When you imagine rehab for addiction, you probably envision a secluded hospital-style community center where people meet for group therapy. But addiction recovery can also take the form of exercise. While individual and group therapy sessions are an important part of the recovery process, exercise has been proven to benefit those recovering from addiction as […]
Practical Suggestions for Dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder
The days are getting shorter, the temperatures lower. For many, this means negotiating another bout, of Seasonal Affective Disorder; a form of depression brought on by a dearth of light. Since I’m one of those affected, I meditated and came up with proactive prescription for myself. I very much hope it will be helpful to […]
Chronic Afflictions, Effective Coping Strategies
I’m struggling today with a chronic affliction that’s connected to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It’s not at all unusual for anxiety, depression and OCD to present as a monolith. My friend the psychotherapist explained the phenomenon to me recently; this is my synopsis: What typically happens is that the person experiences a trauma, or lives or […]
Tips for building strength through yoga
I am participating in a fun 30-day wellness challenge put on by my friend Mike at the Wellness Bucket. The second day, the challenge was to state your current fitness goal. My focus is on building strength. Yoga has helped me in all kinds of ways. It has made more flexible, resilient, centered and more content. I’ve […]
Yoga to Reduce Headaches
Today a friend of mine was telling me about the terrible headaches she has been experiencing over the past couple of weeks. The kind that make you want to crawl under a blanket and shut out the entire world. This got me thinking about yoga and how it helps with headache relief. There are all […]
Yin Yoga for Vitality and Wellness
I am surrounded by sick people! Friends at work are coughing. My boys both stayed home from school last week with sore throats (twins – yep they often get sick together). Even the guy selling me a car was sniffling as he looked up looked up things … It is just that time of year. […]
I Have to Clear
In the popular American TV show The Walking Dead, a character named Morgan, who appeared in the show’s first season, recently reappeared after a long absence. In the interim, his sole purpose in a world gone mad has become to “clear.” He lost his family in the apocalyptic viral infection; now he devotes himself to […]
Tourette Syndrome and Yoga
I hope you enjoy this guest post from Dr. Jennifer Heard who talks about her experience using yoga and diet to treat Tourette Syndrome. Thank you to you and your son for sharing your inspiring story. — 11 years ago my eldest son started exhibiting the first signs of Tourette Syndrome. His grade 1 teacher told us […]
An Extraordinary Place to Heal
My mother had to be hospitalized for emergency surgery recently. She was diagnosed with MRSA, a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of bacterial infection. This was a particularly distressing diagnosis for her, as her closest friend died as a result of complications from MRSA several years ago. Needless to say, it was quite frightening for us as […]
Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction
I’ve recently learned about a disorder I’ve never heard of, but which was clearly in evidence in someone I care about. I share the following with YFL readers in the hope that it may relieve some of the stress they’ll experience in caring for aging parents and other elderly relatives and friends. Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction […]
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