All Articles – Emotions & Health Special Topics
Emotions and Health Special Topics
Fibromyalgia – an Emotional Perspective
Fibromyalgia is the body’s accumulated response to deep emotional trauma that hasn’t been adequately acknowledged by self and others. The range of symptoms are a call for help from a tender part of a person that
Yoga, from the Inside Out
Besides stretching and toning your body, yoga gives you the opportunity to tune inward and listen to what your body is feeling that day and pay attention to your breath in that moment. There are so
How can I Get Better Sleep?
Sleep is a hot topic these days and we know how important sleep is for overall health. This article cuts through the sleep hygiene hype and gives practical tips you can start using tonight to sleep
The Gift of Being Sensitive
A highly Sensitive, Perceptive, or Intuitive person may be aware of energy, sound, color - just about anything - in a way most others are not. But it's not always easy to be such a person
Welcome Holiday Sadness
Depression and sadness can hit any time but many of us are especially susceptible to it during the winter - and that can be a good thing. Here's how to welcome it for a better holiday
Breathing Like You Mean It
Do you Breathe Like You Mean it? If you could improve your breathing without changing your schedule at all, would you do it? This article condenses many concepts from Chapter 1 of Issues in Your Tissues
How to Get Great Bodywork
How do you find a great bodyworker? And when you find that person, How do you get the most out of the experience? This article answers both questions. What to look for, questions to ask, &
Healthy Ways to Commemorate Loss
We all need healthy ways to grieve or commemorate loss. Ceremony helps ease grief and helps us move on. Here are Ideas, questions, and an action list for what to do to commemorate a loved one,
Caring for Your Fabulous Aging Body
Caring for your aging body is easier with a loving attitude toward It. Here's how to flip the script on negative messages about aging, make the most of what your body knows and can do, and
Understanding Emotional release in yoga – tips for Yoga Instructors
Whether you are a yoga instructor or have practiced yoga for some time, you have witnessed both tears and laughter as people move and stretch through the postures. Here's how to help yourself and others breathe
The Healing Power of Turmeric!
If you wrestle with inflammation, turmeric could become your most delicious friend. The healing power of turmeric is big news, and rightly so because it cooking with it is an easy, healthy way to reduce inflammation
Meditation – Building the Habit
For years we've been hearing about the benefits of meditation, but how do build a practice in the midst of a busy life? And how do you quiet your busy mind? This article explains meditation in
Magnesium – Absolutely Essential Mineral
Why is magnesium so important? This essential mineral is necessary for 300+ enzyme systems that operate a healthy body and helps with sleep, bowel motility and a host of other bodily functions. Here's why you want
An Invitation to Your Inner Child to Play!
As adults, many of us have gotten too serious and stopped playing. If you need an invitation to play, laugh, tell jokes, and get silly - this is it! Links to scholarly articles, a TED talk
The Wounded Wife – Stories from the Healing Table
A woman's issues with her husband traces back to issues with her father. This story illustrates how we often choose partners who reflect dynamics with our parents and gives insights about how to understand and heal
The Man with Sobbing Shoulders – Stories from the Healing Table
I rested my hands on his shoulders to listen more closely. I felt crystalline tears stuck in the muscles. This strong man hadn't cried since he was 16, when his parents divorced. Of course he had
We are all Emotional Babies, Heart Open
As you watch the video, feel your heart open and reach toward this sincere, open little being as she connects with her mother's emotions. This is what unarmored looks like. Babies open our hearts and remind
Tears on the Table – How to Handle Emotional Release in a Treatment
Touch is a powerful human catalyst. Everyone has unexpressed emotion and a spa treatment or massage can provide the opportunity to release it. Many practitioners aren't trained to handle emotions release in a treatment session so
Report from a Life off Sugar – Beating Sugar Addiction
Are you addicted to sugar? It's a hard habit to break, but it's possible with these steps over time. Make gradual changes that you can sustain and build on. Support yourself by having healthy food available,
Preparing for Our Final Exam – Death
Our culture doesn’t want to look at death. We act as if it’s something we can avoid if we don’t think about it… But that leaves us completely unprepared, scared, and impoverished when death inevitably comes
The Sweetness of Sister Love and Forgiveness
What do you do when you know you've behaved badly in a relationship and you want to repair the damage? Taking sister relationships as an example, we explore when things go wrong and how to find
Night Waking – What to Do to Go Back to Sleep
Whatever the cause when you awaken, the important thing is not to let your thoughts take off into worrying about it. That pulls energy up into your head and out of your body - where you
Feeling Overwhelmed?
In our fast-paced lives, it's normal to feel overloaded or overwhelmed. With all the things you do and think in a day, where's the room to reset and recover? This is a reminder, permission, and tips
Making Friends with the Monsters in Your Emotional Closet
We all have unwanted emotions leftover from past trauma. We shut away those "monsters" and they accumulate in our "emotional closet" until we shed light on them with love and understanding. There are healthier ways to
Survivor’s Guilt and the Maui Fires
Survivor’s guilt can hit anyone, in many situations. It can also be an empathic response in those who simply see the graphic media images and hear the cries of people posting their distress. Here are some