Your Body Is Not a Mess Part One: How Pain Science Informed the Way I Talk About My Body I’m writing the next couple blog posts to share my ongoing journey with changing my own “self talk” regarding my body. We’ll call this Part One – How I Learned Read more…
I woke up this morning at 6:15 to make my daughter a strong cup of black coffee before she drove off to take a difficult professional exam for her area of expertise. I did not wake up today expecting to be amazed. We’re at a hotel somewhere Read more…
Making a decision It’s been an event filled week. Not really the week I expected, actually. I found myself in the process of making quick decisions with real world consequences. I kept coming back to something I recently read on Seth Godin’s blog: “based on new information, I’ve made Read more…
We may “know” that our yoga and movement practice has changed us, but there may be some science to back that up. Not only do we “feel better” after we move and breathe with attentional engagement, but over time the act of using attentional engagement may actually help us keep more volume of neurons in the part of our brain that is responsible for executive function and memory.