Tracy Gilliam
 

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August 2010 Newsletter

Anatomy
Sacrum - a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine. The upper portion connects with the lumbar vertebra and bottom part with the coccyx (tailbone). It is a fused bone of five vertebrae. The vertebrae begin to fuse between ages 16–18 and are generally completely fused into a single bone by age 26. It curves in on itself and faces forwards at a tilt to allow more room in the pelvic area.

Stretch
Lay on your back, with your knees drawn up, feet flat, about hip width apart. Visualize a clock under your pelvis with the tailbone at 6:00 and the lumbar area at 12:00. Visualize a clock under your head, so when you tip your head to look over your eyebrows, you'll be looking at 12:00. Tipping your chin to your chest is 6:00. Movements are small and the head should not be lifted from the floor. Tip just your pelvis from 12 to 6 slowly about 20 times paying attention to your body as you move. Rest for a few moments before continuing. Now tip just your head from 12 to 6 slowly, again paying attention to what is tight and what is moving, up to 20 times. Rest for a few moments. Synchronize the pelvis and head tipping from 12 to 6, repeating up to 20 times slowly, then rest. Tip the pelvis to 12, while tipping the head to 6, repeating up to 20 times, and rest. Now tip the head by itself up to 20 times. Rest. Then the pelvis by itself up to 20 times. Do you feel your head connected to the movement? Do you feel more movement in the spine? Check your posture when you stand - do you feel lighter, more erect?

Ortho-Bionomy® What is it and How can it Help Me?
Ortho-Bionomy is a gentle system of body therapy that moves muscles, bones and joints into new arrangements that reduce pain and restore function. When everything is in its proper place transformation is possible. Experience the changes yourself!

Classes
August 4th - Elbows, Wrist, Hands using Ortho-Bionomy®. Held at the Georgetown Public Library. $45 per person. 5:30 -8:30 p.m. Learn how to eliminate aches, pains and stiffness in the upper extremities!
August 21st & 22nd - Phase 5 with Susan Schoeller and Randall Winter. Expansion of Ortho-Bionomy's foundation work . Learn how to follow subtle movements initiated by the body to expand relaxation/ release of tension. $275 if paid by August 6th. Held in Hutto. 16 CE's for TX LMT's. No previous experience required. Techniques applicable to your daily life.

Did you know?
I am carrying some new products from Young Living.
Thieves Foaming Hand Soap $13.89 and the 32 oz. Refill $44.38
Thieves Hand Purifier $7.12
Thieves Household Cleaner (14.4 oz) $31.39. Dilute 30-1 with water for most cleaning applications, and 50-1 for glass cleaning. Can be added to your laundry (spot check first).

Office Closures
No office closures planned for August

E-Mail Address
I have eliminated an old e-mail address. If you have me in your address book, please check to see that the following e-mails are listed and you have removed any not shown here. My current, valid e-mail addresses are: tg-rmt@verizon.net and orthoWithTracy@gmail.com. Thanks!

Humor
The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Church elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and put it on the apple tray... 'Take only ONE. God is watching.' Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies. A child had written a note, 'Take all you want. God is watching the apples.'

Coupon Special
Save $1.50 on the purchase of a Nukkles Massage Tool. Regular price (including tax) is $11.00 Four colors available - green, red, blue and purple. Great for self care work on legs and back or for using on your partner without straining your hands. Instruction manual included. Coupon valid through August 31, 2010.

Web Site Change
I have added a new feature which I hope will be helpful. It's an on-line appointment scheduler. If you are interested in making an appointment, you can visit the Hours & Rates page, or if you are on facebook, my business page Ortho-Bionomy with Tracy has a link. Click on the BookNow button and you will be given an option for session length. A calendar will appear with available dates and times. Fill out the short form and you will get a confirmation note letting you know I have received the request. I will follow up with a phone call to confirm details. The business name which shows for these appointments is Ortho-Bionomy with Tracy. The calendar sets appointments up to four weeks in advance. Any on-line appointments made are given a confirmation number which is necessary for on-line cancellations. If you use the service, please let me know if you think it is a valuable asset or not! I also appreciate knowing of any difficulties you encounter. You can always reach me by phone or e-mail (at the addresses noted earlier) to schedule/ cancel appointments.

Special Use Permit - Update
The City will be holding multiple meetings on the proposed wording for the (newly named) Home Based Business portion of the Unified Development Code (UDC). At the last meeting, I learned there are multiple "factions" who want their view (& their view only) to prevail in the wording. If you have strong feelings about how the City should impact/ regulate/ know about a home based business, I urge you to review the UDC code frequently; ask to be put on the mailing list for updated information and/or attend the meetings. www.udc.georgetown.org

Thank you for your patronage and referrals. I look forward to seeing you soon!

 
 
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