The most pleasurable activities in our lives are those which are really absorbing, ones where you lose time. And that’s great, we don’t want to stop doing these things: they are the best parts of life! However, that absorption can mean that we stay still for too long, or overdo it and suffer the consequences. […]
This blog was provoked by comments I have seen online recently – someone with a chronic condition, fibromyalgia, was really distressed by colleagues making comments about how she was coping with her condition. They were suggesting she go to the gym – the implication being that this would “cure” her pain. This woman just couldn’t
I find long drives a source of stress. I know that if I’m not careful it can cause back pain for me. So what stresses you out? And what do you do when you have to do something that you know can trigger pain or stress? Feeling in control as much as possible is the
There is a lovely cycle path near me where you can just bowl along with only the occasional pedestrian or dog as a hazard. To get there I need to go along a main road, where potential hazards have my full attention – cars don’t always give you room, or even notice a cyclist.
Walking seems like a straight forward and back movement. But nothing in our bodies is completely straight, nature loves a spiral! Watch someone walking with their arms free to swing and you will see there is rotation in the torso.
