Recent studies reported by the Wall Street Journal are documenting substantial health benefits for practitioners of Chi Kung(Qigong). These ancient and gentle exercises have been practiced for centuries in China. Now their popularity in the West...
Read moreStaying in the Moment/Returning to the Present
Whenever we aren’t paying conscious attention to the present moment―right here and right now, and within as well as around us―we are effectively sleepwalking, even when we are wide awake. Usually, this take the form of being caught up in thoughts...
Read more5 Surprising Lessons I’ve Learned about Chronic Pain
A review of what I’ve learned about chronic pain from my best teachers—my patients. Published on July 30, 2012 by Mel Pohl, M.D., FASAM in A Day Without Pain Throughout my career as a physician, I had always believed that pain was based in...
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