Welcome to my blog!
I am Bridget Welch, LMT, an artist and healer. In my blog, we explore various topics related to health, self-expression, art, personal growth, and more. It is also a good way to stay informed about my upcoming events, specials, or brand-new projects.
Reiki is an ancient Japanese, hand's-on healing technique where, essentially, the practitioner acts as an efficient conduit to the Universal flow of healing energy, sending it into your energy field and body for your healing. We all know how soothing the human touch can be. We all...
I have heard, over my 18 ½ years as a massage therapist, of a few cases where somebody said they thought they were too fat to get a massage. They would be too embarrassed or too shy about their form, perhaps even thinking a therapist wouldn’t want to touch them.
Well, I want to tell...
Yes, I do. I have worked on pregnant women since the late nineteen-nineties when I was in massage therapy school back in Central Florida. The day we learned side-lying, the most common position in which a pregnant woman receives massage after about four months gestation, I partnered with my...
Local friends, mark your calendars. I will be teaching a free seminar at New Leaf Market Co-op November 18, 2014, 7:45pm to 8:45pm. I will teach you my recipe for a very life-giving kale salad. As I demonstrate it, I will describe the healing benefits of the various ingredients and share tips on...
Here's an article I wrote in 2006 on breast cancer prevention for my local health food store's newsletter, giving an overview of prevention strategies:
As mammals we are lucky. When we give birth to a helpless infant, our bodies have the nourishment to feed the child, without even having to go to...
I have to be honest with you. When October comes, I don’t wear pink clothes or ribbons or even like to see the “pink-washing”, as some people call it today. I have doubts, huge doubts, that this pink campaign does anything to help prevent or cure breast cancer.
Yes, if you get a...
Susie is a wife, a mother, and a hard working professional. Like many people, she believed she was too busy for massage. Then one day, her husband got a great idea. He called me up and asked if he could buy a year’s worth of monthly massages for her for her birthday. I was moved by this...
I love baths because I find the water element so healing. In various healing traditions, astrology, tarot, and other symbolic contexts, the water element is often representative of the emotional realm.
I have noticed that visiting a large body of water, immersing myself in the ocean or a swimming...
I have so much health information to share, and I am so glad to have expanded my teaching to include workshops about healthy food! Already, I teach Kundalini Yoga, chair yoga for seniors, breathing workshops, introduction to meditation, yoga and wellness activities for office workers, private...
The first time I tried meditation, back in college, I did not know exactly what it was. I attempted my idea of it, with no instruction whatsoever. I thought that when you meditated you were not supposed to think or feel anything. Boy was I disappointed when I couldn’t get away from the...
Are you too busy for a massage? Say it isn’t so! That means you are TOO busy. Slow down and take care of yourself, because if you won’t, who will? Massage therapy is an essential part of preventative health care. Sure, you can go get a massage when you’ve already hurt your back...
Apparently the Japanese did. Barefoot Shiatsu is a form of massage that works with the flow of energy through your body along lines called meridians (the same ones as in Chinese acupuncture). The energy flows through your body, supporting the various systems. If the energy gets blocked (think of...
