Happy Birthday. The Frog is 15.

Happy Birthday 🐸, 

Has it really been fifteen years since I started the frog on the face blog?

Above all the blog has been good company, and it was great to embark on exploring Facial Reflexology: A Self Care Manual with H. Calisher, Rudi, and MG after discussing with MG. 

Sharing the most recent post

One Minute Reflexology for Animals/ICR Paws at the Cinema 🎦.

And here is the the very first one 

Encountering the "frog on the face" - Feeling Smitten and Energized 

Thank you for reading. 

To Peace as one of my friends ends many of her texts and emails with.

So much needed during these very challenging times, to keep it simple... not sure there are words, just sighs, and, and…

Birgit 

Birgit Nagele, ARCB, TCTSY-F, she/her

Reflexology & Yoga (Focus: chair)

Trauma-Informed Care 

🐾 One Minute Reflexology for Animals/ICRPaws

https://icr-reflexology.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Paws.pdf

P.S.: 

Interestingly, while reflecting on what to write, my foot fell asleep and I resorted to Dien Cham and this morning during Ember's walk my right knee felt off and after resorting to "reflexing" the corner of mouth twice, it returned to normal. 

One Minute Reflexology for Animals/ICR Paws at the Cinema 🎦.



Sharing some really exciting and unexpected news!

One Minute Reflexology for Animals/ICR Paws, the “film” version* was part of the 10th NYC Short Film Showcase at New Plaza Cinema Nov. 22, 2024 at 7pm. 

- In gratitude to: Michael Jacobson and congratulations to all the participants.  

What a special way to share about our practice. 

• With gratitude to Marie-France Muller for Dien Cham/Vietnam-based, Raul Peñaranda for the Artwork, and Felip Alcon for the Animation. I-Movie created by: Birgit Nagele (that's me).  

This is a good time to do some shoutouts:

Thanks to all the doggies, kitties, other animal friends, human friends, reflexologists, TCTSY-Fs who have been part of this along the way at one point at home in New York, US, Norway, Canada, Belgium, Spain, South Africa, Portugal, Japan, Scotland, Iceland, Sweden, Israel, Denmark, New Zealand, Finland, France, India, Taiwan, Malta, Greece, Italy, Uruguay, Germany, Poland, and Austria. 

• Thank you, Liz and Sandra for joining me at New Plaza Cinema despite the heavy rain. 
• Special thanks to: Debbie, Max and Princess Heard (Pier 84 Dog Run), Shreya, mom to Gator Pack, ICR board (2017-2021),  Arve Fahlvik and Dorothea Kreidl (ARC and DR) for collaborations.
• Special thanks to Yuko Nonaka, Gina Stewart, and Kathy Demciuch.
• In Gratitude to our canine muses for their guidance and spunk: 🐾 Luigi, 🐾 Mowgli, 🐾 Ember, and their dad for reintroducing me to our best friends and co-parenting.

*Here is the link (please note, the film version also exists in German and French). 

Please, let me know if I have forgotten your country and I will add it. 
Please feel free to share about the practice with animal lovers (layman or reflexologists) who may be interested. 
Here is more information about milestones with more names. 

If you are in New York, check out New Plaza Cinema. 

Wishes for a world where we all can thrive humans and animals, 

Birgit and 🐾Ember

Birgit Nagele, ARCB, TCTSY-F

Reflexology and Yoga (focus:seated on chair) and Trauma-Informed Care

Nothing is more Healing than Peace and Justice

Nothing is more healing than peace 🕊️ and justice?.