Category Archives: mind body connection

Yoga, Yoga, Yoga and More Yoga or What Am I Doing?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

I think it was in 1988 that I decided to listen to my gut.  Not for the first time, but I had a therapist, who was, get this, a yoga instructor, and all I did in therapy with her was … Continue reading →

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Couples Therapy=Back Pain

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

I know I wrote a blog about comparing unlike things, but really, couples therapy as a pain in the anything….?  Not unlike. I have decided that for my own physical well-being, the Sheepdog really will bite the dust.  And get … Continue reading →

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Practice, Practice, In Search of a Practice….or, Changing Whose Life?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Yesterday I put myself on retreat for the day.  Why?  Well, I really wanted to go to the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center and meditate for 3 hours, but I knew I had to do the mindbody work, so I figured … Continue reading →

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Divided, Divided, Divided…the More Honest Version

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Onto book 2 by John Sarno, The Divided Mind. So, the most challenging part of Sarno’s work is his referencing of Freud.  Sarno objects to Freud being out of vogue, and champions Freud’s understanding of the unconscious.  He brings back … Continue reading →

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The Sheepdog Takes Round 3! BING! BING! BING!

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

So, I may have to stay in couples therapy. After last week’s visit with the Poodle, the Sheepdog admittedly looked pretty good.  Then, we come into her office and she holds up a timer (all proud of herself) and says, … Continue reading →

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My Rage List from the Mindbody Work

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

…has 77 items on it.  I just typed them up from the handwritten notebook where I’ve been downloading them. I should say, 77 and counting. This is not a joke.  I expect to get to 777 before I’m done, though … Continue reading →

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The Mind–How Powerful Are We Really? Or, Can Intimacy Be Understood?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

There are these small unexplained events.  Driving with my friend Pete in New York’s Upper West Side, looking for a parking space, about to give up, suddenly turning to him and saying, “I think if I make a left, then … Continue reading →

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Saint John the Divine in Iowa–To Be or Not to Be

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

I am discouraged. Which is not to mention tired, sick (I have a cold) and emotionally spent from writing about rage even though I STILL don’t have back pain. So I am considering next moves. Certainly I should meditate and … Continue reading →

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Oh My God, the Couples Therapist Didn’t Blow It!

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

Which means I have to return for another week.  Urgh. Or maybe not urgh. Could couples therapy actually help? Our history as a couple says yes, if the therapist shuts up and let’s us talk to each other, only intervening … Continue reading →

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The Dreaded Couples Therapy Session

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

…is today. BUT, we have a plan. My partner is in charge. I am going to sit in my chair by the door and use meditation techniques to behave myself and not crack inappropriate jokes. If the couples therapist blows … Continue reading →

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