The Power of Touch” is the title of a talk to be given to the Emerald Coast Meditation Society on Feb. 20. Speaker will be Ann Rector, a medical massage practitioner in Destin for 11 years.
The meeting will start with a silent 30-minute meditation at 6:30 p.m. at Christ the King Episcopal Church at 480 N. Co. Hwy. 393, Santa Rosa Beach, one-half mile north of Hwy. 98. The ECMS is ecumenical and does not follow any religion. There is no charge.
“Research shows that touch is the best way to comfort someone,” says Rector. “We have an innate ability to decode emotions via touch. And the quality of our health increases through the benefits of touch.”
Rector, who was born and raised in Bolton Conn., founded The Reach Institute in Destin two years ago. It features medical massage and kinesiology. Rector holds a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and teaching certification from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Since moving to Destin in 2002 she has practiced medical massage with certifications in pregnancy, oncology, stroke rehabilitation, cardiac rehabilitation, and orthopedic massage.
She has also been a kinesiology instructor at a local massage school for the past six years. Previously she taught middle-school health and physical education in Virginia and Georgia for several years.
And right after high school, she served eight years in the U.S. Army Reserve, where she was a trainer on how to assemble and disassemble five military weapons, and rappelled out of helicopters. She was on active duty during Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
A mother of three children, Rector currently enjoys amateur YOLO boarding.
The evening will conclude with a short guided meditation. The ECMS meets every first and third Thursday except in July and August. Anyone who needs meditation instruction should arrive by 6:15 p.m. Contact nancyjames@embarqmail.com for further information.
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1410909469159483
The meeting will start with a silent 30-minute meditation at 6:30 p.m. at Christ the King Episcopal Church at 480 N. Co. Hwy. 393, Santa Rosa Beach, one-half mile north of Hwy. 98. The ECMS is ecumenical and does not follow any religion. There is no charge.
“Research shows that touch is the best way to comfort someone,” says Rector. “We have an innate ability to decode emotions via touch. And the quality of our health increases through the benefits of touch.”
Rector, who was born and raised in Bolton Conn., founded The Reach Institute in Destin two years ago. It features medical massage and kinesiology. Rector holds a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and teaching certification from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Since moving to Destin in 2002 she has practiced medical massage with certifications in pregnancy, oncology, stroke rehabilitation, cardiac rehabilitation, and orthopedic massage.
She has also been a kinesiology instructor at a local massage school for the past six years. Previously she taught middle-school health and physical education in Virginia and Georgia for several years.
And right after high school, she served eight years in the U.S. Army Reserve, where she was a trainer on how to assemble and disassemble five military weapons, and rappelled out of helicopters. She was on active duty during Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
A mother of three children, Rector currently enjoys amateur YOLO boarding.
The evening will conclude with a short guided meditation. The ECMS meets every first and third Thursday except in July and August. Anyone who needs meditation instruction should arrive by 6:15 p.m. Contact nancyjames@embarqmail.com for further information.
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1410909469159483