 "You gotta resurrect the deep pain within you and give it a place to live that's not within your body. Let it live in art. Let it live in writing. Let it live in music. Let it be devoured by building brighter connections. Your body is not a coffin for pain to be buried in. Put it somewhere else." - @ehimeora Too often we carry the pain of past experiences along with us everywhere we go. I see so many of my patients holding on to events that happened to them from decades ago. This weighs them down. It's a heavy load to carry. How long will you carry this load? What has it already done to your health and well-being? Isn't it time to let it go? One way is through the breathing exercises that I walk you through in our treatment sessions. If you want to go through this process together, let me know the next time you're in. Other ways are to create art with it, dance it out, use music as a medium. Write the pain out of you. Use the energy of the pain to help others. Create a course. Plant it out in a garden. Hug it out. Love it out. Need help on your healing journey? Give our office a call. I am available for virtual consults and in-office consults. 613-446-6060. For more information about virtual treatments, Click HERE. Looking for more information about Neuro-Optimization? Click HERE. For more information about my office (Bioheal Ottawa), click HERE.
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 Monks are known as some of the world's most peaceful and happiest people. Researchers did brain scans on Mattieu Richard's brain during meditation. He's a Buddhist monk. They named him "the World's Happiest Man" after they found the highest level of gamma waves ever recorded. They thought that this may be a one-off but when they scanned 21 other monks, they also showed gamma wave levels that spikes higher and lasted longer, even during sleep, than people who did not meditate. According to Jay Shetty, most people have monkey minds, while mediators have monk minds. Monkey Mind
This is in contracts to the Monk Mind who:
Which mind will take you to where you'd like to go in life? Need help on your healing journey? Give our office a call. I am available for virtual consults and in-office consults. 613-446-6060. For more information about virtual treatments, Click HERE. Looking for more information about Neuro-Optimization? Click HERE. For more information about my office (Bioheal Ottawa), click HERE.  "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at, change." - Dr. Wayne Dyer
Often times, we can't quickly change the events that might be going on in our lives. However, we can change the way we look at them. Reframe means to express a plan differently. Let's take your work as an example. If you see your work as being something that zaps your energy, is a toxic environment and you hate it every day, you're in for a rough ride if you have to go every day. Instead, if you are choosing to stay at your current workplace, you need to change the way you can see it. Perhaps ask yourself, what does having a job allow me to do? What are the positives about my job? If you jobs allows you to feed your family and gives you the means to enjoy your passtimes, then remember that when you go in. Anything can be reframed. 1. Instead of saying "People are so rude." Think, "People project their past lived experience. It's nothing personal and it's not about me." 2. "Good girls don't do that/ dress like that/ act like that." Instead, reframe: I'm not trying to be good, I'm learning to be myself. What do you need to reframe? Need help on your healing journey? Give our office a call. I am available for virtual consults and in-office consults. 613-446-6060. For more information about virtual treatments, Click HERE. Looking for more information about Neuro-Optimization? Click HERE. For more information about my office (Bioheal Ottawa), click HERE.  Close your eyes for a moment and envision the future you want to have.
What does it look like, feel like, sound like, taste like? Get all of your senses involved. What do your surroundings look like? Is anyone with you or are you by yourself? See it clearly. Now, come back to today. Who is your future self? What qualities do you have in the future that you don't currently have now? Make a list. Take 1 action today that your future you will thank you for. If your future you is fit and healthy then perhaps you need to start working out or eating better. If your future you is financially abundant, get your finances in order. Your future you is calling, are you going to answer your call? Need help on your healing journey? Give our office a call. I am available for virtual consults and in-office consults. 613-446-6060. For more information about virtual treatments, Click HERE. Looking for more information about Neuro-Optimization? Click HERE. For more information about my office (Bioheal Ottawa), click HERE.  A wise physician once said, "The best medicine for humans is LOVE." Someone asked, "What if it doesn't work?" The physician smiled and answered, "Increase the dose." Healing can come in many forms and in different ways. Healing does not have to come from a pill, supplement, bottle, etc. Medicine does not have to come in a bottle. Nature is medicine. Laughter is medicine. Vegetables are medicine. Sleep is medicine. Gratitude is medicine. Love is medicine. Hope is medicine. Smiles are medicine. Which areas in your life do you need to increase your dose? Need help on your healing journey? Give our office a call. I am available for virtual consults and in-office consults. 613-446-6060. For more information about virtual treatments, Click HERE. Looking for more information about Neuro-Optimization? Click HERE. For more information about my office (Bioheal Ottawa), click HERE.  Last week, my son had his first day at school as he started kindergarten.
It was probably just as stressful for me to watch him, as it was for him to go. We dropped him off at the fence with his teacher, my brave little guy turned around and waved goodbye. How does one prepare for this moment as a parent? How does a child grow up so fast? I picked him up after school and he did great. He said he wasn't sad all day. He did get angry when he had to stop playing with the toys to eat. This made me laugh. He made it through his first day at school, and so did I. September is a great time to start something new. After all, it's already ingrained in your nervous system that school starts, there's a new routine, and the weather begins to shift. Is there something that you've been holding off on that you've wanted to try? I know I've got to recommit to exercising again. Let me know in the comments below what your "first day" of a new routine will be. Need help on your healing journey? Give our office a call. I am available for virtual consults and in-office consults. 613-446-6060. For more information about virtual treatments, Click HERE. Looking for more information about Neuro-Optimization? Click HERE. For more information about my office (Bioheal Ottawa), click HERE.  When you say "I am happy. I am sad. I am angry.", does that mean that you are the emotion that you say you are?
