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Anxiety, Classes, Intuition, Meditation, Relaxation & Meditation, Resilience, Spirituality, Stress Management
Calming the Mind and Body with Meditation
Are you longing for more peace, clarity, and ease in your daily life? Join me for Calming the Mind and Body with Meditation, a nurturing two-session online class designed to help you relax deeply, quiet the mind, and reconnect with your intuition. When & Where 🗓️ Tuesdays, October 29 & November 5 🕖 7:00 – 8:30 pm Central Time 📍 Live on Zoom (recording available if you can’t attend live) 💫 Members: $35 | Non-Members: $45 👉 Register Here Members of Intuitive Connections and the Holistic OT Community receive a discount. What You’ll Experience In this class, you’ll learn and practice time-tested methods that calm the nervous system and foster…
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Body, Guided Imagery, Intuition, Massage Therapy, Mental Health, Mind-Body Connection, Mindfulness, Pain, podcast, Prevention, Psychology
Mind-Body Practices for Pain
“Mind-Body Practices for Pain” Integrative health shines in this area, and there are many approaches that help lower pain and stress. Here, I describe how the mind and body are one – our thoughts and emotions can affect the body, and the body can affect the mind. The stress response, known as the “fight, flight, or freeze” response can create or exacerbate tension and pain in the body. The relaxation response, known as the “rest and digest” response may help reduce pain. I share five mind-body practices that may lower pain and prevent conditions that may lead to pain, such as: 1. Guided Imagery 2. Yoga 3. Massage and Bodywork…
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De-Stress, Emotional Healing, Holistic Health, Integrative Medicine, Meditations for You!, podcast, Relaxation & Meditation
New “Healing Connections” Podcast – Listen Now!
Healing Connections Podcast – First Episode I just recorded the first episode of the “Healing Connections” podcast this November. You can listen now. Click the play button here. In this episode we discuss how most of us are affected by negative stress with tips and suggestions on how to manage stress, induce the relaxation response to help prevent disease, and in certain cases possibly even recover from illness or disease. I was joined by Carisa Hillman who is an occupational therapy student who has been completing her Fieldwork with me this fall through December. “Healing Connections” was initially created with hopes of it becoming a radio show. It lay dormant…
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De-Stress, Emotional Healing, Holistic Health, Mind-Body Connection, Relaxation & Meditation, The Science of Happiness
Bringing Healing to Pain: The Mind-Body Connection and What May Be Behind Your Pain
Are you experiencing pain or know someone who is? While it is good to get checked out by a qualified health care practitioner to determine if there may be a physical solution to your physical pain, there may be more behind your pain that you may be able to heal. According to the National Institutes for Health pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. Pain is cited as the most common reason Americans access the health care system. It is a leading cause of disability and it is a major contributor to health care costs. Dr. Herbert Benson, who coined the term the Relaxation Response, stated that 60%…
