I came across this prayerful song by Michael Brunnock. For me, it encapsulates the essence of various spiritual teachings and it serves as a way to start my day. Here’s a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Bha4iSICg I hope you enjoy! A Blessing For Anyone ~ by Michael Brunnock May all of your illusions be shattered beyond your ability to reassemble …
What’s holding you back?
Karen was in the other day for her regular visit. I had her focus on a contact and I asked her to lift it up towards the ceiling. Afterwards, she said that she was noticing a tightness in her tailbone. She followed with that it always seems to be there. Sometimes it’s more in the background and sometimes she’s really …
Setting the stage
I’ve been recently looking at Erikson’s theory of stages of psychosocial development. His theory states that in each stage, people experience a conflict or challenge that serves as a turning point in development. If people successfully deal with the conflict, they emerge from the stage with psychological strengths that will serve them well for the rest of their lives. If they …
Are you inside out?
It seems that every day we’re finding out more about the human brain and body. For example, according to quantum physics, did you know that our bodies appear and disappear at such a high frequency that we seem completely solid? Brain waves have been studied for many years now with the advent of the EEG or Electro Encephalograph. This means …
Are you ready?
Karen was in this past week for her regular visit. She noted that she was coming towards the end of her initial phase of care and that she felt like the reason that she had come in for, pain in her hips, hadn’t gotten much better. In fact, she remarked, her hips were hurting more lately. I had been noticing …
Your own energy
I was talking with a friend recently about the ongoing troubles in Ottawa, and how he’s been feeling sad, frustrated, angry and helpless. Sometimes we may feel like curling up into a ball. Or sometimes we may feel like punching a hole in the wall. Our bodies can feel so full of emotion at times, it can feel overwhelming. With …
The River of Change
Health and prosperity is what we wish for ourselves and for others as the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve. It has become a time of reflection: looking back at the year that has passed and looking forward to a new year of change. For most of us what underpins this reflection is taking perspective and our continuous search …
Knowing who you really are
Karen was in the other day and after her session, we talked about what she noticed and what I found her body doing. I told her that many of the tension patterns that our bodies hold are due to the way we go about our lives. One such pattern is “being stuck in the past”. Another one is “being in …
The way through this
Throughout the last two plus years, I’ve heard and seen some things that to me have been completely unbelievable. I don’t think it matters who you are or where you live on this planet, we’ve been experiencing life as a species in a way that we have never faced before. Even if you consider that there have been other pandemics …
And…Action!
Over the years I’ve heard many patients say to me things like: “My mother had a bad back and her mother before her.” Or “I have adult onset diabetes and it seems to run in my family.” It turns out that only around 5% of all disease is purely genetic. The rest of the 95% is influenced by your environment. …