There is good news; a part of us is already connected to life's blueprint for balance and well being. Its called the Long Tide. Before we discuss the Tides, my purpose today is to tell you that you are not broken. My teacher said, "the body is always responding perfectly to the demands on it [within natural mortal constaints]". The blueprint within us is stellar and vast and ancient - and learning all the time. We need to discover and connect with it - and learn to su

I hope you are seeing some improvement, the steps, even incremental, are important. For all causes, symptoms and discomforts, there is an opening. The authentic endeavor to address your body's signals and cultivate possibility and solution is a blessing all its own. In electing to treat your TMJ holistically, you open pathways to well being of your jaw, head and neck. This itself opens us to greater self love and self care.... that results in lower stress levels (and less str

"Anyone can find disease. If you find health and align with it, the body's blueprint for healing will follow." - Dr. Andrew T. Still In the late 1880's, the lives of Dr. Still and most Americans were rocked by the great epidemics sweeping the US and disputed lands. After finishing his apprenticeship in medicine and serving as a doctor in the Civil War for the Union, he lost three children to spinal meningitis and another from pneumonia. Countless more he could not save. Dar

Here's an overview of the 6 major components of recovery that I give my clients and that I've followed myself to recover from chronic pain. 1) Assemble your team 2) Fine-tune your self-assessment 3) Loosen your schedule, routines/habits, and your ideas of "shoulds" 4) Take inspiration from those that have made strides 5) Breathing, allowing the composition of your reaction to your experience to shift, from now moment to now moment. 6) Persevere and repeat until significant s

Franklyn Sills: "It is all about perception. Perceptual skills are the ground of this work. Presence, contact, grounding and the quality of space you hold are essential for success...The purpose of this work is not to release restrictions or to process issues, but to liberate the health inherent within the restriction. This can be instantaneous...Health is never lost; it centers our experience. Truth is found in the depth of our listening...Past and future are holographical