What if I told you that you are not your emotions? You may be wondering, "who am I, then?". You are a person who is experiencing emotions. Emotions are designed to pass through us, and create change in some way. They are short term and usually less than a few minutes. If you notice that your emotions are lasting longer, it's because you are stuck in a state. A state of anger, a state of fear, a state of sadness. You either keep replaying a circumstances or the words someone says, over and over again. You then keep experiencing the emotion. When you experience an intense emotion, often, your body goes into an unconscious state and you react to your emotions. Once activated, your sympathetic nrvous system (fight/flight/freeze) takes over and tries to defend you. There is another way! If you fully expericenced your emotions and allow them to move through you, you could have a different reaction in your body and in your life. Try observing your reactions and being conscious of your emotions. Need help on your healing journey? Give our office a call. I am available for virtual consults and in-office consults. 613-446-6060. For more information about virtual treatments, Click HERE. Looking for more information about Neuro-Optimization? Click HERE. For more information about my office (Bioheal Ottawa), click HERE.  You may not be able to choose all the circumstances that are currently going on in your life but, you do have a choice on how you react to them. In any given moment, you have choice in how your respond to any situation. What I want you to consider in your reaction is: Is this worth the impact it will have on my nervous system? We all know that long-term stress can have negative impacts on one's health. It can suppress your immune system, upset your digestive and reproductive systems, increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, and speed up the aging process. It can even rewire the brain, leaving you more vulnerable to anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems. If you choose to react to a siutation with negative emotions such as anger (though not all anger is bad), rage, jealousy, envy, etc. there are also impacts on your health. Poor emotional health can weaken your body’s immune system. This makes you more likely to get colds and other infections during emotionally difficult times. Also, when you are feeling stressed, anxious, or upset, you may not take care of your health as well as you should. You may not feel like exercising, eating nutritious foods, or taking medicine that your doctor prescribes. You may abuse alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs. Next time you are choosing your response, stop and ask yourself: Is this worth the impact on my nervous system? Need help on your healing journey? Give our office a call. I am available for virtual consults and in-office consults. 613-446-6060. For more information about virtual treatments, Click HERE. Looking for more information about Neuro-Optimization? Click HERE. For more information about my office (Bioheal Ottawa), click HERE.  This past week, a long time patient of mine passed away. It was something I knew was coming, but how can one really prepare? She was a strong, independent and incredibly loving person who enriched the lives of all those around her. She will live on in the hearts of her family and friends. Why is it that we reflect on life, at death? Below are lessons that Dr. Smita Malhotra has learned through her years as a pediatrician. 1. Your greatest investment will be in people. The only things a person in the hospital brings with them is the love and support of their family and friends. They don’t bring their big house, their expensive car or even their fancy clothes. They begin to realize that their greatest investment has been in people. It is these same people who will shower them with support, love and good blessings that give strength during the tough times. And when they have crossed over to the other side, they live on in the hearts and souls of those they have left behind. 2. Be a collector of moments, not a collector of things For a person in the hospital, every moment is special. People deeply cherish the moments spent laughing together and even watching TV together. What if we started doing this before someone is on their deathbed? Learn to be a collector of moments. Cherish the moments with your loved ones as if you were collecting them. Store them in a special place in your heart and always keep looking to add to your collection. 3. Do not stress about approval The next time you find yourself stressing about what someone else thinks of you, think of your last day on this earth. Will this matter then? 4. When you have a choice between time and money... pick time We spend so much time stressing about our money. We make portfolios, we create spreadsheets, and we hire stockbrokers. We spend hours trying to figure out how we can get more. But what if we thought of our time in this way? Have you made a time portfolio? Have you figured out where and how you spend your time? 5. Life is too short to not pursue the dreams that are in your heart I cannot count how many times I have heard someone say that they wished they had more time to pursue the dreams that were in their heart. Sometimes we put off our dreams for the day when we ‘have the time’ or ‘have more money’. Or we give up on them all together because we don’t think others would approve. As Danielle LaPorte said: Do you remember who you were before the world told you who to be? I am here to remind you that regret is a heartbreaking emotion. Don’t find yourself in the hospital, regretting all the things that you wish you could have done. START NOW. The best way to honor those we have lost is to make our lives even better. To pursue the dreams that lie deep in our hearts. To invest in people. To never judge. To be a collector of moments. To value our time. To not stress about approval. To always remember who we really are. And to never ever forget truly how big we are blessed. Need help on your healing journey? Give our office a call. I am available for virtual consults and in-office consults. 613-446-6060. For more information about virtual treatments, Click HERE. Looking for more information about Neuro-Optimization? Click HERE. For more information about my office (Bioheal Ottawa), click HERE.  "Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You." - Dr. Seuss
This past week, I had an episode of "compare-itis." This is where you find yourself comparing some aspect of your life to someone else's and you wish something in your life is different than what it is. It is done in a negative way and not in a way where you look up to someone or see their life as an example of what you could achieve. What I needed to be reminded of was that, you and I are incomparable to someone else. We each have our unique gifts, life experiences and talents that no one else is the world possesses. You are one of a kind, rare and no one is exactly like you. Remember that what you attract to you is yours. The "things" you have will work you for you because they are yours. Other people may use your things/tools but your own intentions is what will be the difference in the situation. Surgeons in the same hospital are given the same tools to work with but they can have different outcomes based on their experiences, skills, and their intuition. So, the next time you compare yourself to someone else, remember that you are special and unique in this world and thus, are incomparable to another. Need help on your healing journey? Give our office a call. I am available for virtual consults and in-office consults. 613-446-6060. For more information about virtual treatments, Click HERE. Looking for more information about Neuro-Optimization? Click HERE. For more information about my office (Bioheal Ottawa), click HERE. |
AuthorDr. Amanda is a non-traditional chiropractor who focuses on Neuro-Optimization Chiropractic in Ottawa, Canada. 
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