https://pkhealth.ca A principles-based approach to sustained wellness and pain-free performance Thu, 02 Dec 2021 02:04:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://pkhealth.ca/unstiffen-yourself-part-2/#comment-116 Thu, 02 Dec 2021 02:04:48 +0000 https://pkhealth.ca/?p=5818#comment-116 […] Your breathing mechanics can be compromised due to injury (physical trauma), being locked in a startle response (stress and mental/emotional trauma), sedentary living (staying in the same postures/positions), […]

]]> https://pkhealth.ca/unstiffen-yourself-part-2/#comment-113 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:43:43 +0000 https://pkhealth.ca/?p=5818#comment-113 […] part 1, you’ll learn how to chill – the prerequisite to getting out of pain.  And in part 2, you’ll learn how to improve your body awareness – to further your ability to chill on […]

]]> https://pkhealth.ca/no-homo-sapiens/#comment-112 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:43:19 +0000 https://pkhealth.ca/?p=5771#comment-112 […] result in global, full-body stiffness!  Modern life is a doozy.  Between our convenience-induced diseases of affluence, the attention economy, and hustle culture, we’re constantly in a low-grade state of fight or […]

]]> https://pkhealth.ca/the-adult-pacifier/#comment-111 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 19:15:25 +0000 https://pkhealth.ca/?p=5680#comment-111 […] Get away from your handheld anxiety-rectangle.  Close the slightly bigger, foldable version too.  Oh, and keep the wall-mounted one turned off as well.  It might feel like you’re relaxing when you’re on your phone, laptop, or TV, but you’d be surprised to see what really goes on with your biology when you’re plugged into the matrix.  You could even do a little n=1 experiment if you’d like: The next time you’re on a device, strap on a heart rate monitor and blood pressure cuff and I guarantee that you’d see those values raised above normal for a prolonged period of time.  That, my friends, is chronic stress. […]

]]> https://pkhealth.ca/how-to-make-journaling-not-suck/#comment-110 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 18:57:47 +0000 https://pkhealth.ca/?p=5728#comment-110 […] Awareness precedes any kind of positive change.  It sounds obvious, but if you don’t know what’s stressing you out and locking you up into a state of chronic stiffness, you’ll never address it.  And if you never address it, you’ll always be stiff and in pain.  Journaling is an invaluable tool for cultivating better awareness.  I’ve written extensively about it here, and here. […]

]]> https://pkhealth.ca/write-your-way-to-better-health/#comment-108 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:43:09 +0000 https://pkhealth.ca/?p=5735#comment-108 […] is an invaluable tool for cultivating better awareness.  I’ve written extensively about it here, and […]

]]> https://pkhealth.ca/social-media-harm-reduction/#comment-107 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:16:35 +0000 https://pkhealth.ca/?p=5720#comment-107 […] here, but aren’t those the same emotions and thought patterns that keep you up at night?  Why then, after a long hard day, would you plug right back into the attention economy to further dri…  Unplug.  Reacquaint yourself with yourself in order to achieve a restful night of […]

]]> https://pkhealth.ca/no-homo-sapiens/#comment-106 Tue, 27 Jul 2021 23:15:41 +0000 https://pkhealth.ca/?p=5771#comment-106 […] mismatch between the environment (industrialized, deskbound life) and your biology facilitates your being in a state of anxiety, depression, and physical stiffness.  Get outside and […]

]]> https://pkhealth.ca/physical-activity-vs-exercise/#comment-105 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 01:17:54 +0000 https://pkhealth.ca/?p=5700#comment-105 […] happening to you if you’re currently engaged in an “exercise” routine (and by the way, here’s a mind-bending article you might enjoy on why “exercise” ain’t good for […]

]]> https://pkhealth.ca/how-to-make-journaling-not-suck/#comment-104 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 21:03:39 +0000 https://pkhealth.ca/?p=5728#comment-104 […] TRUST IN THE PROCESS.  And if needed, mentally reframe journaling so that it doesn’t suck.  You can read my article on how to make journaling not suck, right here. […]

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