Bonnie | January 27, 2010
I was listening to the radio about a debate between the host, Thom Hartmann, a strong progressive and a young libertarian caller. One thing I was struck by in the words of this particular caller was how the worries he had were about himself. He seemed not to notice that those things he was advocating [...]
Bonnie | January 25, 2010
I know a woman who does a very special type of therapy. She sits with the client and they look at each other to connect. They each sit calmly and quietly. The client shares what is going on with their body. They notice any areas of pain or tightness or anything that happens to be [...]
Bonnie | January 22, 2010
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about having to sell my old car. I really was thinking I wanted another Honda Civic but they now cost a bit more than I wanted to pay–even used. I looked around and found other cars that met the same criteria. Last weekend we went and test drove [...]
Bonnie | January 19, 2010
The other day I treated a patient with a very physical job. Unfortunately he had an injury that might keep him from doing the job on a long term, potentially permanent level. It wasn’t that he wasn’t getting better. It was that what he did in his job could easily re-injure the weakened area. He [...]
Bonnie | January 14, 2010
Sometimes I get so caught up in how I think. I suppose this happens to everyone. We tend to think the same thoughts over and over again. For some people the thinking gets obsessive. Many of us don’t even notice. I saw something in an email that made me think, “Oh no. Not for me.” [...]
Bonnie | January 12, 2010
Your immune system is a better healer than any antibiotic. Antibiotics can only mimic the sorts of things that your body should be doing on it’s own. That’s not to say that antibiotics don’t have their place. However, they shouldn’t be used for every cold or cough. In Norway you see quotations like this, “In [...]
Bonnie | January 11, 2010
The New York Times has an interesting article on the Americanization of Mental Illness. What I find fascinating is this part, “What is being missed, Lee and others have suggested, is a deep understanding of how the expectations and beliefs of the sufferer shape their suffering. ” Further, I have to consider this, “This does [...]
Bonnie | January 8, 2010
As an acupuncturist, I see the world through the eyes of the paradigm that we learn in acupuncture school. I am not classically trained, but from what I understand in classical acupuncture, there is the theory that in the beginning there is the Tao. Within the Tao is everything. All of our opposites are included [...]
Bonnie | January 6, 2010
I have had to take this week to consider what I really want. I think sometimes if we open our options we may find the perfect thing in places we might not otherwise look. It’s probably particularly important to consider in terms of health. Let’s start with what made me think of this. This week [...]
Bonnie | January 4, 2010
So how many people had New Year’s Resolutions? It’s now January 4th. How many people have already broken them? Consider why you can’t stick with them rather than beating yourself up. Maybe the Resolution isn’t quite the right one for you. For instance, I can’t stick to a resolution to loose weight but I can [...]
