Blog – Page 3 – Heather Fraelick

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Discovering The Healer Within

February 16, 2017

It’s 2:45 in the afternoon and it starts. Suffocating pain in the back of your neck that does not want to let go. It makes

Connecting to the Goddess Within

January 17, 2017

Changes. They start off small, the long lasting one’s at least. Change can come suddenly, without warning or possibly slowly overtime and anywhere in between.

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Help you help yourself.

January 5, 2017

At this moment I invite you to join me. Join me and take a moment to step away from your busy life. It won’t take

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Thoughts on healing – I’m not here to heal you.

September 8, 2016

Do you believe you’re a broken machine who needs fixing? I’m here to tell you that you are not broken, dear one. You don’t need

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Colds & Flu: When in doubt, don’t…

October 29, 2015

Whether we Chicagoans like it or not, it’s starting to get cold outside! And what happens when the weather turns? You guessed it, colds and

Three women seated on the floor. Two women sitting on one purple and one blue yoga mats, two women are crossed legged and one woman has two legs stretched out in front of her looking down as she zips up her sweatshirt jacket. The floor is light brown wood and the wall is painted grey with white floor board paneling.

Why did you require my first name at sign up?

October 29, 2015

We like to make the experience as personal as possible. By requiring your first name we’re better able to personalize all our communication including email

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Is Your Neck a ‘Text Neck?’

October 2, 2015

Do you walk around noticing how many of us are on our cell phones these days? Instead of looking at each other or the world

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The Root of the Matter

August 27, 2015

The Root of the Matter This past May, I found myself traveling to Madison, WI for a weekend long seminar on myofascial release through the,

Colored pencil drawing of the pelvic ilium bones, two femoral heads, the lumbar spinal vertebra, the iliacus muscle and psoas major muscle. The bones are drawn in black colored pencil and the muscles are drawn in red on a college ruled piece of paper.

Uncovering the Mysteries of the Illiopsoas Muscle

July 14, 2015

Illustration by Heather Fraelick Uncovering the Mysteries of the Illiopsoas Muscle The illiopsoas muscle is making a name for itself in many sessions as of

Massage…More Than A Luxury?

June 30, 2015

Photo by Andrew Stamm Massage…More Than A Luxury? Modern thought is that massage therapy is a luxury and only good for pampering. However, if one

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Thoughts on Deep Tissue Massage

June 18, 2015

Photo by Andrew Stamm On July 21, 2011, results from a Consumer Reports survey showed that hands on treatments, such as deep tissue massage therapy,

Woman with white skin and light brown, straight, medium lengthed hair, laying face up on a massage table with a white sheet covered her chest is receiving craniosacral therapy by a female therapist with white skin, wearing a deep blue t-shirt and resting her hands under the client's base of skull. The back of the therapist is seen and not the front.

What is Craniosacral Work and How Can It Help Me?

June 18, 2015

Photo by Andrew Stamm Over the past few months I’ve been dedicating time to learning a form of bodywork called Craniosacral Work or commonly known