Harmonic Hands

🌎💙 **World Mental Health Day**

Taking care of yourself goes beyond physical wellness. Your mental and emotional well-being matter, too.

Today is a reminder to check in with yourself and the people you care about. You never know what someone may be going through behind the scenes. A little kindness, understanding, and support can make a difference. Remember, it’s okay to ask for help, and you don’t have to face things alone. 💙

**If you or someone you love needs support:**

📞 **988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline:** Call or text **988** anywhere in Iowa or Missouri.

💙 **Iowa, Your Life Iowa:** Call **855-581-8111** or text **855-895-8398** for free, confidential support.

🚨 **For an emergency, call 911.**

Take care of yourself, give yourself grace, and remember that your well-being matters.

🌿 A Little Note About Cancellations at Harmonic Hands 🌿
I’m so grateful for every person who chooses to spend a little time taking care of themselves at Harmonic Hands. ❤️
Because I’m a small, appointment-based practice, each appointment time is reserved especially for you. When an appointment is canceled at the last minute or missed altogether, it’s often too late to offer that time to someone else who may be waiting for an opening.
To help keep things fair for everyone, here’s my cancellation policy:
✨ 24+ Hours Notice
Life happens! Cancellations made 24 hours or more before your appointment can be made without a fee.
📞 Less Than 24 Hours
If you need to cancel with less than 24 hours’ notice, please call Harmonic Hands directly. This helps make sure I receive your cancellation promptly.
🌿 Less Than 2 Hours Notice
Cancellations made less than 2 hours before your appointment will be charged 50% of the scheduled appointment fee.
🚫 No-Shows
If you’re unable to make your appointment and don’t contact me, 100% of the appointment fee will be charged.
I completely understand that unexpected things happen. My goal isn’t to make anyone feel bad about needing to cancel—it’s simply about respecting the time that has been set aside for you and giving me the opportunity to offer that time to someone else when possible.
Thank you for your understanding, your support, and for helping me keep Harmonic Hands a welcoming place to slow down, breathe, and take care of yourself. 🌿💆‍♀️
— Harmonic Hands
Massage • Reflexology • Reiki

This is the side of business we don't talk about. Sitting and waiting in a large cue to fix a technical issue. But we got it up and running.

Wellness Wednesday!

Today we are going to touch on the benefits of Reflexology. So first understand this is where my wellness journey started way back in high school. This is the passion that lead me to where I am now.

Reflexology allows me to help your body as a whole person(both inside and out. It touches on each of these things and so much more. Reflexology is leading the way to many new scientific break through. There is currently research using an MRI to show which parts of the brain reacts when we touch those points. Its amazing!

Wellness Wednesday!

Ever wonder why your muscles feel tight and tense?

Muscle tension is often your body's response to stress, overuse, poor posture, dehydration, or even lack of movement. When muscles stay contracted for long periods, they can become sore, stiff, and uncomfortable, limiting your mobility and affecting how you feel throughout the day.

Regular stretching, staying active, drinking plenty of water, and massage therapy can help reduce tension, improve isten to your body—it may be telling you it's time to relax and recharge. 💆‍♀️✨

Wellness Wednesday!!

Stored stress. Do you realize that your body stores stress in your fascia? The fascia is a specialized, continuous sheath of fibrous connective tissue. Made mostly of collagen that surrounds and separates every muscle, bone, nerve, blood vessel, and organ in your body.

In order to relieve stress from our body we need to feel safe in all areas of our lives (physical, emotional, financial). Easier said than done. I understand that. But start with some of the following ideas.

● Reduce Stimulants: Cut back on high amounts of caffeine, sugar, and alcohol, which aggravate the nervous system and mimic anxiety.

● Prioritize Sleep: Sleep is the fundamental way the body repairs an overloaded nervous system. Maintain 7-9 hours by winding down without screens.

● Yoga: such as pigeon or child's pose that open up the body and unlock physical tension.

● Breathing: Take two quick, deep breaths in through your nose (one deep breath, then a sharp second inhale to fill the lungs), followed by one long, slow sigh out through your mouth.

● Therapeutic Shaking: Stand with slightly bent knees and gently shake your hands, arms, and then your entire torso. Do this for 1 to 2 minutes.

● Butterfly Hug: Cross your arms over your chest and slowly, rhythmically tap your shoulders to calm your brain.

● Grounding: go outside and walk barefoot in the grass for 10-20 minutes. Or just lay down in it and let your body reset.

● Massage: to relax your body particularly the areas with he most tension.

● Reflexology: starts the relaxation in the feet and goes throughout the entire body inside and out. (This is one of my favorite way to reset myself)

Wellness Wednes... err Thursday!

The Memorial Day messed me up this week. Lol. So today's wellness is about forgiveness. Mistakes happen, we get behind or a day off. It stinks, it's frustrating. But in the large scheme of things it's okay. Tomorrow the sun will rise and the to do list will still be there. Breathe through the set backs. Celebrate the little wins. And see where the trail of life will take you next.

Wellness Wednesday!

It was a busy week and weekend filled with graduations and party's. Take a moment this week to do something just for you. A bath, a hike, a massage, or a class. Just take a couple of moments to do something just for you.

I took a moment to enjoy my iris.