Do you notice the spot in your body where you hold tension? You know, the one where muscles are engaged without you knowing? If you have no idea what I’m talking about, try focusing on something. For me, it can be doing the dishes or reading something where the details are important. Other situations could be when you’re having an uncomfortable conversation or being vulnerable in some way. 

There's a whole system in your body that helps break down what you take in, absorb its nutrients, and discard the waste. As the temperatures get cooler and we inch towards winter, things naturally take a different pace. Digestion is one way we slow down from the changes in season. Here are some things to play with if you notice a slow down in your body. 

Boundaries are great to have because they let us know what’s ok and what’s not ok. They give us a structure so that we can feel safe in situations; they delineate one from another. The types of boundaries we have in the body are:

1. Joints

2. Sphincters 

3. Golgi tendon organs

When clients come to me with headaches or migraines, there are 2 common threads:

1. A misalignment in the cervical spine (neck)
2. More time spent in the logic/thinking and less time in the body

Of course there are the other things that lead to headaches and migraines which are:

The shoulders can be complicated to figure out how to treat because they are THE most mobile part of your body. There are actually 4 joints that are part of the shoulder girdle, but we’ll keep things simple for our purposes. 

Let’s think of the shoulders as the shelf for the head and the neck. If the shelf is angled, or tilted forward, the weight of the head and the neck will put extra strain on all the muscles that support that upper part of the body. 

Water takes the shape of whatever container it’s in. It’s colorless and odorless. For humans, it takes up 70% of our bodies and for the earth, 71%. 

I just learned that there are not only 3 states of water, but 4 in a class I’m taking on trauma. The 4th state is actually viscus, like a gel and that’s the type of water we have in our bodies. We know the other 3 states are solid/ice, liquid/water and steam/gas. This 4th state allows water to transport what our body needs easier.  

When I watched the documentary Fantastic Fungi, I had an aha moment hearing about mycelium. Mycelium are the roots of fungi and they create a network in the forest. This underground web allows trees to communicate with each other. If one tree hasn’t been able to receive enough nourishment, the other trees send their reserves by way of the mycelium. On top of that, if there’s something detrimental to life, the tree sends signals to its seedlings to move farther away so that they’re able to survive. And this is all by way of mushroom roots!

Spring allergies are a thing and they’ve gotten worse in the past few years. My understanding is that global warming affects the natural processes of the earth which in turn affect the way our immune system is supported by our body. In parts of the world where we have the 4 seasons, it’s important for it to get cold enough for the ground to freeze. I’ve noticed in years where it hasn’t gotten cold enough or we haven’t had enough snow, I experience a version of allergies in the spring when I normally wouldn’t.