by admin | Nov 7, 2009 | healing, Mind-Body Medicine, tools for healing, wellbeing
This week I went to a conference where Sylvia Boorstein spoke. She asked the audience about our “practices”—-not where we worked, but about which daily “mindfulness” routines we were using. People raised their hands. One woman practiced yoga, another Tai Chi....
by admin | Nov 1, 2009 | chronic illness, empowerment, healing, Mind-Body Medicine, tools for healing, writing for health
As I was redesigning my medical practice, a teacher advised, “Abby, beware of the brain drain.” What is brain drain? As I journal, I become more aware of it. Is it that form I haven’t filled out yet? The aunt I need to call? The last time I thought I put my foot in...
by admin | Oct 23, 2009 | chronic illness, empowerment, healing, health, Mind-Body Medicine, tools for healing
“Getting Fit” I find it so irritating when people tell me I have to exercise. Sometimes it can feel like climbing a mountain just to climb onto my little elliptical machine. As a teenager, I was lucky to take a few years of dance class with famed modern dancer Bella...
by admin | Oct 18, 2009 | chronic illness, empowerment, healing, Mind-Body Medicine, tools for healing
How to approach this delicate topic? I’ve met lots of people who have trouble with the idea of going to see a movie alone. If you fall into this category, believing you should only see a movie with someone else, then you are really denying yourself an important...
by admin | Oct 8, 2009 | chronic illness, healing, tools for healing
OK, so here’s the deal. Get yourself a “trashy” novel. What is a trashy novel? Well, you get to decide this one. But in my book, it must be something easy to read, fun and hard to put down. If it’s hard to put down, the chances are you’ll...
by admin | Oct 4, 2009 | chronic illness, healing, inspiration, tools for healing
Years ago I attended a support group for people living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. I was really sick, and it took a lot of effort to drive to the hospital, find a parking space and search for the meeting room. During the evening, people spoke...
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