by Susan Lawrence, PT We've all done it - gone over on our ankles whether running, playing a sport or stepping off a curb the wrong way. It's painful, it swells ... it's embarrassing - you try and "walk it off". Say you do all the right things to make it better—the initial RICE (rest, ice, compression and elevation), you even add the "P" (protection) to the acronym, but weeks, months, maybe years after, it still just doesn't …
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Coursing the Wind
Best thing about Spring: Things change SO quickly. Worst thing about spring: Things change SO quickly. For better and worse, Spring is a gusty, windy time. After the confinement and constraint of Winter, things start to change, bloom and hatch so rapidly it seems like magic. …
5 Reasons To Work With A Yoga Therapist
What is Yoga Therapy? According to the International Association of Yoga Therapy, the purpose of yoga therapy is to view “humans as a multi-dimensional system that includes all aspects of body; breath, and mind, intellect, and emotions and mutual interaction… the goals of yoga therapy include eliminating, reducing, or managing symptoms that cause suffering; improving function; helping to prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of …
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This Harvest Season
What’s showing up in our harvest basket in this year of years? This has been an extraordinary cycle of seasons. No wonder so much of what we see ripening in this year’s Harvest Season is out of the ordinary. We need the healing gifts of this season more than ever this year. This transitional time between Summer and Autumn is viewed as a whole separate season in Asian Healing Arts. Late Summer is harvest time. Whatever we dreamed of last Winter …
The Being of Cancer
President Nixon declared war on cancer 40 years ago by signing the National Cancer Act of 1971. The goal is to “eradicate cancer by 2015”. We are far from achieving this goal. Research in and approach to cancer is limited to cut, burn, and poison. Two major aspects are missing: integrating CAM (detoxification, addressing the internal environment with nutrition, lifestyle changes, etc) and spirituality. Life with cancer is a battle. Either you …