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2011 January 25 « Somanaut's Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Our bodies are not made of wood or stone. We are able to reshape ourselves. We tend to think we are just “made that way”, but the reality is that we have habits- habits so strong that we come to believe in them as facts. The good news is these can be altered. What does it take? Here’s Rodin’s marvelous rendition “Saint Pierre”. Rodin had a particular genius for showing how our idiosyncrasies create character. We don’t need to resolve everything to perfection to be...
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Family issues « Somanaut's Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. In a recent article from the New York Times, a study about knee injuries was reviewed. The hypothesis was that there is a genetic factor in knee injuries. It seems scientists have found something that they can correlate, and are beginning to investigate more deeply. Gene therapy is fancy and sexy. Politicians are loath to be seen as un-supportive to cancer research, or anything that has a big “wow, gee whiz! But we must simultaneously support the big picture people- the...
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2012 May 02 « Somanaut's Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. About 15 years ago, I was driving my son to school. We were late, and I was feeling a bit frustrated with life and parenting. I pulled up at a stop sign. Suddenly a black sports car passed us on the right. I was instantly enraged. What an incredibly stupid thing to do pass someone on the right at a stop sign and then cut them off! A flood of hormones instigates all of these changes. Once the hormones hit the bloodstream, they need to be utilized. Just saying I w...Most ...
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. My brilliant colleague, Daniela Picard, is whimsical and caring, and has no enthusiasm for clumsy or painful therapies. Recently, she was speaking on resolving scoliosis. Rather than prescribe a rigid protocol, her words were:. 8220;Eliminate every clarity! Make friends with it. Original oil painting by Grant Fuhst. See more of his work at GrantFuhst.com. November 2, 2016. Success and Self Knowledge. That is the question to train.” Mia Segal. Shifting the focus away fro...
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Sinus care « Somanaut's Blog
https://somanaut.wordpress.com/2011/01/06/sinus-care
Just another WordPress.com weblog. Sinus pain and infection are frustrating and sap energy. For some people, sinus problems are an obvious health issue. For some others, sinus issues are a hidden drain on their immune systems. An infection can be quietly lurking in the background for decades. There are drugs for sinus infections. They can work, but they can have wicked side effects. Levaquin is notorious for brutal damage, and all antibiotics damage the ecology of the digestive tract. It can seem very si...
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2010 November 26 « Somanaut's Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Big Toe, Big Deal. We walk, at least most of us do. We take thousands of steps a day. Each step put tremendous pressure on our big toe. Problems can occur. Bunions, arthritis, gout, nail problems. For some folks, it becomes hard to put any weight at all on that toe. The joint that connects the toe to the foot (metatarsal phalangeal joint) can break down and even be surgically replaced. What’s the job? November 26, 2010. Success and Self Knowledge. The Gift of Pain.
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Beyond Anger Management « Somanaut's Blog
https://somanaut.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/beyond-anger-management
Just another WordPress.com weblog. About 15 years ago, I was driving my son to school. We were late, and I was feeling a bit frustrated with life and parenting. I pulled up at a stop sign. Suddenly a black sports car passed us on the right. I was instantly enraged. What an incredibly stupid thing to do pass someone on the right at a stop sign and then cut them off! A flood of hormones instigates all of these changes. Once the hormones hit the bloodstream, they need to be utilized. Just saying I w...Most ...
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2010 September 14 « Somanaut's Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. A recent article from the Guardian discussed a study that asked what makes men “good dancers” or “bad dancers”. The men were 18-35. They were filmed dancing for 15 seconds to a “basic rhythm”. Motion capture was used to create avatars- digital images designed to eliminate biases due to the men’s appearance. The right knee speed measure intrigues me. What made the scientists look for that? And would the perception of which were significant also vary culturally, etc?
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Lopsided Different « Somanaut's Blog
https://somanaut.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/lopsided-different
Just another WordPress.com weblog. Our bodies are not made of wood or stone. We are able to reshape ourselves. We tend to think we are just “made that way”, but the reality is that we have habits- habits so strong that we come to believe in them as facts. The good news is these can be altered. What does it take? Here’s Rodin’s marvelous rendition “Saint Pierre”. Rodin had a particular genius for showing how our idiosyncrasies create character. We don’t need to resolve everything to perfection to be...
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Self Validation « Somanaut's Blog
https://somanaut.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/305
Just another WordPress.com weblog. Seth Godin recently bogged about how validation is over rated. He is referring to validation from others. I agree. We get pulled away from our own experience. We invest in the words and actions of others. We divest from our own actions. Children need external validation. It is part of a teaching process. Good teachers (we are all responsible for teaching the children! Work to make themselves obsolete. We can accept social pressure to depend on approval. Disapproval ...
