I believe it is important to remember where I started and where I have been … even as I look ahead to all the many possibilities! Continue reading
Social Media & Health Care Conferences ~ Creating The Virtual Landscape For #ICUrehab 2016
No matter your experience, social media has become inextricably intertwined with most facets of professional life & it is fundamentally changing the way we interact as healthcare professionals. Continue reading
Nightmares in the Pediatric ICU ~ Delirium & how to help #icurehab
The first official day at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Fifth Annual Critical Care Conference started with an amazing account of a patient’s experience in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Johns Hopkins Hospital. During her stay in the ICU, Celeste reported having nightmares of strange things like cats on the table and gunshots. When intubated, Celeste had a … Continue reading
Happy Autumn! Just please don’t fall…
Hello anatomy enthusiasts! We recently learned a bit about feet (TOE TLC) but what about our amazing hands…our tactile interface with the world around us 👋? This got me thinking about a recent injury sustained by my sister during a kick-ass motorcycle trip out in California. But let’s back up a little bit. Just like our feet, … Continue reading
✭ If heaven is above us, I see you in the stars ✭
Seven years, seven stars, and one memory of my beautiful, loving mother burning bright in my heart. Happy Birthday Mom. Today is the first day of “A Cup A Days” new format (see the “stay tuned” section in the right sidebar → ) However, this inaugural card is not up for grabs. It was created for and inspired by … Continue reading
TOE TLC <3
Your feet are dynamic and incredible structures! Did you know that 1/4 of the bones in the human body are in the feet? That is right friends, your feet have an incredible: 26 bones 33 joints More than 100 muscles, tendons(muscle to bone), and ligaments (bone to bone) It is this complex structure that provides … Continue reading
Let the sun shine through the cracks – 間 – the spaces between.
The experience between the action, the breath, the pause, the sun shining through the crack in an open door. Continue reading
Na+Cl- delivers a knock-out blow! Take that Winter.
Many of my patients called in today to cancel their PT appointments because of our big bad winter nemesis ICE! I’ve overhead a lot of people talking about “salt melting ice” and had a flashback to chemistry and got WAY to excited. After setting nerd-phasers to stun, boring all my colleagues (trapped in a small office … Continue reading
Where the wild things are. Heart Opening Postures in February
Think of all the time we spend bending forward in the day…at the computer (guilty!), reading over a coffee, texting, cleaning, eating… in actuality most of our day is spent in an unsupported forward bend. This makes the back very cranky. Continue reading
Reach for the brass ring
I am reaching for this ring because from the moment I first stumbled onto a mat about 10 years ago, yoga has filled every corner of me with light and love. I have learned (and continue to learn) how to meet and face challenges on and off my mat with grace. I am reaching because I fundamentally believe that movement, serenity, and respect for oneself and other beings is a path to mind and body wellness. And though (blissfully) I will always be a student, I am reaching for this ring because I want to share these things with my family and friends, my patients, and strangers who are yet to cross my path. Continue reading
A Cup A Day 