncture often think of it as a way to get pain relief and that’s true. However, what acupuncture is at its core is a method of manipulating and preserving energy, also known as the Chi of a person. The main goal of acupuncture is actually preserving energy and through this, pain relief and …

Introduction to Pilates with Kim Reis

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CORE noun, often attributive 1:            a central and often foundational part usually distinct from the enveloping part by a difference in nature <the core of the city>: as a: the usually inedible central part of some fruits (as a pineapple); especially: the papery or leathery carpels composing the ripened ovary in a pome fruit (as an apple) b: the portion …

NEW Yoga Fundamentals with Sarah Robinette!

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“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” Vincent van Gogh Getting started is always the most difficult part.  It is for me anyway.  I know I like being up early, strolling to the pool for a swim, watching the pink of morning sun play on the edges of clouds, but it’s still hard to get …