Caring Matters
ACEs studies usually focus on the bigger, more tangible adverse experiences in a child’s life. However, there are a number of minor stressors that may not be really traumatic for kids not going through significant [Read More]
Do certain personality traits, a history of adverse childhood experiences ACEs, or a particular way of coping with stress make a person more likely to get scoliosis? Medical research has been woefully inadequate on this [Read More]
Most of us have indulged in some kind of fake laughter in stressful situations. We laugh when we are nervous and unsure what to do. In the face of danger. A human being instinctively adopts [Read More]
Healing from scoliosis for me has meant healing from childhood trauma. As the frozen emotions in my subconscious mind come to the surface, I am able to process and let go of the pain, anger, [Read More]
Conation has been derived from a Latin word- conatus which refers to an impulse or reflexive action towards an effort. Our mind consists of three parts- cognitive, affective and conative. Conation is the sum of one’s [Read More]
I firmly believe that idiopathic scoliosis is caused by a mind-body imbalance. Your emotional feelings of being unbalanced are manifested in faulty bodily defenses or defective body patterns. These tensions and contractions in the body [Read More]
Shaking is the natural way to release tension and return the body to its normal homeostasis. It is a primal impulse to a stressful situation. Animals naturally shake to release tension after a life-threatening event. [Read More]
Holding Space in therapeutic terms means to be totally present for someone. Accepting their faults, their issues, and struggles. Not having expectations, not judging or criticising. In this climate of total acceptance, healing happens. Holding space is [Read More]
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) was the medical diagnosis for my crooked spine. At that time I did not know what ‘idiopathic’ meant. I thought it was the biological term for a type of virus or [Read More]
In today’s world, our kids need to know how to instinctively protect themselves. Whom to trust? How to remain safe? How to act in times of potential danger? Many a time instead of nurturing and [Read More]