Wishing You Happy Holidays
May every one of you enjoy some relaxing time off with your loved ones, eating, connecting, and being merry.
I look forward to helping you lead an ecstatic, pain-free 2012 and beyond!
Mindfulness. Changing the Experience of Pain?
This piece by Elizabeth Landau on CNN.com is a beautiful account of how mindfulness can change the shape of both physical and emotional pain. Back pain is the type of pain that I see and work with most frequently. When a person is experiencing pain–or is accustomed to feeling pain–the mind runs amok with negative …
Dr. Brene Brown – Vulnerability & Love
This brilliant TED talk by Dr. Brene Brown of the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work reveals such important truths about our world today. Every single point that her research (and personal experience) reveals leads us to the importance of vulnerability in everyday life. Vulnerability is not honored in our society. In fact, …
Spouse’s Lack of Support Affects Pain
HealthDay News just posted a brief review of recent research published in the Journal of Pain by Leong, Kano, & Johansen that shows a connection between spousal communication and physical pain. The topic of this study supports my whole existence as a back-care and yoga practitioner. Part of what makes my work so effective is …
Yoga for Stronger Bones and Joints
We all know someone who has tried yoga in order to alleviate their aching back, neck, hips, or shoulders. Yoga has become such a common–and successful–method for addressing orthopedic issues that doctors are even recommending it to their patients. Dr. Loren Fishman, a physiatrist in New York, is one such physician. This summer, The New …
