by Carmen Champion | Dec 19, 2023 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
Part 4: Pain Messaging Somewhere, during our cycle of life, early on and now, we are given strong messaging to stuff our pain down. To mute it. Some people stuff it so completely they create an entirely new sensitivity to what it all means. They can change the shape...
by Carmen Champion | Dec 12, 2023 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
Pain Origins -Part 3: Mental/Emotional If only small children had the language to express the nuance of mental and emotional pain. We may have had the word ‘gaslighting’ far earlier. Unfortunately, the child experience of mental or emotional pain is a quiet one. This...
by Carmen Champion | Dec 5, 2023 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
Pain Origins: Physical Pain I grew up in the 80s-90s when ‘stranger danger’ was strong. I used to think the phrase came from The Cure’s Just Like Heaven, but later realized the phrase was ‘strange as angels,’ and not Robert Smith’s wonderful voice saying ‘stranger...
by Carmen Champion | Nov 14, 2023 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
A Series on Pain: Part 1 I went to the doctor for a pain I’ve been having in my wrist. It turns out to be a ganglion cyst and not that big of a deal, but as a precaution, he took an X-ray to check for arthritis. After, we sat down and he told me about my options and...
by Carmen Champion | Oct 31, 2023 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
In yoga, I see people try to ‘hire-out’ their practice by trying to find shortcuts to results. These are the same people who leave their practice early because the ‘results’ are not what they expected. The message of the practice doesn’t always happen in the moment....
by Carmen Champion | Oct 26, 2023 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Teacher Talk, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
I still actively use Pinterest for help with different things. I use it for recipes, travel tips, home repairs, etc. It has helped enrich my life in many ways. One of my tabs is motivational quotes or words of wisdom. I will venture to that tab if I need a little...
