What do you think about your body? Do you think about your body? If not, why not? You use your body all day, much more than you use a car or a bike, more than you use a computer. Your body is what allows you to do the things you enjoy. It’s worth thinking about.
Read MoreDo you think about how you move, or is it simply something that happens? Do you think about how you move through your day? Try right now. How do you think about yourself? How do you move? What’s the quality of your movement? What’s the intent behind your movement?
Read MoreThis subject is a struggle for many of my students, and perhaps it is for you as well: how do you love your body that’s imperfect? How do you love your body that’s in pain or discomfort? How do you love your body that’s not meeting your expectations?
Read MoreYour mind can go into the future and the past but your body cannot. – Bruce Fertman
If you are doing something, any kind of activity (for instance reading this) and your thoughts are enmeshed in the past or the future, your body will be left behind.
Read MoreIf you’re used to your mind running and spinning and constantly on the move, your thoughts may not calm down in just a few seconds, or even a few minutes. Keep going! Don’t give up!
Read MoreDo you ever find yourself worried or frustrated that you’re experiencing pain when you’ve barely been doing anything? Like that pain shouldn’t be happening because all you did was lift a small box, or go to a meeting, or walk downstairs? That’s probably not all you’ve been doing.
Read MoreAs you’re reading this are you aware of your breath? Are you aware of your ribs moving? Are you aware of your breath moving through your body?
Read MoreThere are some basic keys you need to connect to and utilize your personal willpower: Time, Specificity, Action. These keys will help you meet the challenges in your life, as long as the challenge is appropriate to you. How do you know if the challenge is appropriate to you? By using the fourth secret key.
Read MoreStress and tension reduce your joy in life. And so many health concerns are related to or exacerbated by stress. The good news is that you can do something about your level of stress.
Read MoreIt’s true, you don’t. But it does take some practice. And if you’re sneaky enough to do it right you won’t be smiling because you’re happy, you’ll be uplifted because you’re smiling.
Read MoreIt feels good to move, doesn’t it? How easily you can forget that. If you’ve been sitting for most of the day and, for no reason at all, get up and go for a walk, do you find your mood changing? That’s because it feels good to move!
Read MoreI’ve worked with many people who were surprised at how tired they were after a surgery or during an illness. When you have a definite illness or are recovering from an injury or surgery, your energy feels low because your body is putting a lot of its energy into recovering and healing. In those circumstances your body is forcing you to give energy over to its healing process.
Read MoreMeditation and mindfulness don’t have to be intimidating. They are not the sole property of ancient prophets sitting alone in caves, separate from the rest of the world. Meditation and mindfulness aren’t for the already enlightened, peaceful gurus of the world. They’re for the stressed-out, the over-worked, the emotionally strained, the “I don’t have time” and the “I can’t sit still.”
Read More“Time” isn’t usually sitting around waiting for you to pick it up. Does it seem like right at the very moment you might have free time, suddenly it’s already filled?
Read MoreWhen life is getting to you, when you've had a rough day, or week, or month, and you're feeling it emotionally or physically in the form of pain, an outside voice is a wonderful lifeline. If you're getting trapped in that cycle of confusion, pain or blah, another voice can break through and guide you out.
Read MoreI'm an experimenter. I like to try things. And I don't always know exactly why I'm trying something out. I might have a vague idea from reading that such-and-such is supposed to be good for mental health, improve your physical health, make you happier, bring more fun into your life, make you warmer, improve your digestion, and on and on.
Read MoreI’m walking and it’s a cold day. Because it’s cold I’m walking in a different way than I would when it’s warm. There are subtle differences in my gait that come from being fluid and adapting to the current situation.
Read MoreRemember Mad Libs, the word game where you insert a part of speech of your choosing into a pre-written sentence? Now you can Mad Lib your specific anxiety! Won’t that be fun? Ok, it probably won’t have the gasping laughs Mad Libs is supposed to produce. Instead it will be filled with healing and empathy.
Read MoreDo you really want to go to that New Year’s Eve party? If you’re an introvert who experiences anxiety this might not be an easy question to answer.
Read MoreHave you ever said, “I can’t afford it”? When dealing with anxiety and stress this statement often emerges from a place of fear. When this statement comes from a place of fear your body will express that fear in some way, perhaps in a feeling of heaviness in your chest or gut or in a tightening sensation across your back; the feelings are particular to you.
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