by Carol Montgomery | May 4, 2022 | Mind Body Spirit, Physical Therapy, Somatics
While short-term pain is an effective indicator of injury or illness, your brain continuously adjusts your body when pain is present for long periods. Hence, chronic pain (characterized as pain that lasts for three months or longer) can be challenging for your...
by Carol Montgomery | May 29, 2020 | Integral Human Gait, Mind Body Spirit, Physical Therapy, Somatics
How many of your clients want to keep up with their grandchildren but can’t because of mobility issues? The pain that these clients feel is not only physical but also emotional and spiritual. Part of the joy of grandparenting is playing with the little ones, and when...
by Carol Montgomery | Feb 15, 2020 | General, Holistic Wellness, Mind Body Spirit, Research
Madeleine L’Engle, author of acclaimed children’s book A Wrinkle in Time, once wrote, “When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up, we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be...
by Carol Montgomery | Jan 17, 2020 | Holistic Wellness, Mind Body Spirit
Awareness is a state of being that requires practice every day. True awareness takes in everything—the most insignificant interaction with someone you don’t know and the most important choice that you have to make in a given day are equally understood when you...
by Carol Montgomery | Dec 13, 2019 | General, Mind Body Spirit, Somatics
Do you have the stress relief techniques you need to reduce and recover from the impact of busyness and stress? Moshe Feldenkrais once said, “Know what you are doing so that you can do what you want.” When it comes to stress, that means knowing what your body is doing...
by Carol Montgomery | Nov 11, 2019 | General, Holistic Wellness, Mind Body Spirit, Research
What is body language, and why does it matter? Body language, or non-verbal communication, is essentially how we carry ourselves, how we move, our facial expressions, our gestures. It is an essential part of how we interact with one another. It affects how we perceive...
