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Today a friend called me because she had played a lot of golf this weekend and then this morning she was simply having a wonderful stretch while yawning, and her back went out so badly that she immediately called her physician. She was afraid she did something really serious. After checking her out and doing […]

Yesterday I heard an amazing speaker, KaRae’ Carey, PhD, give a most inspiring talk about staying positive during hard times. Since the title of this blog is Pain-Free Living, I thought I’d add her suggestions today because emotional stress can cause both mental and physical pain. Dr. KaRae’ six suggestions: Keep a Journal of Gratitude – Just take

I was in NY this weekend and made it out on the last Amtrak train before the system was closed. I’m safely in North Carolina now, but my family has been in the dark since 5PM and who knows when they will get power back. I’m happy that they heat with a wood stove, and

Hi, It’s an interesting thing about the way some people will only believe something when it’s had clinical research — yet the same people will buy over the counter drugs that haven’t had any research done at all. Recently I had a man on a LinkedIn group giving me grief because I was explaining about

Hi, I’m teaching a webinar to over 200 quilters tonight, people who have major problems with hand and wrist pain. This made me realize that I haven’t written a blog post about hand/wrist pain in a very long time. Considering that there are approximately 400,000 surgeries done every year to release the ligament in the

Exercise? I’ve spent years pretending to exercise. Oh, I’d get into it for a week or two, and then I’d stop for any of a long list of reasons. I finally came to the realization that I don’t really like organized exercising groups. My most recent venture into the world of exercise was to join

This blog, and my websites, are not about politics. Everything I am is about bringing harmony into the body and enabling people to live a more fulfilling life. Having said that, tomorrow is 11/6/12, Election Day in the USA. I received a lovely email from someone today and I want to share her thought with

Yoga can sometimes cause muscles to tear as the fibers are being overstretched. I’ve had that happen to me, and I’ve worked with clients who stopped doing Yoga because they experienced pain after their Yoga class. I’m so excited! I don’t think I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been working with an incredible Yoga teacher, named

Hi, It’s a pretty busy time of year for everyone, and I’ve added to my rush by planning to move to Florida on January 7th! I’m really excited, I’ll be in the Sarasota/Ft.Myers area. All of the packing, moving, putting things into storage, and normal Christmas projects (shopping and wrapping) are sure reminding me how

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” WILLIE NELSON – Singer & Songwriter What a wonderful day today is — Thanksgiving is a day to bring to mind all the things we have to be thankful for in our lives. But, I’ve found that it’s really best to be grateful every day.