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		<title>Will We Become Former People?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s a little quip that I’ve heard in senior communities that goes something like this; “I’m looking for Mrs. B., can you tell me what she looks like?  “Yes, she’s the one with gray hair and glasses!”  Not that original, really, but you get the picture.  I’ve often been struck with profound awareness when I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Uncanny Moment of Awareness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My husband related this story as told to him by our friend, Jeannie&#8217;s husband.   It points to the capacity for moments of clarity in a person who is thought to be unaware of what is happening around her. Jeannie&#8217;s parents are both in their 90&#8242;s. Her  mother is in a skilled nursing facility and has advanced [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/stillness-motion/2011/12/21/an-uncanny-moment-of-awareness/</link>
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		<title>Standing Room Only!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I had the honor of presenting two sessions at the AMTA National Convention in Portland. Both were well-attended. In fact every seat was taken and it was standing room only!  I was delighted to see how many of my colleagues are interested in how massage impacts the lives of people with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/stillness-motion/2011/10/27/standing-room-only/</link>
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		<title>Physician Talks About Need for Human Touch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I watched a short presentation by Dr. Abraham Verghese where he describes the difference human touch makes in the doctor-patient relationship.  He discusses today&#8217;s health care delivery system where so many things are computorized that it has even further removed doctors from their patients. I&#8217;ve noticed gadgets are used more and more for certain things [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/stillness-motion/2011/09/30/physician-talks-about-need-for-human-touch/</link>
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		<title>Climbing Out of the Dip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, Well it has been an interesting summer to say the least. I became invisible. Not literally of course but invisible in the sense of pulling back and falling into what author Seth Godin calls &#8220;the dip&#8221;, a tempory set-back or low point in one&#8217;s energy and feelings about business or other endeavors.  A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/stillness-motion/2011/09/21/climbing-out-of-the-dip/</link>
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		<title>5 Great Things About Getting Older</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, I read an article written by Anne Kreamer with the same title. Each of the 5 things are reported by either an expert in the field of aging or an elder.  1. You&#8217;ll be happier because you are no longer striving to achieve goals and can relax with less stress. 2. Wise decisions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/stillness-motion/2011/05/18/5-great-things-about-getting-older/</link>
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		<title>A Guide to Senior Living Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello all, I often am asked how to go about identifying which eldercare facility may be open to the services of a massage therapist.  I received some information and wanted to pass along to  you.  It&#8217;s about a service called Senior Living Finder.  It is a data base of assisted living and skilled nursing facilities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/stillness-motion/2011/04/18/a-guide-to-senior-living-services/</link>
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		<title>Senior &#8220;Health&#8221; Fairs?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello all, Have you ever attended a health or wellness fair?  Most communities hold these events for older adults. I&#8217;ve been to several and they are good things. They bring people together and they offer a chance to learn while having a little fun.  My city has a big Senior Health Expo each year featuring a well-known [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/stillness-motion/2011/02/25/senior-health-fairs/</link>
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		<title>Little Act, Big Impact</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Friday!  I want to share an experience that taught me a lot about how a little act on my part made a big difference for someone else.  I was in Mount Dora Florida teaching a Compassionate Touch workshop along with my associate, Lisa.  We stayed at the retirement community hosting the workshop and as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/stillness-motion/2011/02/04/little-act-big-impact/</link>
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		<title>Honoring Cultural Diversity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I grew up in a relatively small town in Kansas. I am a mid-west girl to the core (which I am quite proud of by the way!).  As a child I had little exposure to cultures other than my white, middle class, rural world.  My adult life has expanded my world view and I&#8217;ve had opportunities to relate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/stillness-motion/2010/09/29/honoring-cultural-diversity/</link>
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