Tag Archives: myofascial pain

Increased Symptoms Can Be Part of the Healing Process

“It will get worse before it gets better.”  How many times have you heard that?  I know this is true for working with our muscles and it’s also true with mind-body methods of healing which includes learning to allow emotional … Continue reading

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Movement is a Key to Pain Relief and Wellbeing

I know what it’s like to lose mobility due to pain.  I was a waitress and on my feet a lot when I first had pelvic pain in my mid-20s.  I was also an avid distance runner.  The pain in … Continue reading

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Symptoms and Energetic Blocks

Waking up dizzy is disconcerting.  As I opened my eyes in the dark room the dim light coming through the curtains was spinning to the right.  Panic started to set in.  I needed to focus on something more visible so … Continue reading

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Host a Playgroup for Imaginers and Dreamers

That was one of the next steps I envisioned at the beginning of the year in a 2012 visioning session with Nona Jordan.  I felt an exciting, fulfilling, creative energy when I wrote that next step.  It has taken me … Continue reading

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Grief and Joy Coexist

I was just about to leave home for a highly anticipated backpacking trip when my mom called with the news that my cousin died unexpectedly a few days earlier.  There was no time for more phone calls or processing of … Continue reading

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What Am I Not Feeling Now?

I noticed my inner thigh discomfort increasing as I left the airport after dropping off my 16 year-old son.  He was air traveling alone his first time for a week-long trip to a leadership conference across the country.  My mind … Continue reading

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The Homeopath and the Healer

It was the late 1980s, I was 28 years old, and I already had an eight year history with chronic pelvic pain.  My symptoms included persistent pain in my lower right abdomen, chronic vaginal soreness, and urinary urgency.  I was … Continue reading

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