A family physician talks about ways to avoid the flu, and enhance your immunity, during this peak season for influenza. Plus, you might learn some flu factoids for your next flu trivia contest. Stay on…
End-of-life: End Well, Bedside Yoga, and Death Doula
- November 11, 2019
- Tagged as: caregivers, caregiving, death, end of life decisions, grief, hospice, mortality, palliative, spiritual health, yoga, yoga therapy
End-of-life planning is a huge topic. In previous podcast episodes we’ve covered the donation of body tissue for scientific research and attending a life transitions retreat. With three fascinating guests you’ll learn about an annual…
Diabetes? Two personal stories about movement and plant-based diet
- October 24, 2019
- Tagged as: balance, chronic pain, dance, diabetes, diet, exercise, insulin, motivation, movement, nutrition, routine, spinal fusion
Dianna Rowley, diagnosed with diabetes type 1, was a professional dancer. Although she had health issues in her childhood she wasn’t diagnosed until her early 20s when she experienced a major health crisis. Her journey…
Pilates: Core Strength, Alignment, Pain Relief, and Neural Reconnection
- October 6, 2019
- Tagged as: breath awareness, core muscles, exercise, Feldenkreis, foot drop, Franklin Method, hip, independence, mindfulness, movement therapy, myotonic dystrophy, neural connectivity, pain, Parkinson's disease, physical therapy, Pilates, proprioception, PTSD, scoliosis, trauma, yoga
Practicing Pilates can be done on a mat or with any number of devices such as the Reformer. Shannon Knorr, a yoga and Pilates instructor, talks about therapeutic Pilates to help with body alignment, pain…
Autoimmune Illness: A Physician’s Journey
- September 19, 2019
- Tagged as: autoimmune condition, celiac disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, dysautonomia, fatigue, functional medicine, Gastroenteritis, Hashimoto thyroiditis, healing, hypothyroid, inflammation, integrative medicine, intuition, meditation, mononucleosis, post-paartum thyroiditis, qigong, stealth infection, stress, Thyroiditis
Imagine if your physician not only understood your invisible chronic illness but also had experience healing her own autoimmune illness. That physician could be Cynthia Li. Dr. Cynthia Li talks about her book, Brave New…
What is prayer and how do we do it? How does prayer differ from meditation? How can prayer impact healing? These are a few of the questions addressed by three podcast guests. The Jewish perspective…
Audiology: all about ears & hearing loss
- August 23, 2019
- Tagged as: acoustic trauma, aging, audiology, balance, communication strategies, deaf, ENT, hearing loss, medication, sinus, tinnitus
Approximately 20% of Americans have hearing loss. This can be a result of any multitude of situations — a symptom of a health condition, tinnitus, viral infection, acoustic trauma, or side effect from a medication….
Four women with different physical abilities talk about what fashion means to them and how they deal with fashion challenges. Cheryl and Lainie both have Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) and wear AFO leg braces. Lainie…
If you have a physical or mental health condition that has altered the way you look or behave, it may scare people. Have you had friends or family members change how they interact with you…
Any style of yoga can be made accessible and provide healing for someone with a physical challenge, someone experiencing anxiety and/or depression, or someone with a larger body. Three yoga teachers – skilled in making…
