Right before I left for Iowa to attend The Examined Life Conference, I saw my chiropractor. She has helped me for the past year recover from a concussion and whiplash, so I am in deep gratitude to her. But after this particular adjustment, I had a problem. As I lay on my back, she suddenly pulled [...]
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The Sacred Body
Posted in body memory, child development, emotional health, mind/body holistic health movement, somatic bodywork, trauma, tagged depression, early trauma, healing, infant surgery, mind/body connection, PTSD, Reiki on May 5, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Normal!
Posted in body memory, emotional health, healing, infant trauma, pediatric trauma, somatic bodywork, stress, tagged body image, Calistoga mud baths, mind/body connection, PTSD, self-esteem on April 7, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Yesterday, I had a mud bath at a spa in Calistoga, California. I lay in the clay, peat moss, and 104 degree mineral water for ten minutes, rinsed, and lay wrapped in a warm blanket in a dark room–a cocoon of sorts–for a half hour. As I relaxed, I realized it was a good time [...]
Pinched, Twisted, Stitched
Posted in adult PTSD, body memory, infant surgery, infant trauma, meditation, pediatric trauma, stress, tagged Cranio-Sacral Therapy, managing infant pain, Middendorf Breath Work, mind/body connection on February 25, 2012 | 4 Comments »
After meditation today, these questions came to me: Who were those nurses who took care of me during my health crisis as an infant? What were their thoughts and prayers as they cared for me? What could they tell me now about my infant self that would help me understand my challenges? Had they seen me [...]
At year’s end, some thoughts on PTSD and infant surgery
Posted in adult PTSD, body memory, healing, PTSD, tagged early trauma, infant PTSD, infant surgery on December 31, 2011 | 2 Comments »
While driving on the highway to my chiropractor, I had a glimpse of what life would be like without PTSD. I was behind a cement mixer, traveling along at a nice clip–60 mph. I accepted the fact that traffic was a bit heavy, and I would just go with the flow. Then I noticed the time [...]
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