Category: Alternative healing
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Restorative Yoga
I first experienced yoga in the 1970s by watching a show on ETV. Besides learning basic poses, I heard, “You’re as young as your spine is flexible.” I was in my mid-twenties and although that phrase didn’t have much meaning then, it stuck with me. Throughout the years I dropped in and out of yoga…
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What about diet?
Gosh. I don’t really know if I want to tackle this one. We hear so much about diet, what we should eat. Usually it’s about weight loss, but there are also specific diets for almost any medical condition. If you’re like me, you’ve maybe tried many diets. I was a skinny kid, and my mother…
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Is tai chi right for you?
Tai chi is often described as “meditation in motion.” That’s a simple understanding of a complex and age-old discipline. I recently ventured into tai chi and am enthralled. While I am learning basic, slow movements, I am aware there is so much more. Tai chi focuses on energy (chi or qi) rather than material substances.…
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Ever tried acupuncture?
In December my lower back/hip hurt. A massage therapist helped a lot and encouraged me to get acupuncture. Since I am pretty steeped in traditional health care, I first messaged my rheumatologist to ask her opinion. (I have arthritic stenosis.) She responded with a referral to physical therapy and a prescription for a steroid. (I…
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A Healing Crisis
I planned to get this blog site up six months ago, but circumstances prevented that from happening. In those months I completely retired, started an energetic exercise program, began hospital volunteering, and engaged in a committed relationship (for the first time in many years). And I ended up in the hospital physically and emotionally broken…
Our Aging Selves 