FITNESS AND WELLNESS
Let’s Talk About Travel
WELLNESS AND FITNESS Let's talk about travel. In particular, let's talk about why travel is so good for us. The answer to this has a lot to do with our brains. Bear with me for a moment. Our brains function in a remarkable way. Through a process called...
Understanding Tennis Elbow
WELLNESS AND FITNESS First of all, you don’t need to be Roger Federer, Serena Williams, or even a tennis player to suffer from 'Tennis Elbow'. Tennis Elbow is a common injury and is the generic term used when you suffer from pain on the outside of your...
Moments that Matter
WELLNESS AND FITNESS I had a great experience last week. I went to the campus of Davidson College and watched the dismantling ceremony of a sand mandala. If you're unfamiliar with the process, a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks painstakingly build a...
Leiomyosarcoma
WELLNESS AND FITNESS “Leiomyosarcoma? What’s that?” I asked myself, when my daughter was diagnosed with Peritoneal LMS eight years ago. Leiomyosarcoma, or LMS, is a rare, aggressive form of cancer that appears only in the soft tissue of the body. It has...
Let’s Talk About Breathing
WELLNESS AND FITNESS Breathing. It is something we all do, and yet something we rarely think about, except in times of exceptional attention. "When you are upset, take a deep breath, and count to ten." "My heart is racing, and I feel like I can't breathe." "The quiet...