Why Do We Struggle To Change?

One of the best things we can do in order to reach a long term goal is to recognize that it is going to come with challenges. Once we are aware of that fact, we can keep our eyes open for them and hopefully keep motivated and stick to things into the future. Most of the things that would bring us more joy and peace in this life are going to take time, patience, and consistency. It took nine months for you to even be born, so what makes you think that changing your life will take any less time? Read More

Spring Clean Your Brain!

Spring has sprung and new signs of life and renewal are everywhere! As the winter begins to fade away, it is a great time to check in on your brain and clear out the cobwebs! Read More

Jetlag and Grounding

We are living creatures and as such our bodies operate with circadian rhythms. These rhythms are the patterns and timing that our bodies use to regulate hormones and energy levels throughout the day. When we travel and enter different time zones we are setting ourselves up for having our circadian rhythms be a bit off. Just like our brains have to adjust to new times and daylight patterns depending on where we travel, so too our bodies physically have to get on board. Read More

Childhood Trauma & Its Effect On Our Adult Lives

Brain and body work can help to release these traumas from our tissues. Working out our past traumas and setting free our tissues can help us to get rid of stresses and pains that have plagued us. Imagine realizing that you’ve been carrying a backpack full of heavy useless rocks around your whole life. Then imagine being able to drop each rock from your pack and continue forward. In time your shoulders and spine hurt less, your step feels lighter and your mind will be more at ease. All of us carry around things not meant for us. Read More

Thinking Happy Thoughts and Stuck Tissue

The chemicals, hormones, emotions, and feelings that we experience from traumatic experiences (both physical and psychological) can lock up or be locked up within muscles and tissues. Focusing your mind on a time that brought you joy or happy moments helps you to infuse happy chemicals into your bloodstream and reset these tissues. Read More

Tackling Fears: Advice for reducing the fear in your life

Any time we are able to identify and dissect what exactly is making us fearful or anxious, we are then better able to face it. Many times the fears and anxieties dissolve away as we reassure our brains and bodies that we are okay and that what we are worried about is not a threat to us. Read More

Two Steps Backwards? Life Is About Non-linear Progress

Good, healthy progress in a person’s life is rarely linear. There are ups and downs and spirals. There are moments of backward motion. The true measure of progress is what direction we are pointed in and how far we have come. Read More

Lessons of Hanukkah for Everyone

The world can seem like a dark and dreary place, especially during winter months! We all fall into patterns that we aren’t thrilled about and allow clutter to happen in our physical spaces, our bodies, and our brains. I encourage all of us to take these lessons of rededication and the lighting of the menorah to implement them into our lives more fully. Read More

The Gut-Brain Axis & You

It turns out that a healthy gut microbiome helps us to relax and feel happier. The more diverse and balanced our “gut ecosystem” the less likely we will experience depression, OCD, and anxiety. Read More

A Posture Massage Christmas Carol

Many of you are quite familiar with Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. No matter your faith or denomination the story holds a lot of great lessons and metaphors on self awareness, healing, and growing into a better person. Put your bah humbugs aside and join me as I imagine the classic Christmas Carol characters through the lens of body and brain work! Read More