Here’s how it often goes: Client: I am so afraid of this pain! Me: What are you thinking about it? Client: It will be here forever, and I can’t stand it! I think I have had that same conversation roughly 4,345 times, all with different clients. Okay, that might be a slight exaggeration. But it… Continue reading Fear of Pain
Month: June 2010
Living the Mind-Body Lifestyle
When I’m talking to mind-body newbies, they often ask me if I like living the mind-body lifestyle. They are usually worried that they’ll have to torture themselves for life with something un-fun and limiting. Happily, the mind-body lifestyle is quite the opposite! Today’s post is an example of what it’s like to live this way,… Continue reading Living the Mind-Body Lifestyle
Creating Health, Not Stress
A couple of months ago, I bought groceries in the middle of my niece’s birthday party. We were celebrating first at the local paint-your-own pottery studio and then at my parent’s house, so I took the opportunity to make a mad dash to the store between those two events. Of course, I was late to… Continue reading Creating Health, Not Stress
Healing Starts with the Mind
It’s time for a refresher on the importance of noticing what you are thinking. Though there are many great mind-body tools, catching thoughts that are causing stress in your body is at the root of the healing process. I can never emphasize this enough, so today is yet another reminder to bring awareness to what… Continue reading Healing Starts with the Mind