By Carol Krucoff, C-IAYT, E-RYT Yoga practice can relieve neck and shoulder pain If your neck is chronically tense and tight, and if the muscles in your upper back and shoulders feel as hard as a rock, you’re not alone. In our high-stress, hurried, world—filled with work deadlines, financial pressures, and alarming news headlines—many of us feel the weight of ...
By Jocelyn Weiss, PhD, MPH Cranberry Quinoa Taco Wraps One of my personal favorite ways to eat sandwiches without bread is to create wraps using cabbage, lettuce, chard or collard greens. By using greens as wraps, you can avoid gluten (a potential allergen) and minimize the sugar surges associated with high carbohydrate, low fiber meals. They are easy, fast and make ...
Informed Mindfulness What is informed mindfulness? Cultivating awareness allows people to be present in the moment. This awareness, while beneficial, is only the first step in setting and attaining health goals. Often, additional knowledge and information is needed to be successful. Dr. Adam Perlman shares his thoughts on this concept and how it can be applied to achieving your health goals. Learn more ...
By Linda Smith, PA, MS Conscious Breathing Conscious breathing is one of the most effective stress reducers. In our culture, we tend to breathe high in the chest and not use the full space of the lungs. Conscious breathing will change your normal shallow breathing to more relaxed and full breathing. It also involves learning to properly use your abdomen ...
By Elizabeth Bechard, BA, RYT I hadn’t gone for a run in nearly 18 months, the amount of time it took to get through a challenging pregnancy and survive most of the first year of parenting twins. Between the drastic changes in my body and the extreme sleep deprivation that comes with early parenthood, I just hadn’t wanted to ...
By Linda Smith, PA, MS Have you ever wondered how new habits are created and what makes them stick? This question is the main focus of this month’s video on habits. In the following video, we are going to discuss keys to successfully creating new habits. Download a transcript of this video.
By Linda Smith, PA, MS Mindful Awareness When you become more aware, you can simply observe your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations without the need to react to them. Mindful awareness can help you see patterns in your behavior and figure out how to break unhealthy habits and form new ones by choice. As you practice becoming more mindful, you ...
By Carol Krucoff, C-IAYT, E-RYT One of the toughest physical challenges the human body can face is sitting all day. Standing is our natural posture, and sitting increases pressure on the spine. When you sit with poor alignment, such as slumping in front of a computer screen, pressure on your spine increases. Slumped sitting is a major reason why so ...
An Interview with Kathy Mackintosh As a part of this blog, we are going to feature people with inspirational stories that we want to share with our readers. Our first inspirational story, brought to you in interview fashion, features Linda Smith (Director of Duke IM Educational Programs) and Kathy Mackintosh (Certified Integrative Health Coach and Duke IM instructor). The video interview ...
