Whimsical Maxi Dress

Whimsical Maxi Dress

This Whimsical Wonder Maxi Dress from Forever 21 is a sleeveless chiffon maxi dress featuring a knit bodice, scoop neckline and a shirred waist. Choose it in either burgundy or black. The sheer bottom gives you an awesome combination of playfulness and chic at the same time .

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Why Get a Massage?

There area lot of benefits to getting a massage and many people do not realize how many different kinds of massage there is and all of the great things it can do for health.

 

Massage is the manipulation of body tissue to achieve relaxation and improved health.  Massage can also help improve a person’s psychological outlook and relieve stress. It is used to block pain, create a natural high and sense of well-being and prevent the development of scar tissue. The word itself is a French word that means “friction or kneading. “

 

Massage involves manipulating the client’s body with pressure tension, motion, or vibration done manually or with mechanical aids. Usually it is tendons, joints, lymphatic tissue organs and connective tissue that is the focus of the healing touch of the therapist.

 

Massage can be applied with the hands, fingers, elbows, forearm, and feet. When you book a session at a spa, ask your technician what type of massage is offered.  So far in history as there are over eighty different types of massage offered as services.

 

Common types of massage include Swedish massage, aromatherapy massage, hot stones massage, deep tissue massage, shiatsu, Thai massage, reflexology, sports massage, Trager massage and acupressure.

 

The benefits of massage are manifold. They include pain relief, stress reduction but also relief of many diseases. It is particularly useful when it comes to relieving the pain of musculoskeletal injuries. It reduces back pain and postoperative pain and can help relieve muscle soreness and headaches.

 

Massage also increases the breath capacity in asthmatics and can help alleviate the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. It can also help with dental or jaw pain.

Massage also has beneficial effects mentally and can help reduce feelings of anxiety and depression.

 

In addition to pain relief, reducing stress is a common reason many people get massages.

 

The negative results of a massage can include bruising, damaged blood vessels, deep vein thrombosis, fractures and fever. These types of consequences are very real and would be the result of rough handling of the body by the massage therapist.

 

Remember that you do not have to be sick or sore to reap the benefits of a good massage. You can do it for the weight loss, improvement in circulation and other benefits that naturally occur as the result of getting a massage.

Adrianna Papell Dress

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This Draped Shimmer Jersey Dress by Adrianna Papell has a beautiful high-sheen jersey that forms a fluidly draped cocktail dress. Featuring a back-baring cowl neckline, side-gathered knot and flattering faux-wrap skirt. This exquisite dress is figure caressing, feminine, flowing in design…but, not complicated…an elegant style…to carry oneself with simple grace, and poise.

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Lucky Charms for Prosperity

Are you shopping for a special little charm or symbol that might bring you or someone else abundance or prosperity. There are many good luck and money attracting symbols that you can commonly find sold as charms or pendants in jewelry school. Here is a guide to the meaning of some of these charms symbols.

 

Ankh: This looks like a Christian Crucifix but with a loop at the top. This lovely ancient Egyptian symbol represents love and long life.

 

Butterfly (American Indian): For love, grace, abundance, inspiration, passion and blessings.

 

Elephant (East Indian, African): Represents prosperity and wisdom.

 

Eye in the Hand: These good luck tokens which feature a human eye centered in the palm of a human hand originate in the Near East and are of Jewish-Arabic origin. The open hand represents the intervention of a higher power and the eye represents the all-seeing eye of God. This talisman is thought to bring God’s mercy, strengthen faith and protect against bad luck.

 

Goldfish (Chinese): Charms that look goldfish are thought to bring prosperity, especially if they are made of orange enamel.

 

Three Leaf and Four Leaf Clover – The three-leafed clover is a symbol of health and vitality and for the Celts, symbolized The Holy Trinity. A four-leafed clover symbolizes sudden good fortune. A five-leafed clover symbolizes a happy marriage.

 

Rabbit (Prairie Indian): A charm will bring fertility, abundance and prosperity.

 

Roman Coins: Antique Roman coins are thought to bring prosperity and good fortune to those who wear them as jewelry

 

Runes, which are stones that are used for fortune telling, can also be worn to attract prosperity. The symbols on Runes usually represent animals. The best ones to wear for prosperity are: UROZ (power; ox), Fehu (possession; livestock), Kenaz (opportunity; the torch), Wunjo (happiness; an X) or Jera (harvest; interlocking v’s).

 

Tortoise (Chinese): For holding onto money, investing it wisely and creating wealth.

 

Thor’s Hammer: This talisman usually looks like a small axe or very blunt edged cross. Carrying this symbol is thought to help achieve social success and protect against making the career wrong move in life and losses on the stock market!  This masculine charm makes a good gift for a man!

 

Zen Symbol: This looks like a black teardrop shape and white teardrop shape embracing each other in a circle. It is from the Far East and is also known as the Ying Yang or Tai’Chi symbol. It is worn to achieve equilibrium, balance and harmony.