Newsletters & More!
Welcome to the online access page to Gigi Decker's "Maintaining Touch" newsletters. In the past I did a newsletter three to four times per year. The articles were often inspired by my clients, their questions, their issues, and my continuing education. I love to learn, and I love to share knowledge, so I hope you will enjoy this assembly of information (and learn something too!).
Also, to get to my old webpages of great self-help resources, click HERE.
03/26/24 note: some of the links have disappeared during the google conversion process. I'm in the process of fixing those. If you see a newsletter you'd like to read and can't access it, please contact me personally (gigi AT asensitivetouch.com). Some may be listed at the very bottom of this webpage. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Below you can click to view or download a PDF of my newsletters. You can also do a search of my site (see upper right hand corner) for keywords to see if there's an article containing your keyword.
My 2020 "special March edition" about your Amazing and Awesome Immune System can be found HERE.
Is there an article you remember but don't see here? Email me (gigi AT asensitivetouch.com) to send in a request!
My most requested newsletters are these:
Sept 2007 , which has a great set of stretches for the neck, shoulders, hips, and legs for while in a car or airplane.
Nov 2013 has "A possible “easy cure” to what ails you! No joke!" which gives better detail about making potentially dramatic improvements to your health by simply resting the gut
May 2009 has "You Are What You (and Your Microbes) Eat" - the extended version
Feb 2005 has "Don't Skip the Tummy" (an overview of Barral's Visceral Manipulation technique)
Feb 2006 has an article about the PBS program "The New Medicine" with links to great testimonials!
Feb 2008 has the Tongue Bone (part 1), Winter Weather Relief, and the Fast Finger Food Concert
Feb 2010 has information about KinesioTape, and some great Valentine's Day gift ideas.
Feb 2011 has information about my 25th anniversary, and how to make a homemade ice pack.
Feb 2012 has "Surprising Results from CranioSacral Therapy"
Feb 2013 has "It's a NEW year!" featuring updates about my office, prices, and a little about Neural Manipulation
Feb 2017 has "Manual Therapies and Traumatic Brain Injuries: The new research & some self-help to defuse stress/pain"
Feb 2018 has "More about your brain and pain - some helpful tricks (part 2!)"
Feb 2019 has "Pillows, pillows, pillows (and other ways to support your sleep)!"
Feb 2020 has "Kegels! More important than you think!"
Mar 2020 has "Your Amazing and Awesome Immune System", a special edition in response to COVID-19.
June 2011 has "Playing the Insurance Game"
June 2012 has "Chronic Stress - Too Much of a Good Thing"
June 2020 has "Masks: Musings, Lessons, Tricks and the "world's most comfortable mask"
July 2008 has articles about my new location, summer package deals, sliding fee scale.
May 2005 has "May brings us back to nature" (the health benefits of being in nature)
May 2006 has "The Fear of Transformation", an article about going through big changes in your life
May 2007 has "The Beauty of Sinuses"
May 2008 has the Tongue Bone (part 2) & Chest fascia, and Steven C. Anderson
May 2009 has "You Are What You (and Your Microbes) Eat" - the extended version
May 2010 has "Decrease Tissue Pain Through Diet (an anti-inflammatory diet)", and info on Susan Kelly
May 2015 has "What To Expect After Your Session....maybe" (since everyone has a different response everytime!)
May 2018 has "Lymphatic massage - not just for lymphedema anymore; the importance of a healthy lymphatic system and how massage can help!"
May 2019 has "Keep your body happier in the car/sitting!" (A reprint of Sept 2009)
May 2020 has "Massage in the Time of COVID", how sessions may need to operate
Nov 2006 has "When Your Feet Hurt", some of Gigi's favorite things (the "G" List), and notes on saving tax
Nov 2007 has "If You've Been in an Accident"; what you can expect your soft-tissues to do
Nov 2008 has "Beware of Stress Points"
Nov 2009 has "Lessons About Pelvic Floors, part 2"
Nov 2010 has "Yes, Joints Are Barometers", and information on referrals and saving money
Nov 2011 has "The Pain in Your Brain" (or how your brain processes pain and/or gets stuck in a rut)
Nov 2012 has "Your Autonomic Nervous System (and massage, and what you need to know)"
Nov 2013 has "A possible “easy cure” to what ails you! No joke!" which gives better detail about making potentially dramatic improvements to your health by simply resting the gut.
Nov 2014 has "Get to Know Your Thoracic Outlet!"
Nov 2015 has "Time to Take Care of YOU" in the new year!
Nov 2016 has "Seasons of Stress", an update of June 2012's newsletter
Nov 2017 has "More about your brain and pain - some helpful tricks (part 1)!"
Nov 2018 is a highly requested repeat of Nov 2013, "A possible "easy cure" to what ails you! No joke!"
Nov 2019 has "Take a break! (Really, I mean it!)"
Sept 2005 has "Good Sleep is "Huge"-ly Important"
Sept 2006 has "Caring for Fresh Soft-Tissue Injuries"
Sept 2007 has a great set of stretches for while in a car or airplane for the neck, shoulders, hips, and legs
Sept 2008 has "Massage = Cancer Respite"
Sept 2009 has "Lessons Learned This Summer about Biking and Pelvic Floors" (part 1).
Sept 2010 has "Learning is Always Good"; the benefits of being a life-long learner
Sept 2011 celebrates: "WooHoo! 25 Years of Massage!"
Sept 2012 has a repeat of May 2006, because "Some Things are Worth Repeating"
Sept 2013 gets you prepared for a health paradigm shift, which is completed in the Nov 2013 newsletter
Sept 2014 has a "Plethora of Plans for Pain", especially back-pain. You'll find a bunch of self-help tips and more!
Sept 2015 is an updated version of "Massage = Cancer Respite" (Sept 2008)
Sept 2016 has "It Doesn't Have to Hurt to Help!"
Sep 2019 has "Massage therapy and the medically fragile", for clients who need extra TLC
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