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www.thewellnessstation.co/blog/2024/11/19/the-two-arrows-how-to-minimize-pain-related-suffering

The Two Arrows: How to Minimize Pain-Related Suffering — The Wellness Station Pain is one thing. Suffering related to the pain is another. We often do not have total control over our pain, but we can learn to have more control over what grows around our pain: The stories we tell ourselves about our pain, and the ways that our pain impacts the rhythms of our life. Buddh

www.thewellnessstation.co/blog/2024/9/4/z9ifqkcjeq9droduo4sb31c85ibm01

Hip Hinging: What, Why and How? — The Wellness Station Hip hinging is a very powerful movement that our bodies can do, that allows us to bend, lift, squat, and even climb up stairs and hills. Learning what a hip hinge is and how to do it well helps us to move more efficiently, minimize pain and injury, and enhance our fitness routine. What is a hip hi

https://www.thewellnessstation.co/blog/2024/8/13/trouble-committing-to-your-pt-homework-youre-not-alone

Trouble Committing to your PT “Homework”? You’re not Alone! — The Wellness Station The benefits of physical therapy can be immense, but only when one is an active part of the healing process. The learnings, lifestyle suggestions, and exercises taught by the provider are not confined to the clinic, but must seep into the rhythms of one’s day to day life . Otherwise, the time spe

www.thewellnessstation.co/blog/2024/7/2/takeaways-from-glucose-revolution

For anyone who has not yet read Glucose Revolution: The life-changing power of balancing your blood sugar, it is most definitely worth the read.

Takeaways from Glucose Revolution — The Wellness Station For anyone who has not yet read Glucose Revolution: The life-changing power of balancing your blood sugar , it is most definitely worth the read. It was written by a French biochemist, Jessie Inchauspé, and is the holy grail for anyone hoping to learn a little more about nutritional biochemistry.

www.thewellnessstation.co/blog/2024/6/6/back-away-from-knee-pain-and-balance-issues-walk-backwards

Back Away From Knee Pain and Balance Issues: Walk Backwards! — The Wellness Station Most of us are aware of the benefits of walking for a plethora of physical and mental health conditions. Walking is a necessary part of life for most people, and is what allows us to engage with the world around us. Walking allows us to explore our environment, is an excellent opportunity to spend t

www.thewellnessstation.co/blog/2024/5/14/befriending-your-unwanted-habits

Befriending Your Unwanted Habits — The Wellness Station If we didn’t have habits, life would be really difficult. All of us have developed patterns of moving, thinking, and behaving that become deeply ingrained in our nervous systems, like well-carved out ski slopes during peak season. These patterns are represented in our brains as neural networks ,

www.thewellnessstation.co/blog/2024/3/18/embracing-the-gray-area

Embracing the Gray Area — The Wellness Station Many of us want a definitive answer. We feel there is some “correct” answer to every question. We are either doing things right, or wrong. Considering the gray area can help us change our thinking into more of a spectrum , recognizing there is rarely a right and a wrong, but rather a multitude o...

https://www.thewellnessstation.co/blog/2024/2/20/jills-journey-through-back-pain-a-case-study-part-ii

www.thewellnessstation.co/blog/2024/2/6/jills-journey-through-back-pain-a-case-study-part-i

Jill’s Journey Through Back Pain: A Case Study Part I — The Wellness Station Who Is Jill? When Jill first presented to the Wellness Station, she described her life as “a mess” and felt skeptical that another attempt at physical therapy would make any kind of difference. Jill is 75 years old and had stayed generally active with outdoor rowing and exercising with weights. ...

www.thewellnessstation.co/blog/2021/3/15/yoga-like-flossing-for-your-joints-bad3a

Yoga: Like Flossing for your Joints! — The Wellness Station For our whole lives, we participate in a daily practice to ensure the health of our teeth, as it is obvious that tooth decay is extremely undesirable. Neglecting dental hygiene can lead to issues far beyond affecting that beautiful smile on your face, including infection, as well as compromised gut

www.thewellnessstation.co/blog/2021/11/9/overdoing-to-do-or-not-to-do-bh7kx

www.thewellnessstation.co/blog/2021/11/9/overdoing-to-do-or-not-to-do-bh7kx

Overdoing: To Do or Not To Do? — The Wellness Station We live in a culture that is “go go go”, where we prioritize doing far more than not doing. Many of us juggle excessive work hours, family and household responsibilities, hobbies, fitness and wellness practice, social lives, errands, appointments, and more. We are often left with little to no do...