Inside The Polished Apple

Structure and Routine… At Elan, that's our focus for the month of September. By now you have the kids back in school, the days are getting shorter and colder, and its time to spend more of our time indoors and return to our routines. We have written words from our practitioners, with articles from this month's newsletter. I hope you enjoy the different perspectives! Today I had an interesting conversation with a Tony Robbins Business Strategist. For those who don't know who Tony Robbins is... you need to go  here  or  here  (rough Tony language) or for sure ====>  here . I promise, just those little videos will shift your perception in the time it takes to watch. Today we chatted about mapping out what our ideal structure of Elan would look like. I am not going to go into any details on that, it's top secret of course, but I will tell you that a key point is not forming a business plan. A Business MAP is much more important to arriving at a...

Structure and Routine… At Elan, that's our focus for the month of September. By now you have the kids back in school, the days are getting shorter and colder, and its time to spend more of our time indoors and return to our routines. We have written words from our practitioners, with articles from this month's newsletter. I hope you enjoy the different perspectives! We all have Structure in our lives. It can be something that we have after taking action in our lives. It can be the starting point for getting things done. It may also be there as one step on your journey. For me Structure is a great starting point. I make a plan, write a list or organize my work space. This motivates me to get busy doing the things that help my life move forward. Then I feel inspired and motivated to do more. Everyone has their own way that works best for them. You may need to jump to action and then see how your feelings change or what structure shows up. Other people need to take some time ...

Structure and Routine… At Elan, that's our focus for the month of September. By now you have the kids back in school, the days are getting shorter and colder, and its time to spend more of our time indoors and return to our routines. We have written words from our practitioners, with articles from this month's newsletter. I hope you enjoy the different perspectives! Curious how to make effective change in your life? Let us introduce/re-acquaint you to the Triad of Change. This September we will share about Structure, with Perception and Behavior soon to follow! The Triad means that we can use our strengths to accomplish change, without getting stuck on our areas of weakness. For September, let us start by pretending Structure is our strength. We have ease moving into scheduled days; learning new activities in classes or at work; and creating and accomplishing new goals - whether for our physical health or other. Sound good? If you struggle a little, play with one of the ...

Structure and Routine… At Elan, that's our focus for the month of September. By now you have the kids back in school, the days are getting shorter and colder, and its time to spend more of our time indoors and return to our routines. We have written words from our practitioners, with articles from this month's newsletter. I hope you enjoy the different perspectives! Structure... The word itself makes me clench up just a little. I am more of a "free flowing" type of person. I am not a meal planner, not a summer holiday planner, but I do admire all of the more structured people in my life... which is just about everyone, I'm pretty sure! Fall definitely feels like the most "structured" season. The long, free days of summer come to an end, school starts up, sports and activities begin again. Structure, routine and order... sounds like fall to me. What is fall like for those of us that do not feel best in a structured environment? Sometimes the transition ...

Welcome Lisa! Lisa is a 2,200 hour Registered Massage Therapist with 6 years experience in clinical, sports therapy and restorative settings. Lisa has an active interest in the human body and its ability to heal. Utilizing her sensitivity, communication skills and intuition to direct her treatments, Lisa is proficient at catering the intensity of treatments from lighter holistic Cranio Sacral therapy to increasingly deep yet precise therapeutic massage. She has specialized in both working with individuals with chronic pain and athletes and their individual needs. Some of Lisa’s distinctive techniques incorporate low grade joint mobilizations, traction and assisted stretching with Myofascial techniques to release held tension in the form of trigger points, facial restrictions, ischemia and muscular guarding. Through all her treatments she works attentively to help clients recognize and let go of held tension and trauma by being present to individual needs. Lisa has also specialized in ...

You better grab a tea before you start reading! You know when you miss doing something but have the hardest time getting back into it? When last I was here I was still pregnant and about to take a short leave from work... hello, 13 months later. Suddenly I remembered that I DO like to write and I DO have so much to share and I had just forgotten. It feels more awkward to start again than to just randomly start posting things. One full year it has been. I thought having one kid, a business to run, a life to live was busy. I'm trying so hard not to use the B word; I'm aiming for FULL instead and that's what life has been since our family grew and the office grew right along with it. On the tail end of summer and cramming in every adventure that we can manage on so little sleep and bookended by naps and early bedtimes. And rigid meals and third breakfast and such (that one is all me but the sleep part is shared with the littlest). How to sum up the year? One ...