When I was in lots of pain I was searching for something substantial enough that felt like it would sort my pain.
But as I went through the long list of the usual things, and each one left me disappointed, I was left with less showy options. The ones with more muted claims. Like:
- Get a bit more ease in your sitting posture
- Let go of that back tension a little
- Breathe more freely, shift out of the sympathetic state more often
- Rest better, more often
These modest practices didn’t have big hopes of pain recovery attached to them. But it turns out that they are the things that worked.
Don’t dismiss the small stuff. It’s where the big changes can happen.
Check-ins are a prime example of small changes that build. You can binge my series here
And there’s another small but mighty activity I used in my recovery – I’ll share about that next week.
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