By Meg Nalezny, OTR/L In a few weeks, I’ll complete my 200 hour yoga teacher certification training, and will soon follow that with a course for adapting yoga to any body, mind or heart. This yoga journey began, as many do, out of years of personal experience with the healing and restorative properties of yoga….
Inner and Outer Peace for Health, Wellness & Prevention
“The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which he has attained liberation from the self.” – Albert Einstein We all want peace – to feel joyful and relaxed. In the midst of life there are many experiences that are joyful and those that are not. We may encounter…
Spirituality – The Missing Link in Mind-Body Medicine
Mind-Body Medicine are various forms of healing that can support the mind to posititvely effect the body, and the body to effect the mind for health and wellness. What is often missing is the Spirit. Don’t get me wrong, I am a big fan of Mind-Body Medicine, and the field of Psychoneurimmunology – how the…
Food, Mood, Emotions & How to Eat Healthy
“We shouldn’t be able to eat a Snickers bar for cheaper than we can eat an apple.” – James DiNicolantonio Yesterday, I wrote a blog post of an interview with a chef and chiropractor “Healthy Eating Tips from a Chef and Chiropractor“. It gives good information from food experts with 70 years combined experience of…
Healthy Eating Tips from a Chef and Chiropractor
Many of us are hungry to understand how to eat healthy. Interview with Dr. James Ryan and Chef Alexander Dixon: Emmy Vadnais: Do you believe nutrition is individual to everyone, i.e. do they need to have an individual diet based on their unique constitution/blood type and/or are there general food/diet recommendations that are good for…
Gardening and Health: Green Space Increases Your Headspace
One of the main purposes of having gardens is that this garden is your teacher and your friend. —Juliette de Bairacle Levy, herbalist and author It wasn’t until I moved to NYC that I became acquainted with my good friend, the houseplant. I grew up in the deserts of Arizona, so plant life to me meant cacti,…
3 Holistic Tips for Healthy Children
Holistic health care can start at the very beginning of life and continue for a life time. A child living with our without special needs can benefit from holistic health. Here are 3 Holistic Tips for Healthier Children 1. CranioSacral Therapy CranioSacral Therapy can begin when the child is a newborn to help align the…
Guided Imagery: Mind-Body Healing to Lower Pain
Guided Imagery, also known as Imagery, Therapeutic Imagery, or Creative Visualization can bridge the communication between the mind, the body, and the spirit. Jeanne Achterberg, PhD, a pioneer of Imagery, says that it is “the thought process that invokes the senses: vision, audition, smell, taste, the sense of movement, position, and touch. It is the…
Simple Reflexology Video: A Treat for Your Feet
Reflexology is a wonderful holistic healing tool that feels good and has many health benefits. According to leaders in the reflexology community Barbara and Kevin Kunz, “reflexology is the physical act of applying pressure to the feet with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion, based on a system…
You, Me, Nature & Holistic Health
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase “each other” doesn’t make any sense.” – Rumi Spring is a wonderful time of year for many. The days…