Relax into pain
As the bells of the New Year were completing their chimes I was agreeing to participate in a half-marathon run in March. At that time I had already missed half of the training but because I’d been fairly consistent in running short distances I was assured that with the balance of the training I would be fine. However, I have a few problems when it comes to running for the sake of running. I don’t like cold weather. I’m currently living near Washington DC so the temperatures
5 Steps to jumpstart healing
Seth Godin, entrepreneur and marketer, wrote a blog post where he confronted the spectator problem. He asserts that many people are only willing to be spectators, whether in life or in business. “It’s safe, fun, and easy,” says Seth because there is less risk and little chance of failure. I believe that many people prefer to be spectators even when they are in chronic pain. It is much safer to sit still and do nothing when you are in pain. At least that’s what you think unti
Inhale love, exhale pain
Happy Valentines Day! The legend of who St. Valentine is and just how he and the tradition of Valentines greetings became entwined remains a mystery. What we are clear on is that February is now known as the month of romance and love. Ahhhh…Love. It feels good. That’s because when you feel love it triggers the body to produce the hormone oxytocin. This is produced by a woman when she labors and delivers her baby, and later when she breastfeeds the baby. Both men and women
Exercise & Pain
For some people, exercise is pain. It’s a pain to do, it’s painful to do, and it’s usually the last thing they ever want to do. Why then, is it so often recommended when it comes to healing? Well, here is the sneaky little secret about exercise; it is one of the best ways to combat chronic pain. In their article published by the International Council of Active Aging, Kim Dupree Jones, PhD and Janice Holt Hoffman say that exercise is the “treatment most closely linked to imp
