There are lots of ways to get from A to B. Many of us have goals that we want to achieve. By their nature, goals are future focused. Although goals can be very useful, there’s a risk of missing out on what is happening in the present while looking ahead.
Read MoreIf you have a project to complete, a goal to achieve, or a problem to overcome, the psychology of gaming might help.
Read MoreSnow, cold temperatures, and wind chills may make you feel like staying inside. However, spending time outside is good for your health in many ways. Whether you are walking on a street with trees in the boulevard or visiting a park, exposure to nature is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Being outside can help your mood, vision, short-term memory, and reduce your risk of diseases such as diabetes.
Read MoreThere are a number of meditation techniques. I have found that different approaches have felt right to me at various times. I am currently interested in working more with a metta, or loving-kindness, practice. This method is said to provide a number of benefits, from increasing compassion to reducing migraines.
Read MoreLike many people do, some time ago I suffered from back pain. I practiced yoga and had massages to manage the pain. I liked my massage therapist. She was very capable and a really nice person, too. After we had worked together for a while, she finally said that she was out of ideas about how to address my back pain. She asked the clinic owner to come in. The owner suggested that I consider structural integration. I was not familiar with this technique so she loaned me a book about it. I thought it sounded interesting. However, I was able to tolerate my condition and did not pursue getting a different style of work.
Read MoreDo you find yourself using the words always or never? Do you tend to categorize things as either/or extremes (wonderful or terrible, friend or foe)? Black-and-white thinking can arise when we are feeling stressed or it could be a habit we learned. We limit our creativity, however, if we think there is only one “right” solution or viewpoint.
Read MoreMany of us spend large numbers of our waking hours at work. How can we make sure that we stay healthy with good habits at work? Some building owners are making changes that help people feel better, like adding central staircases, plants, and new lighting.
Read MoreThe last three hours of the 10-session series are integration hours – the work of the previous sessions is wrapped up in a coherent way. Again, the framework below provides the general idea for each session – your session may be somewhat different based on your individual needs.
Read MoreIn my last post, I discussed the first three sessions in the ten sessions of structural integration. The next four sessions in the series are “core” sessions that consider a deeper level in the tissues. These sessions typically include work to differentiate muscle groups so that the groups can perform their own functions appropriately and also that we learn to avoid recruiting them when they are not needed.
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