RECONNECTING WITH YOUR BODY: PART 2

RECONNECTING WITH YOUR BODY: PART 2

In Part 1 I talked about humming as a body-based activity to help settle your nervous system. If it worked for you, great. If not, try to stick with this process of exploring to find out what works for you. I want to go a different direction today, because in my...
RECONNECTING WITH YOUR BODY: PART 1

RECONNECTING WITH YOUR BODY: PART 1

In the previous article It Starts With Mental Health, I finished with what may be a new and somewhat radical idea for you: the part of your brain that does the thinking, the prefrontal cortex, is only partially in control of the choices you make, like whether or not...
IT STARTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH

IT STARTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH

Living in the SF Bay Area, I have had the pleasure of coaching a fairly diverse group of people over the years. Something that brings me a special kind of joy is when we can help people who may not think of themselves as athletic discover that with time and patience,...
THE PROBLEM YOU SEE

THE PROBLEM YOU SEE

When I got my Prediabetes diagnosis in 2015 due to an elevated hemoglobin A1C test result, I was told not to worry about it at that time (it was borderline). But I understood what it meant (chronically elevated blood sugar), so I “knew” that in summary I needed to...
AN INSPIRED PRACTICE

AN INSPIRED PRACTICE

Since the pandemic, exercising at home is the way to go for a lot of people for many reasons.  But motivation to exercise at home is particularly challenging because it’s the same place you… do everything else you do at home. If your goal is health-related, you...