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Expanding Your Range of Emotion

11/30/2016

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​Similar to expanding your range of motion in your body, you can also expand your range of emotion.  

Let’s start with why it would be advantageous to expand your range of emotion.  Imagine that you only had 2 emotions available to you at all times, happy and sad.  Whatever happened to you, you could only respond with happy and sad.  If someone cuts you off while driving, you respond with sad.  If you were cut from a team you really wanted to play on, you are sad.  Now, if you expanded your range of emotion to include, happy, sad, excited and angry, then you choose the appropriate response to each circumstance.

The way we respond to angry and irritated are slightly different.  Happy and ecstatic are also different.  Each emotion is hardwired into your nervous system in a different pattern.  The higher the range of emotion, the more responses you can chose, the more complex your nervous system.  This is evolutionary great because survival does not depend on the fittest of the species but the one that’s most adaptable to change.  The more adaptable the range of emotion, the better off you will be.         

So, how do we increase our range of emotion?

First, find out what your current range is.  For 1 week, write down all the emotions that you experience on a regular basis.

Next, create a list of emotions that you don’t use that often that you would like to access.  

Each week, make a conscious effort to add in one of the new emotions.  

Looking for help in increasing your range of emotion, give us a call 613-761-1600

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Evolve Through Struggle

11/23/2016

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​No one enjoys struggling or being in a challenging situation.  Yet, it happens to all of us at some time or another.  So, why not make the most out of your struggles.

Not everyone chooses to evolve through the struggle, in fact, most don’t.  They would rather quit.  The problem with quitting is, you never learn the lesson, you don’t become stronger and if the same situation comes back up again, you still won’t know what to do.

So, how do you evolve through your struggle?

  1. Get the big picture and put things into perspective.  First, decide if this issue is something worth arguing for.  Ask yourself, 5 years from now, will this make a difference in my life?  Ill I still worry about it?  If yes, continue to search.  If not, let it go.  
  2. Ask yourself, what skills can I gain from this experience?  What else can I learn?  A patient of mine came in last week after twisting her ankle.  She was in pain, on crutches and frustrated that she couldn’t continue to exercise which is something she loves to do.  When we asked her what she could learn, she replied that she could learn to practice patience.  She could take up a new hobby, she could spend some times with people who she had been ignoring because she didn’t have time to see them.  When we took her back to the accident, she realised that she was in a rush that day.  She was in a hurry and slipped down the stairs because she wasn’t paying attention.  For her, this was a lesson in paying attention.  
  3. What patterns and behaviours got me to where I am today?  Did I not speak up when I was asked at work and now, I was laid off for not contributing to the company?  Am I in financial debt now because of my spending habits?  Am I having a health crisis because I have been eating bad food, smoking and not exercising?  Find out what new habits you can develope.
  4. What am I in control of?  Most time, you cannot control a situation or how someone else will react to a situation.  The only control that you have is how you react.  Figure what you can control and what you need to let go of.
  5. 5.  Ask for help.  If you find yourself spinning in a downward spiral or just feeling stuck.  Ask someone for help.  See if others have been where you are and see how they got out of it.

Every painful experience is an opportunity to evolve.  Make your choice today for a better version of you tomorrow.

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Maximize Your Treatments

11/16/2016

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​As you have experienced, it is possible to receive gentle touches along your spine and see huge changes in how you feel physically, emotionally and mentally.  But how do you sustain those changes for longer and longer periods of time?  

Here are 5 ways.


  1. Come to the complimentary workshops.  Our monthly workshops change in topic each month.  We could do yoga one month, meditation or body and breath connection exercises.  Other topics include personal growth and moving past your fears or speaking up for yourself.  There is a community of dedicated individuals to help you grow, learn and support you through your healing.
  2. Practice the breathing techniques at home on your own.  When I have you repeat a phrase out loud during a treatment, do the same thing at home.  This is because what I picked up in your body is what you aren’t fully allowing your body to feel and speaking it helps you connect to it.
  3. Keep a journal.  Sometimes when people come in, they have had emotional ups and downs or realizations and then they forget because they didn’t write them down!  Keep track of how you feel for 24 hours after treatments.  At the beginning of care, people report noticing that their breathing becomes more relaxed and easier, they may feel the need to stretch or move around, they may have a release of emotions or even feel warmth and tingling.  
  4. Read the articles.  When I send you home with an article, it is specific to you for that treatment.  If you want to know our focus, or what we just did, read the article!
  5. Ask questions!  If you aren’t sure about something, please ask.  Our staff is here for you.  Did you have a traumatic event happen to you suddenly and you’d like to set up a private conversation, please ask.  Do you need to e-mail us?  Please do.  You can also connect via our weekly newsletter that we send out with articles, recipes, and office updates.  

