The Bodywright, LLC

As you may have heard, there’s a measles outbreak in Snohomish County—but we’ve got you covered. A vaccination clinic will be held Thursday, 1/22/26 at Third Place Commons from 2:30PM – 5:30PM. This clinic will support vaccination for King and Snohomish County residents. Uninsured community members are welcome.

Nearby bus routes: 331, 332, 372

Please bring proof of insurance and vaccine card, if available. Registration is highly encouraged. Drop-in patients welcome based on availability. Registered appointments will be prioritized.

Register here: https://bit.ly/49NRehE

Super wonky.

The neural mechanisms of mindfulness-based pain relief: a... : PAIN Reports tation, reliably alleviates experimentally induced and clinical pain. Yet, the neural mechanisms supporting mindfulness-based pain relief remain poorly characterized. The present review delineates evidence from a spectrum of fMRI studies showing that the neural mechanisms supporting mindfulness-indu...

What Type of Meditation Is Best for You? One of the most in-depth meditation studies to date shows that different practices have different benefits.

Bottom line. Keep. Moving.

These 90-Year-Old Runners Have Some Advice for You Runners at the National Senior Games in Miramar, Fla., competed in events ranging from the 50 meters to 1,500 meters. Their secret? “You’ve got to keep moving.”

As healthcare providers, we massage therapists are under the same requirements to continue to mask during sessions as all other healthcare delivery practices. And I ask the same of all my patients. I work with a number of elderly and some immune compromised folk. I do probide N95 or comparable masks if you arrive without one.

Washington State Massage Therapy Association - DOH's Mask/Face Covering Guidance During COVID-19 This blog is a continuation of our posting, "March 12 Changes to Mask Mandate".  For signage and a flyer with details, click on the above link.

With the news that the indoor masking order expires on March 11, 2022 here in King County, I want to let my patients and future patients know that masking is still required in healthcare settings. As a licensed healthcare provider, I will continue to follow that guideline for myself and ask it of my patients as well. I don't worry about myself but the health of my patients who are immune compromised, elderly and those with comorbidities.

Masking guidance - King County Private businesses, organizations, schools and childcares may still choose to implement their own mask requirements. Please respect people’s choices to continue to wear a mask.

The power of your brain to make things happen! Whether visualizing the movement of the hand drawing the alphabet or zeroing in on firing the gluteus maximus - awareness and focus can be learned to powerful results!

Man Who Is Paralyzed Communicates By Imagining Handwriting By decoding the brain signals involved in handwriting, researchers have allowed a man who is paralyzed to transform his thoughts into words on a computer screen.

This is great news for people who hate "exercise" - 20 minutes a week!! You CAN do that! Conscious movement can bring even broader gains in awareness, resilience and confidence.
Movement, mindful, functional movement can wake you up, reconnect you to you! There's tremendous peace of mind, hopefulness and clarity that you never even imagined that comes
from consciously living in your body.

The Big Data Behind a Once-a-Week Strength Routine A new study plots the progression of thousands of people following an ultra-minimalist training plan. The results are impressive—at least initially.

Here's a good overview of why it's tough to lose body fat and some tested effective strategies to work around the body's pesky evolutionary imperative to hold on to those pounds! The section "Why 300 Minutes of Exercise" gives it to you in a nutshell. And btw, don't worry! It's not 300 minutes all at once!!

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