Living an Inspired Life

Playing in the Sandbox of Life

My Secret I have been enjoying living for eighty five eventful, interesting and wonder filled years. Whenever I’m asked the question “What’s your secret” I reply without hesitation “A truly great appreciation for the gift of life!” How do you live a truly inspired life? The secret elements consists of five “well-balance” points: 1)  Gratitude [...]

Medicine and Spirituality

Spiritual Caduceus

How Spirituality and Health are Linked by Pamir Kiciman / @gassho There are four important areas to discuss in understanding the link between spirituality and better health or wellness: Medicine’s interest in spirituality What is spirituality and spiritual health Spiritual dimension of health Health benefits of spirituality Medicine’s interest in spirituality If ‘health’ is understood [...]

Getting on the Yoga Mat

Forward Bend

Ten Reasons People have to Avoid Yoga by Karen Fabian @barebonesyoga and Ten Accompanying Reasons to Try It I’ve been teaching yoga for many years and I’ve heard a lot of reasons why people don’t try it.  I’m not one to push yoga on anyone, so if your reason is that you just don’t think [...]

Health and Wellness Partners

Healing through Art and Science

We Are ALL Alchemists! I am not a big fan of the word ‘healer’. If you cut yourself, no one can heal except you! When someone looks outside themselves for healing they give up autonomy, empowerment and responsibility. The relationship between ‘healer’ and ‘healee’ is a no-win situation. The ‘healer’ has the untenable position of [...]

Emotional Anatomy

Insults and Injuries

Storage of Psychological, Emotional and Physical Traumas My truth/perception/bias is based on my life experiences; so, let me start by stating, at this moment in my life, what I believe to be true… I believe that the Bio-Computer we call our body stores dysfunctional information as psychological, emotional and physical trauma within connective tissue. Inside [...]

Trauma Anatomy

Anatomy of a Trauma

The Holographic Imprint of Injuries and Insults I believe that the brain receives a holographic imprint of a trauma event and that the simultaneous recording of that event is stored in the body’s tissue. When there is a stimulus that replicates any part of the original trauma event, the brain, functioning as a processor, activates [...]

Exercise Smart and Reduce Stress

Get Fit for Life

Your Health and Quality of Life Depend on It! No matter how well you eat or how much water you drink, no matter how many supplements you take, none of these things will take the place of exercise. You must do some type of exercise every day. For the greatest overall health benefits including stress [...]

Eco-Physicists and Human Potential

Human Potential

What Prevents Us from Accessing our Potential? Eco-physicists estimate that we are using much less than our full potential. Clearly, we have a great playing field available — there are dormant abilities and reserve energies just waiting to be tapped! As health practitioners, it is vitally important to take our awareness into more expansive and [...]