In Your Own Hands – Managing Your Pain Through Meditation

Every Monday, my blog post “In Your Own Hands” is where I’ll be featuring articles I find interesting or that I think are a good resource to help you take charge of your health. What articles have you read recently that caught your attention? Leave a comment and let me know.

Yoga Classes Help Lower Back 
About 85 percent of our population has experienced at least one episode of back pain. ABC’s Chris Emery examines how yoga can improve pain intensity and depression in adults with chronic lower back pain.

Music and Alzheimer’s: Can it help?
Does music have a positive effect on Alzheimer’s? Glenn Smith, Ph.D., demonstrates how you can use music to aid your loved ones.

Coping With Chronic 
While there are several medical treatments for alleviating pain, mental and emotional wellness is equally important.

39 Ways to Live, and Not Merely Exist
Are you going through the motions everyday feeling unsatisfied? Leo Babauta shares some tips to help you make the most out of your days and give you satisfaction.

How watching clouds turns into mindfulness meditation
In this featured post, Edita Attek describes the similarities between our thoughts and the clouds in the sky. Take some time to observe the clouds and see how they are constantly moving and changing, just like our thoughts