Unabriged Musings: Anecdotes from personal life

The time I invested $2K (I didn’t technically have) in myself… and it paid off!

2024-09-04T17:31:28-07:00SmartBody SmartMind, Unabriged Musings: Anecdotes from personal life|

The first time I ever bought an online program was in 2011. I was on an unsecured connection at a Starbucks in Bellevue, Washington. I still remember punching in my credit card number, wondering if I should be doing that (was it safe?).  The online program I bought was [...]

The Stresses and Subtleties of Institutionalized and Industrialized Child Abuse.

2024-04-26T21:11:58-07:00Nervous System Resiliency, Parenting & Child Development, Unabriged Musings: Anecdotes from personal life|

Day after day I'm seeing real life scenarios in my private practice that back-up a study - The ACE Study - that showcases the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and it's role in adult disease and illness. WARNING - For some this might hit close to home. This [...]

What I predict is the next big thing…from industry to diversity (of movement that is).

2024-04-26T21:30:37-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, I'm Smitten-With..., Movement. Awareness., Nervous System Resiliency, Unabriged Musings: Anecdotes from personal life|

Are you someone who doesn't want to spend multiple hours a week going to various fitness and group classes to improve your flexibility, strength, balance and self-awareness? This was me 12 years ago. I was rehabbing a nasty knee injury and was spending close to 2 hours everyday [...]

Does the medical profession have it all backwards? The future of our health, medicine and some inspiration from the TEDx World.

2024-04-26T22:13:49-07:00I'm Smitten-With..., Practitioners & Professionals, Trauma & Survival Physiology, Unabriged Musings: Anecdotes from personal life|

I don't want to assume you know what a TED Talk is, so for now I'll briefly say that they are an amazing resource of knowledge and their tag-line, Ideas Worth Spreading, says it all. The first TED talk I ever watched was Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroscientist (brain scientist) sharing her experience of [...]

The principles of movement that saved my movement. On magic, voo-doo, witchcraft and simply noticing what is invisible, yet all around and in us.

2024-04-30T15:12:51-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Movement. Awareness., Unabriged Musings: Anecdotes from personal life|

Several people said, "It's magic!" I read the above orange letters in a colleagues newsletter a day or so ago. The magic that is being talked about is what people said after they experienced some good old Feldenkrais-Love. I get similar comments from my class participants. I've been called [...]