Have you ever caught your reflection in a window or your computer screen at 4:00 PM and realized you have slowly, subconsciously morphed into Roz from Monsters, Inc. You know the look: shoulders rounded up to your ears, neck protruding forward, spine completely frozen in a protective, defensive slouch, just staring down the world. (AllContinue reading “We need a little less ‘Roz’”
Category Archives: Mind-body
Feeling Queasy?
Feeling queasy? If you have treatment-induced nausea your belly can feel like it’s auditioning for a horror film. But I have a few tips to keep the chaos at bay. Step 1: Create Space. (Supported Bound Angle or leaning back). First, find a position that makes a little space in the abdomen. You could tryContinue reading “Feeling Queasy?”
What’s This Fatigue About?
I asked my participants about the side effects they were experiencing and their responses match the research – the most common side effect of cancer treatment is fatigue. Treatment related fatigue can seep into the tissues and last far beyond active treatment. The transition “back to normal” might take longer than you’d expect (or want). TheContinue reading “What’s This Fatigue About?”
Peace is Parasympathetic: Learn the Essential Skill for Your Cancer Journey
If I could wave a magic wand and grant every newly diagnosed person one essential skill, it would be this: the power to intentionally shift out of stress. To do that, you need to understand your body’s control center: the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). 💡 Here’s the essential takeaway: Stress is Sympathetic. Peace is Parasympathetic.Continue reading “Peace is Parasympathetic: Learn the Essential Skill for Your Cancer Journey”
Navigating Scanxiety: 5 Tools to Find Peace Before Your Test
Almost every cancer patient I’ve ever worked with talks about scanxiety—that intense anxiety that arises when they have an upcoming medical test, be it a CT scan, MRI, or ultrasound. It’s completely normal to feel this fear. After everything you’ve been through, it makes sense that you’d feel triggered and reluctant to face another potentialContinue reading “Navigating Scanxiety: 5 Tools to Find Peace Before Your Test”
July Brightness
Happy Summer! I hope you’re able to embrace the joyous expansiveness of summer – to be big and bright like the sun. Part of my own joyous expansiveness lately has truly been centered on gratitude. I’m incredibly grateful for so many things – from the stability of my home to the unwavering support of myContinue reading “July Brightness”
The Magic Carpet
Do you get on your yoga mat daily? Lately, I’ve been thinking about the yoga mat as a magic carpet. I know that sounds funny but stick with me. Not a magic carpet that literally flies away, but a magic carpet that helps you create a ritual that can become magical. In this ritual, you roll out yourContinue reading “The Magic Carpet”
This too shall pass.
Things have been heavy for me lately, not gonna lie. My mom passed in December. Grief is thick for me right now, but there’s more going on . . . There’s a kind of spiritual maturation that happens as a result of living through a crisis. We sometimes call these life chapters the dark nights of theContinue reading “This too shall pass.”
I’ve Become Supersticious.
If I don’t do this special thing every day something bad will happen. Or, more accurately, when I do this, I’m more likely to have a good day, maybe even some delightful synchronicities. I’m talking about my morning yoga practice. That sounds a little superstitious, right? It’s been my personal experiment over the course of about 15+ years .Continue reading “I’ve Become Supersticious.”
You can choose.
I went on a meditation retreat a couple of weekends ago and it was great! On a silent meditation retreat, we can step out of our normal routines and slow way, waaaaay down. We’re invited to sit in stillness and to settle the mind into a quiet state of awareness. This can be quite a process, this stilling.Continue reading “You can choose.”