Recommended Reading

September 17, 2010

The Best Buddhist Writing 2008 edited by Melvin McLeod 2008 Shambhala Publications, Inc. This is a great book of essays by some of my favorite Buddhist writers: Norman Fischer, Joseph Goldstein, Natalie Goldberg, Thich Nhat Hanh, Sylvia Boorstein, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Pema Chodron. I especially liked Noah Levine’s Learning Forgiveness, Joanna Macy’s Gratitude, [...]

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One Thing You Can Do Today to Prevent Pain

September 13, 2010

Look down at your feet. Seriously, take a look at your shoes. Are you wearing supportive shoes? Our mothers were right on this one. Good shoes are supportive. After all, your feet support all 100 plus pounds of your body weight. Yes, they are an investment; good shoes don’t come cheap. Repair worn down heels. [...]

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Tips to Prevent Back Injury

September 9, 2010

Tips to Prevent Back Injury – The Iliopsoas Muscle You may wonder why it might be a good idea to avoid double leg lifts, whether your knees are bent or extended, if you have a history of back pain. In yogic terms, this would include boat (navasana) and its variations. Q: Why would double leg [...]

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Free Your Body – Part I

June 22, 2010

Free your mind and the rest will follow. -En Vogue   These days I am thinking about freeing the pelvis. I keep coming at the topic from different perspectives. While swimming laps today, I was stimulated to think about it in yet another way. To have an efficient swim stroke, it needs to be relaxed. [...]

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When is Less More

June 4, 2010

Just for today can you tune into what brings you pleasure? No, what really brings you pleasure? Do you need to rest? Do you need to exercise? If you didn’t sleep well last night, what might you do to help you get a good night’s sleep tonight? Do you feel lonely? Or do you need [...]

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The Role of Posture in Back Pain

April 15, 2010

Part I – Coming to the Floor   Yoga can be an excellent modality for managing and healing low back pain. Just as many poses in Yoga are ideal for healing certain kinds of back pain, other poses may make back pain worse. It depends on the nature and cause of your back pain. I [...]

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Haiku 2000/2010

March 30, 2010

Dew drop on tip ofblade of grass evaporateslike sadness in sun.

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Advice for a Painful Shoulder

March 26, 2010

This was written to a patient after I had seen her for an initial treatment. She had developed a painful shoulder from shoveling snow earlier in the Winter. You may want to notice your shoulder at different points during the day, or at night, or in the morning when you’re still in bed. Just quietly [...]

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Your Lymphatic System

March 18, 2010

Did you know that your breathing habits may positively affect your lymphatic system? Let’s begin with a review of the anatomy and functioning of the lymphatic system. Closely related to the cardiovascular system both anatomically and functionally, the lymphatic system is composed of capillaries; larger lymphatic vessels, called collecting vessels; the lymph fluid itself; lymph [...]

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The Body Electric

February 12, 2010

Dancing is more like high-interface action verbs than nouns and subjects. I’m very interested in the electric threshold; dance can be like live voltage, or crossing realms. Sometimes the body is flooded and energized by an excess of impulses, spasms, jerks, shakes, tremors, and responds with quirks and undulations.-Kenneth King If a dancing body is [...]

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