On Being Present: Apply the Forever Principal
This exercise is inspired by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, who demonstrated what it really means to get comfortable when sitting. We often get into a pattern of thinking about what’s next, which takes us out of the present moment and projects us into a future that...
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It’s All a Choice
Your body is making choices every second. Thousands of choices are being made on your behalf to keep all body systems operating and you alive. Is core body temperature too high? Yes. Dilate blood vessels, open pores and sweat. Decision-making is an operational must in...
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Cyclical Thoughts and Feelings: Breathe Through Them
This is a modification of a breathing exercise called Coherent Breathing first introduced to me by Michael Shea. You can find this and many other embodiment practices in Body Compassing: Meditation-for-Healing. We often get stuck in cyclical thoughts and feelings,...
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Cyclical Thoughts and Feelings: Redirect Them
We often get stuck in cyclical thoughts and feelings, which take us away from living our lives. This is a simple exercise to help manage cyclical thoughts and/or feelings Exercise 1) Consciously become aware of a cyclical thought/feeling you are having or have been...
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4 Embodiment Exercises for Self Regulation Here are the tools and techniques I teach my patients after treatment in my clinic. The embodiment exercises help you take stock of where you are and how to better manage pain and emotions. Pain: Find What Doesn’t Hurt...
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Alternative Definition #3
Inspired by the lectures of Jeffrey Yuen and a discussion on Daoist acupuncture: An alternative definition for Heaven: Heaven: rays of sunlight which cause the transformation of life. --Samantha Lotti Image...
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Cyclical Thoughts and Feelings: Throw Them Out
Thank you to David Hatfield for introducing me to this exercise. You can learn more about embodiment practices in Body Compassing: Meditation-for-Healing. We often get stuck in cyclical thoughts and feelings, which take us away from living our lives. This is a simple...
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Pain: Find What Doesn’t Hurt
Pain is all too often a part of our daily life, whether physical, mental, or emotional. This is a simple exercise to help manage the pain you are experiencing in this moment 1. Locate the pain you are feeling right now in your body, finding and naming the specific...
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How Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy May Benefit Pain Conditions
Living with chronic or acute pain can be debilitating. It can cause not only high levels of stress but also significant changes in mood and daily life activities. Default treatments like anti-inflammatory medications and painkillers, appropriate exercises and...
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The Brain and the “I”
Note: I will not be defining the “I” in this post because it is beyond the scope of what I'm writing about. This is why I keep it in quotation marks throughout the post. This month in my practice the discussion that’s been on the table is the brain. And the “I.” And...
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