Posts Tagged ‘chiropractic’

Dunning-Kruger Effect

When we overlay the stages of learnings with the Dunning-Kruger effect and then plot ourselves on the graph, we quicken our learning, prevent damaging actions, and gain a meta-cognition that preps us for our next phase.

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Re-covery

Most people try to recover from injury and trauma. They hit a dead end, throw it in reverse, and do it again. The same habits. The same decisions. The same hopes for a different outcome. Hitting dead ends is a part of life. An important part. Reversing away from the wall enough to see the…

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Flourishing

There are many paths to fulfillment. Most recently, I came across the work of Corey Keyes and the concept of flourishing. Imagine experiencing the 4 pillars of this concept what it would mean for the quality of our lives. Regularly experiencing positive emotions. Having a sense of purpose at meeting. Experiencing a degree of mastery…

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Either-or… both

I hear a common thread among friends and colleagues related to wanting a focused connection with family or peers instead of explaining choices related to diet. Reasons mentioned have been that the people we care about won’t understand, it will take to much energy, and it will distract from the quality of connection. I deal with this…

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Q&A – Good thoughts vs bad thoughts

The question: How can we tell if a thought creates or removes dissonance in our lives? And is there a third category where a thought doesn’t contribute to either? These first two categories have an important practical application that helps us make quick decisions regarding entertaining thoughts. Do these thoughts help me or hurt me?…

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Heart-seeking meditation

One of my favorite meditations is to seek the perception of my heartbeat. If it is challenging to find, there are two things I find helpful. 1) Tactics: Anything that gets the blood pumping or alters normal flow, like pushups or body squats, the rest interval between long breathholds, or inversions. The lower the cardiac…

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Wine tasting and emotions

Remember the last time you went wine tasting? The differences among the wines can be so subtle. Those who spend a life inquiring about those differences end up being able to name a grape, region, year, and sometimes even the winery from anywhere in the world. We have the same opportunity of inquiry with the…

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Present to the process

A question worth adking regularly… Am I doing anything in my life just to get it done or am I present to the process of doing? Because the former misses the point and the latter is living.

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Investing in health

Many people who sell a health service, like chiropractic, struggle with “taking people’s money”. I want to offer a shift in wording (perspective). Rather than taking their money, we are offering them a place to invest their money. Most bank accounts give little to no retur Investing in a service provided by a skilled professional…

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The gift of held space

Held space is a gift that can be challenging to give and also rarely consciously received in the moment that it’s happening. The silent practice of allowing a person to thrash with their thoughts, hunt for clarity in their emotional labyrynth, and test a perspective without passing judgment or jumping to solutions is often the…

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