(In)spired
My loves, in no particular order, are:The oceanThe sight and smell of lavenderThe teachings of Alan WattsA tight heart against heart hug from my childrenFrench wineThe humour of Ram DassThe...Read More
Transcending Mortality
Herein lies the age old question: ‘How do I live happily ever after forever and ever in health?’Physically speaking: You can’t. Sorry.Metaphysically speaking: It is possible to maintain wellness despite...Read More
Scars
When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.-Alexander Den HeijerEvery couple of years, I like to hole up in a yoga ashram...Read More
Learning to Teach
The idea of teaching has been rumbling around my brain for several years now. To fully master a subject, you must be able to teach your craft competently to others....Read More
Less is More: How a Season of Minimalist Living Inspired Family Values
Our summers are usually hectic, and jam packed with thousands of plans we’ve coveted and cooked up over long snowy winter days. We maximize outdoor living as much as possible...Read More
The Hierarchy of Healing
"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away". -Pablo Picasso Osteopathy is a philosophy, a healthcare system, and for some,...Read More
The Game Plan – Part 3
For the patient, once we take inventory of what has happened to get them where they are at today (often, mapping a chronological timeline of all contributing events helps the...Read More
The Pain Body and Perception – Part 2
Addressing the emotional and psychological dissociation from the physical body is often the first step in the recovery of chronic pain.Understandably, after years of torment and pain, the patient inevitably...Read More
Etiology of Chronic Pain – Part 1
I think it’s fair to say that chronic pain is not yet well understood. It’s not well understood by both our health care professionals and by the patients who find...Read More
The Ethos of Embryosophy
Last summer I had the honour of taking a course with one of the great minds of our time in the field of embryology, Dr. Jaap Van der Wal. Dr....Read More