"Suffering begins when you mentally label a situation as bad. That causes an emotional contraction. When you let it be, without naming it, enormous power is available to you. The contraction cuts you off from that power, the power of life itself." — Eckhart...
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Patterns make you, patterns break you. New habits can heal you.
“Movement is Life,” said Moshe Feldenkrais. Patterns make you, patterns break you. New habits can heal you. “Movement is Life,” said Moshe Feldenkrais. And how you move matters. Meet three clients I am currently helping (names changed for privacy): - Anna,...
Self-Love is the Foundation
Happy Valentine’s Day!Self-Love is the Foundation Our cherished mentor and guide, Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, teaches us in Teachings on Love, a book that has changed my life, that self-love is the stepping stone upon which the love for all others depends—love...
I don’t believe in accidents
“My life seemed to be a series of events and accidents. Yet when I look back, I see a pattern.” ― Benoît B. Mandelbrot. When I injured my knee years ago, I thought it was an accident. While playing basketball, I jumped and landed awkwardly. Someone pushed me...
In The Zone
“…self-knowledge through awareness is the goal of reeducation.” — Moshe Feldenkrais When working with clients, I use the Zone of Homeostasis diagram, also known as the Envelope of Function. I learned it from an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Scott Forsyth...