Category: Health
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Simple Sound Practices to Calm Your Mind and Body
Sound becomes especially powerful when it’s woven into simple, accessible self-care practices—moments where you allow your body to receive rather than effort or fix. Because sound is vibration, even gentle practices can support the nervous system in settling and reorganizing. You don’t need special tools or long sessions; consistency and presence matter more than technique.…
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Forest bathing
No claw-footed tub in the woods needed or romantic shower under a waterfall. (Sorry to disappoint… as I love the idea of both) Forest bathing, as it has been dubbed, is actually a studied medical practice. In Japan, the research is spawning a whole new dimension of patient treatment called “forest therapy.” Forests, like other…
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Heart Rate Variability
What is Heart Rate Variability (HRV)? HRV is the variation in time between each heartbeat. A high HRV means your nervous system is adaptive and resilient. A low HRV may reflect stress or overwhelm. HRV is one of the best indicators of your body’s ability to shift between rest, action, and recovery. What is Coherence?…
D. Shannon Patterson, Chiropractor 