by Dr. Jackie Gardner-Nix The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which is influential in the USA in informing health policy, just published a draft report on meditation programs for health and wellbeing. It concluded that research does support the use of mindfulness and meditation in pain management. CBC News contacted us at the NeuroNova […]

by Rita, MBCPM Alumni The End of Illness : A New Perspective on Health That Changes Everything by David B Angus 354 pages, Published by Free Press This title ‘The End of Illness’ could make one feel sceptical about the book’s contents and indeed some of the ideas are futuristic. Nevertheless it appears that we […]

by Jackie Gardner-Nix ‘Tis the season to be in a good mood, but for some of us the holiday season may not be so great. We can be at the mercy of extended family who don’t understand “why you still haven’t recovered from the pain yet”, and others who wish you a “truly wonderful holiday” […]

by Anonymous (a prolific poet) If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills, If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful, If you can understand when loved ones […]

Click here to view this email in your browser December 2012 Mindfulness means a fresh opportunity for equanimity in each moment. It means an unspoken understanding that every breath brings the possibility of new perspective and that nothing, absolutely nothing, is forever. And finally it means perpetual hope and growing acceptance ~  Sherry, MBCPM Alumni […]

by Rosa Raponi Newton, Based on the article by Tima Vlasto, Holistic Science & Spirit Examiner, October 12, 2009. Ever thought of trying acupuncture for pain relief? Perhaps you have tried it and found it to be of some benefit. This is the experience that many pain sufferers report, though there is very little understanding, from […]