If I drink a full glass of cow’s milk, about 30 – 60 minutes later the bloating, gas, and diarrhea begin. I am lactose intolerant. About 65% of the world’s population is lactose intolerant, so why is it that dairy is such a big part of our culture. This is the milk paradox! Around the …Read More
Category: Body
Embodied Wisdom
“The head comes up with options, the heart knows what it loves, and the gut makes decisions.” I was at a workshop in Big Sur, California, when I heard these words of distilled wisdom from another student. The magnificent cliffs above the Pacific Ocean punctuated the sentence with the crashing waves. Relaxed from the morning …Read More
Get up and move
In my recent post, I told you why I’m just tired of sitting. Now I’m going to tell you what I’m currently doing about it. Get up and move. One great resource is the 10 to 15 minute stretch and exercise video on YouTube. There are many of them out there to try. This virtual …Read More
Psychotherapy Session ~ So You Think You Can Dance
What would a pscyhotherapy session look like as a Hip Hop dance? Get “Outta Your Mind” with Alex Wong and Twitch as they perform on the hit show, “So You Think You Can Dance.” I feel like I got a dose of therapy watching the video. I hope it gives you a smile and gets …Read More
Body wisdom exercises to move from anxiety to calmness ~ Suzanne Scurlock
During times like these, it’s easy to feel powerless, helpless, and even fearful — from mild anxiety all the way to total terror. Perhaps you’re being re-triggered in ways you thought you’d resolved. Overpowering feelings — of any kind — can cause us to separate from our body. When that happens, predominantly linear thinking (i.e., …Read More
Somatic Movement Summit ~ Free Online Event
How are you engaging with movement these days? Do you have a healthy movement practice? Explore Your Innate Body Intelligence: The Gateway to Resilience, Health & Wholeness Cultivate Resilience Through Motion Discover Fluid Motion as a Medicine for Body and Mind Discover Motion as Medicine and a Pathway to Wholeness Embody All of Yourself Through …Read More
Meditation: Square Breathing
Learn the technique of Square Breathing to balance the nervous system. When we are stuck in an anxiety state of chronic sympathetic overdrive, breathing meditation can activate the parasympathetic relaxation and down-regulate the nervous system. The breath is always in the present moment. As we slow down to meet the breath, the nervous system will …Read More
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (Broken Heart Syndrome) ~ Mind-Body Connection
If you have ever had any doubt about the mind-body connection or the effect of emotional stress on your system, scientists have “discovered” the Broken Heart Syndrome. Named from the Japanese “tako tsubo” (octopus trap), the syndrome causes weakness and bulging at the apex of the heart making it look like an octopus trap and causing …Read More
Summer is here! Remember to hydrate.
“Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy.” ~ Regina Brett The longest day of the year, Summer Solstice, was June 21st. It’s officially summer! The beach is beautiful here in Florida. The ocean waves crash into the shore with an endless rhythm, washing away any heavy thoughts. On the horizon, the blue of …Read More
“I get plenty of exercise at work.”
As the New Year resolve begins to wane, I’m reminded of the many times I have heard the statement: “I get plenty of exercise at work.” Many people who say this have stressful jobs, and they just can’t imagine fitting another thing into their life. Robert Sapolsky, author of Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: An …Read More