{"id":8411,"date":"2023-03-07T12:13:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T12:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=8411"},"modified":"2023-03-13T21:41:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T21:41:40","slug":"health-wellbeing-relaxation-therapies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=8411","title":{"rendered":"HEALTH & WELLBEiNG: Relaxation Therapies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chester visited me in bed just now.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If I could afford it, which of course I can\u2019t, I\u2019d have a thorough massage once a week. Particularly the back, and especially the lower (cervical?) area, and the neck and shoulders. Classic stress loci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But whilst I can occasionally persuade Teresa to give me a few minutes of back massage, in the main I\u2019m reliant on other stuff for relaxation. Self-medicating with booze works, for sure. But isn\u2019t the healthiest way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The results are immediately tangible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Chester, our delightful and, of late, not so wee moggie, can be a real blessing. Today, like yesterday, I plan to spend as much time as poss\u2019 resting in bed. And about 20 minutes ago he popped in, from one of his regular jaunts outside. The little darling came straight up to me and went straight into face rubbing. Which I adore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trump watching Higgins at work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another almost cast iron sure fire way I\u2019ve found to relax is watching (good) snooker. For some reason it has to be players I find engaging, playing very well. Anything less, and it doesn\u2019t work. Todays snooker menu consists of the gargantuan feast that is Trump vs. Higgins, 2019 World Championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over eight hours of two of the greatest playing superbly. Although John Higgins is undoubtedly brilliant, he\u2019s not<\/em> one of the players I\u2019m drawn to. For some reason (my artistic aesthetic side?) I like guys like Trump, O\u2019Sullivan, Selby, etc. They play superbly, and look great doing it. Higgins looks like an accountant or a bank clerk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump in killer shark mode, nailed eight frames in a row!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Trump played so phenomenally well in this match, particularly one session – which Steve Davis aptly described as \u2018brutal\u2019, and \u2018controlled annihilation\u2019! – that it really was one of the best snooker finals one could hope to watch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, as Stephen Hendry commented, these longer matches bring something the shorter formats just can\u2019t deliver. Epic! And yet also soothing\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If I could afford it, which of course I can\u2019t, I\u2019d have a thorough massage once a week. Particularly the back, and especially the lower (cervical?) area, and the neck and shoulders. Classic stress loci. But whilst I can occasionally persuade Teresa to give me a few minutes of back massage, in the main I\u2019m … <\/p>\n

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