Myofascial Therapy Center

One Year Ago

On January 21, 2008, Myofascial Therapy moved into our new facility on Hamilton Ave., the building that Joe and Sandy have been able to purchase. What does it allow all of us? CHOICE!

A very plain building has transformed to become a home for the staff to allow the healing for each of us. And for growing the healing energy in the community of Campbell and surrounding areas.

"To each of the clients who has come to this location: we thank you for your support, and most of all hope that we have served you well in your journey to well-being."May we continue to work together with you and your friends to create health and wellness.

Recommended Recipe

Butternut Squash & Apple Soup

Ingredients:

- 1 medium butternut squash (about 2 lbs)
- 7 tblspns unsalted butter (room temp / Kosher salt)
- 3 apples
- 1 medium white onion
- 2 garlic cloves- 2 cups fresh apple cider

Instructions:

- Heat oven to 350 degrees
- Cut the squash lengthwise in half and scoop out the seeds. Place the squash cut side up in a small roasting pan, dot with 3 tblspns of the butter, and season with salt. Roast for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, cut the apples in half and remove the stems, cores, and seeds. Add the apples to the roasting pan and roast for 30 minutes, or until the squash and apples are tender. Let the squash cool slightly, then scoop out the flesh and coarsely chop it. Coarsely chop the apples.
- Slice the onion into thin rounds. Peel and smash the garlic.
- Melt the remains 4 tblspns butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, season with salt and pepper and sauté, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes, or until tender. Add the squash and apples. Pour in the cider and 2 cups water and bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat to a low simmer for 20 minutes.
- Puree the soup with an immersion blender or in batches in a regular blender, adding water to thin it if necessary. Taste then season with salt and pepper to taste. Re-warm the soup if necessary and serve.

HEALTH CARE REFORM MEETING

Health Care Reform Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Time:
7:30 pm
Location:
Sanctuary
Come Lead the Way...
Voices for Health Reform: Join Congress members Lofgren and Honda!
Community Action Meeting to make sure health care reform benefits all of our families!
Our communities are feeling the pain of the current health care system.
Come stand with our elected officials to take action on Health Care! Our communities demand affordable, equitable, quality health care!
US Congressional Representatives Zoe Lofgren and Mike Honda are coming to Shir Hadash to explain upcoming legislation and to learn about health care in our community.
In June, a health care reform bill will come before Congress for a vote and they are leaders on this issue. We have an opportunity for significant changes on the national level but our representatives need to know our community cares about making health care accessible and affordable. We need 400 people to fill the Shir Hadash sanctuary on May 27. Can we count on your support and presence at this meeting? RSVP your commitment to come to rabbiaron@shirhadash.org.
Organized by:
Congregation Shir Hadash
La Trinidad United Methodist
Leaders from First Congregational Church, San Jose
Leaders from Westminster Presbyterian
For more information, contact SHOC member Bev Dekoven at 307-9275, Barbara Hansen at 218-0713, or PACT organizer Marie Moore at 230-5239.

Why Myofascial Therapy?

Recently, a client shared with me, that in her deposition and mediation around a motor vehicle accident, there was a question about the validity of myofascial therapy as a scientific tool in therapy. It reminded me of a comment my teacher said 26 years ago when I first was learning the skill. He said, “If you want to wait 50 years until this is proven, you can. Or you can begin now to help people.”

I chose to begin. Why have I continued to use this along with all of the traditional medicine approaches? RESULTS!! When I took my first class, I was completely lost. The traditional training for physical therapy is left brain science based. My mind was questioning everything I heard and saw. And the idea of FEELING anything was completely new to a Midwesterner!!

I saw things at that class that I knew were real. I decided to retake the class in l985 in San Francisco and combine it with a family vacation to run in the Bay to Breakers. That was when I really got it and knew it was so valuable for my clients. We were living in Denver then, and just a little over a year later moved to California.

The clinic I worked with was in Campbell. I told them I needed an hour instead of one-half hour for treatment, and they allowed it. It became so much fun to share this technique with clients and other staff!! AND people got better with the combination of this and traditional medicine.

Almost the only thing that is scientifically proven about Myofascial Therapy is that traumatized connective tissue has a force of 2000 pounds per square inch. That is like a pick-up truck sitting on your vessels, muscles, organs and lymphatics. With myofascial release, that restriction elongates and becomes more elastic. The weight of the truck is gone! You will obviously feel the difference.

Why are we here doing Myofascial Therapy? To help more people to be well. To educate all of you in how to continue the process. And to combine this technique with EVERYTHING ELSE we need to learn to help even more.

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