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What happens during injury or stress? Our body does a great job of protecting us and making us ready to face stressful or dangerous situations. When our body perceives danger, or the threat of injury, this information is sent to the brain. The brain sends messages back to the body to make adjustments to protect us. For example, if you trip and twist your ankle this is perceived as a threat to the body. The muscles around the ankle tighten to immobilize the ankle and protect it from a broken bone.

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Curiosity gets a bad rap sometimes. The term "morbid curiosity" sounds ominous. And you know what they say about curiosity and the cat. There is increasing thought that curiosity, although innate, is not an instinct but rather a basic emotion. One reason for this is that curiosity can express itself in numerous ways while instinct is usually fixed.

Curiosity of what's around us naturally brings our awareness to how we relate to these things and how we feel about them. When we explore, in ...

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Breathing is something most of us take for granted. It's our first act upon entering this world and we do it without having to think about it there after. We have to feed ourselves and find water but we seldom have to go looking for air (unless, perhaps, we happen to be under water). We can go for weeks without food and days without water but we can't survive more than a few short minutes without air. Breath provides us our source of oxygen, which is required by our cells and is used to produce energy for the body to use.

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Most articles I have found related to smiling have to do with the social or external benefits gained. For example smiling makes you look younger. It also helps you appear confident and draws people to you.

We've heard for years that laughter is the best medicine and humor is beneficial to our health. Many people are aware of laughing clubs springing up around the country. Laughter has been shown to reduce stress, boost immunity, and improve overall health.

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According to Socrates "The universe is motion and nothing else." Modern physics tells us everything is in a constant state of motion. A dictionary listing for the word movement shows references to science, transportation, the arts, biology, social studies, politics, and more.

In the world of healing movement has been used since perhaps the beginning of time. Today there exists many forms of therapy that involve movement in some way. The list is too long to even present here let alone describe each. Instead let’s look at some aspects of how movement can impact your well- being and to present a few simple techniques you can use.

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In today's stress filled world most of us are aware of the benefits of learning to relax for improved health and well-being. We also have heard of the benefits of meditating to help us achieve relaxation, awareness, and insight. Although relaxation and meditation both have more than one meaning, for the purpose of this article we will use these definitions found on Wikipedia:

Relaxation - "A human condition of flowing vital energy bringing about a state of improved health and well being."

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Since my work involves helping people find comfort I often get asked questions. Some of the most common questions involve the choice of beds and pillows. I always point out that I have no expertise in this area and am not qualified to advise them, however I do share my own personal experience as well as anecdotal information I pick up along the way. One key philosophy I've picked up along the way is that where comfort is concerned life is not like a baseball cap. "One Size Does Not Fit All". We are all shaped different, we all have different needs, and our needs can change over time. What worked once won't necessarily work later.

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I wrote the title above on a piece of paper as a note to remind me of an idea I had for a newsletter article. I had given the topic some thought and had the details all worked out in my mind. I just needed to write it all down. This was going to be a great article! The problem was that when I retrieved the note later and read it I had no idea what it was supposed to mean. In this case the note was not enough of a memory jogger. If only I had written down at least the main ideas of the article.

Not one to abandon a good idea I look at it now and see two main possibilities:.

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"I didn't realize how sore I was until I got on the table".

I lost count, years ago, of how many times I have heard that statement during sessions with clients in my office. Why do I hear it so often? We live in a busy "doing" world. We have tasks we need to accomplish and we set our focus on those and often tune out other things, including our bodies. When we finally give ourselves a moment to let go of our external responsibilities and bring attention back into ourselves we are surprised to find out what we have been tuning out in the way of physical aches and pain, unhealthy posture, and more.

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