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TESSLER, M.D. & ASSOCIATES 26400 W 12 Mile Rd. • Suite 150 • Southfield, MI 48034 or call WE'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE Tenenbaum, a certified my- omassologist. I can now attest to the claims her business card makes. In- duces relaxation — yes; reduces stress — yes; and alleviates pain — again yes. My sore muscles were rejuvenated. It's hard to describe exactly how you feel after a massage. When I left, I felt the tension I had been carrying in my shoul- ders and neck had evaporated after an hour of massage. My massage began with a neck and shoulder rub, which was my favorite part. I lost track of time as my tightness and stress was rubbed away. Mrs. Tenenbaum also spent a signif- icant amount of time doing re- flexology, a foot massage to affect other parts of the body. The result depends on what the organ needs, she said, and it works especially well with symptoms of premenstrual syn- drome and menstrual discom- "My main purpose is to make people feel better than they did when they walked in" — Madeline Tenenbaum fort. It's not, however, a diagnostic tool. "I look at massage as mainte- nance service with physical and psychological benefits," Mrs. Tenenbaum said. "By relaxing tense and stressed muscles, a massage creates a psychological calm and a sense of balance." It also improves circulation, calms the nervous system, strengthens muscles, enhances immune system functions and clears out the mind, according to Mrs. Tenenbaum. When she started doing my- omassology a year and a half ago, she figured a large part of her practice would be for stress reduction. While she does have clients who come specifically for stress-related reasons, a num- ber of women come for relief of pain (Mrs. Tenenbaum, an ob- servant Jew, will only accept fe- male clients). During a massage, Mrs. Tenenbaum tries to tune into her clients' needs by focusing on nonverbal cues and by detecting muscle tightness. Before she be- gins, she will ask her client if there is a specific area that needs attention. "My main purpose is to make people feel better than they did when they walked in," she said. Some of her clients come once a week and others come month- ly. Mrs. Tenenbaum goes for a massage once or twice a month. "Once a week would be great, but financial and time con- straints don't make that possi- ble for most people." Massage therapists typically charge between $40 and $75 an hour. While some make house calls, Mrs. Tenenbaum works out of her Southfield home. Yoga I walked into my first yoga class with a negative attitude, but a high level of curiosity. It seemed like more and more peo- ple I know are being turned on to the "powers" of yoga. I thought there was some- thing esoteric about sitting cross legged and chanting. So I dragged my mom with me and the two of us enrolled in an eight-week class through West Bloomfield Community Educa- tion. During the first class, we of- ten exchanged funny glances that meant "What are we doing here?" or "This is too weird." I also think we put some pressure on ourselves to be able to do all the yoga positions correctly the first time. By the second or third class, I cast my inhibitions aside and be- gan looking forward to the Wednesday night sessions. The class helped me increase my flexibility, taught me to re- lax and begin to master the tech- nique of abdominal breathing (I still think the chanting is a lit- tle weird, but I've learned not to focus on it). • As I paid closer attention to my breathing, making sure breaths came from my abdomen, it helped me to slow down and relax. I often use yoga breathing during the course of my day, par- ticularly in rush-hour traffic. Matt Egrin, a yoga instructor at the Center for Yoga Relax- ation and Health in Southfield, finds that people are interest- ed in yoga for a variety of rea- sons. While stress reduction is a common response, so is gain- ing flexibility. Yoga, which has a physical and a meditative side, has evolved since it was first devel- oped thousands of years ago. At first, it was just meditation, Mr. Egrin explained. "The physical part only de- veloped so that the yogis could sit in meditation for a longer time," he said. "The meditative side of yoga allows you to focus on your breath, which natural- ly tends to focus your attention on the present moment. This prevents mulling over the past or worrying about the future and produces a calming effect." Mr. Egrin suggests to his stu- dents that they begin doing yoga for five minutes a day. "They typically find that five minutes will turn into 10 minutes and then 10 turns to 15," he said. "The more you do it the more