See you on the table!

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Re-organize Your Healing

11/9/2016

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​There are 3 levels of healing that can be addressed based on the person coming into my office and what their goals are.  

Level 1

In level 1 of healing, we are looking for the cause of something.  We want to correct, reduce, eliminate or manage it.  This is often where people start.  In this level, we address the pain, tension or pattern with a light touch and gentle structural solution that focuses on realigning the structures of the body to take pressure off or reduce the spinal stress causing a loss of health.  

Questions I ask in Level 1 of healing
  • Where is the tension, pain, pattern coming from?
  • Why is this happening to them?
  • What is the root cause of this?
  • Is it physical? Emotional? Mental? All of the above?

Level 2

In level 2 of healing, our focus shifts to advancing, transforming, evolving, integrating, progressing, learning or empowering some aspect of a person’s health and life.  A person’s goal in level 2 is to make progress and go beyond a previous state.  They start to become more aware of who they are and empowered in the healing process.  They are searching for improved wellness in physical, emotional and mental aspects of their life.  They are motivated by want to make a difference for themself and for others.  

Questions asked in Level 2 of healing
  • Which strategy must the body develop?
  • What is the new response that the body is learning?
  • How do the changes in their body, correspond to changes in their life?
  • Where is the energy to fuel the body?

Level 3

Level 3 of healing is about trusting in the self organizing intelligences that govern the body.  We discover and celebrate a person’s unique strategies, talents and gifts and them contribution to the world.  Goals here include re-oragnizing a person’s life and experience to be more healthy, resourceful and effective.    Here, they search for the most effective strategies for them to heal, improve life and for personal development.  They want to know their purpose in life and what they are here to share with others.

Questions asked in Level 3 of healing
  • What new strategies were created?
  • How does their own unique journey influence their condition, body, mind, spirit or healing?
  • How can they experience even more in an energy rich state?
  • How can they be even more present in this moment?

Not sure which level you are at?  Ask Dr. Amanda on your next visit.

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When Your Body Says NO

11/2/2016

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I've heard from many patients about different types of injuries and accidents that they have sustained. Some are accidental while others, seem to be giving them a message.

Take Mrs. Smith for example. She came into my office with a twisted ankle after falling down 2 stairs. When I asked her to describe what was going on in her life at that time, we found out that life was quite stressful for her. She was carrying things in both arms and rushing to get the phone that was ringing. She was also taking care of 2 children at the time. When I asked her what her body was trying to tell her with her ankle...her response was to S-L-O-W down.

She admitted that she had noticed that life was going by too fast and wanted to slow down and because she didn't listen to her body, her body decided to make her.  For the next two weeks, she was forced to rest and recover.

So, other than injuring yourself...because that's not quite fun...what are some ways your body is sending you a message to tell you to slow down?
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  • Getting sick. If you’re overworking your body and you’re not getting enough rest, your body becomes more susceptible to illnesses and diseases. Stress affects the immune system, causing it to decrease its function which can lead to illness. When 1 person in an office gets a cold, not everyone will. Those who don't possess the ability to fight the bug, will.
  • Sleep is irregular. If you find yourself thinking too much at night or tossing and turning, this could indicate that your body is feeling stressed. Waking up multiple times at night and waking up not feeling fully rested are also indicators. You body feels like it has to be on alert at all times. It wakes you up because your fight or flight system thinks you’re going to get attacked, even though you aren't.
  • A feeling of tightness or weight on your chest. Stress can cause anxiety and for some people this could feel like a tightening in your chest or abdominal area. Note that these could also be signs of a heart attack and you should seek the help of a medical professional. Heart attack is often caused by stress.
  • Emotions and thoughts: Stress can be emotional in nature and can cause depression and anxiety.   
  • Weight loss or gain. Some people eat more when they are under stress and can end up gaining more weight. Others, stop eating and lose weight. Keep an eye on any excessive weight gain or loss and emotional eating.​

​Listen to your body! Don't wait until it's too late to pay attention to it.

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