tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418939.post6473468326524238643..comments2023-09-23T04:02:58.985-04:00Comments on May Day Cafe: Where's The Lamb?Nerissa Nieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07681807422024958132noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418939.post-84825430761416636052010-04-28T07:02:26.224-04:002010-04-28T07:02:26.224-04:00Nerissa,
I was thinking after reading Amy's l...Nerissa,<br /><br />I was thinking after reading Amy's lovely post that there's a really great coach Abigail Steidly, maybe you've heard of her? I've had chronic pain issues myself and I worked with her. She's a mind-body coach. She's also a trained musician (a violinist,I think)and she also had carpal tunnel syndrome years ago. She has some great information on her website about chronic pain and mind-body syndromes in case anyone might find it helpful. Her website is www.thehealthylifecoach.com<br /><br />Wishing all of you the best. :)<br /><br />~LindaLinda Fennell, Certified Life Coachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500428650906969729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418939.post-57513092246535748622010-04-27T13:33:25.822-04:002010-04-27T13:33:25.822-04:00Nerissa,
Sheri Day here. I have had carpel t...Nerissa,<br /> Sheri Day here. I have had carpel tunnel surgery. It helped me a great deal. I like to say my surgeon gave me my hand shake back. The recovery is not easy, but with all you have already done you would heal well. It is always a last resort. Heal softly. Rest, ice, heat,rest...thinking of you.daylight88https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655898781746747809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418939.post-24335878118970565242010-04-25T13:16:03.963-04:002010-04-25T13:16:03.963-04:00Narissa,
My fiance and I attended your concert in ...Narissa,<br />My fiance and I attended your concert in Vienna yesterday; it was the first time we had heard your music. Some friends of ours are big fans of yours, so we decided to go to a concert with them. We loved the show- the music and the stories behind the music. Your posting about your hand injuries helped me a lot as well. The concert was such a gift in so many ways.<br /><br />My fiance and I were in a car accident about 6 weeks ago. He is fine, except he lost his 2 passenger hybrid with the best mileage ever. :( I have neck strain that seems to never really go and costochondritis (inflammation of ribs and rib cartilage). I am not supposed to do "extra breathing" (i.e. no aerobics, and light walking only as of recently) as this makes the ribs move more and exacerbates things. This is really hard for me because I love exercise; depression runs in my family and exercise keeps me healthy and happy. I love to eat well and exercise well. I was progressing well in a weight lifting program that I called my "buff chick workouts" and felt so good in my body. I was looking forward to finishing all the stages of the workouts before my wedding/honeymoon. Now I am just hoping I'll be well enough to handle some more difficult exercise like hiking up volcanoes in Costa Rica for our honeymoon. Or exercising at least a week or so before the wedding so I can feel back to my energetic happier self again. I am working on finding the meaning in this, as you are with your hands and the loss of your church. I think of Rumi's poem "My roof in ruins/I drown in light." Sometimes I feel the ruined roof more than the light, and sometimes the other way around. It has given me a newfoud sympathy for my students and my future mother in law. I am an ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) teacher, and my students often say they want to learn English, that they feel like they aren't learning much (when I see that they are). It parallels healing so much; you have to have patience and faith, you have to keep doing your exercises every day to help you, you are getting better but it is so gradual it sometimes feels like you aren't getting anywhere, anything less than full functioning feels frustrating even though it is progress. My future mother-in-law has had several knee surgeries and suffers from debilitating chronic pain. While I was looking up information/sympathy/others stories of recovery to help me along, I came across some books that help people with chronic pain. I am glad I will be able to give these to her. <br /><br />Meanwhile, I am popping the anti-inflammatories/fish oil, keeping my shoulder blades back, trying not to hunch over student notebooks too much, icing my chest,,,etc, I'm working on healing and I'll be thinking of you, hoping you are healing well (and quickly) too. Thank you for the lovely concert yesterday. It helped me snap out of my cranky-pants mood yesterday, and feel accompanied on this struggle to heal. ;) With healing, Amy P.s. Ever give workshops at Mount Holyoke? I graduated from MHC in 2000, and noticed the Smith mention last night... ;PAmy-phibian L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06969387378557166680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418939.post-37714862477671727692010-04-06T19:32:04.896-04:002010-04-06T19:32:04.896-04:00Nerissa,
I love this! I'm a first timer to y...Nerissa,<br /><br />I love this! I'm a first timer to your site. I was going through Martha's coach list for some reason tonight and felt compelled to check yours out. I love how the universe works! <br /><br />May you be well :)<br /><br />~LindaLinda Fennell, Certified Life Coachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500428650906969729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418939.post-1203588540557159832010-04-04T09:24:45.508-04:002010-04-04T09:24:45.508-04:00At one point, I thought I should syndicate your bl...At one point, I thought I should syndicate your blog, so when you'd post, I'd know, and I could read it. But I decided against it, because I wanted this blog to remain what it has always been for me: when I need it, I will click, and let it speak to me.<br /><br />As has so often been the case, in this post I found what I needed to hear, at just the dark moment I needed to hear it. Thank you.k8landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086598172509605694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418939.post-65718917034551366142010-04-03T13:35:30.606-04:002010-04-03T13:35:30.606-04:00Ah, my friend. I love this. I think I may be in yo...Ah, my friend. I love this. I think I may be in your club: "We of the hunch. We who use our arms to bring life toward us, rather than meeting it with our hearts." As soon as I read it I sat up straight and moved myself forward, heart-first.<br /><br />I would be happy to come tend the roses. You can point and I'll cut. We can get 'em just the way you want them. xotracy•grammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395362726516093296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418939.post-18724605765998618862010-04-02T20:41:56.437-04:002010-04-02T20:41:56.437-04:00God, I love your writing. Thank you for sharing. O...God, I love your writing. Thank you for sharing. Our bodies don't lie, you're right.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433184291061135740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418939.post-87241436651924689012010-04-02T15:17:33.758-04:002010-04-02T15:17:33.758-04:00Wow, this did help me. I noticed the way I've ...Wow, this did help me. I noticed the way I've been "handling" compression in my new breastfeeding adventure with Iris. A few more days and I was going to be back in carpal tunnel land. Thank you, mindfulness teacher Nerissa!Mooreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734993291063860520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418939.post-62684638328275586702010-04-01T09:14:51.050-04:002010-04-01T09:14:51.050-04:00Nerissa, this is so beautiful. And even with your...Nerissa, this is so beautiful. And even with your hands at your side, you have the gift of healing. AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com