from Elmo Shade The most common reasons people come to a Mindfulness Practice are Physical pain or chronic pain Emotional pain due to loss, death, or serious or potentially fatal diagnosis Inability to manage the day to day stressors of life The benefits of...
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“Life has no Opposite”: On Conscious Dying and Sacred Passage Doulas
"The opposite of Life is not Death. The opposite of Death is Birth. Life has no Opposite." Unknown Death and Birth are Bookends of Life. Death is a Rite of Passage that brings a family of initiatory emotions: grief, anger, terror, rage, disappointment,...
Mindfulness: 10 Insights to make your mind a good friend
How would you answer this question, “What is the most important question you have ever been asked?” (and your answer CANNOT be “Will you marry me?”). Over 8 years ago, as I sat as a student in a class called Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), I was...
Massage for PTSD creates space for healing
PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is commonly associated with soldiers and other people in war-torn areas but it doesn’t take a war to manifest. Massage for PTSD is a powerful treatment form. Any sort of prolonged chronic stress, from the loss of a loved one to...
Mindful breathing energizes our minds as well as our bodies
Babies are better at breathing than almost all of us. They instinctually breathe with their whole bodies, flooding every cell with oxygen. As adults, most of us have forgotten what a full breath feels like. But breathing is crucial not only our respiratory system, but...