Burnout Burnout is a classic example of a body-mind disorder: psychological stress resulting in physical symptoms. Lack of enthusiasm and motivation, as well as being emotionally unstable are indications that inner conflicts and personal needs have too long been ignored. On a physical level a burnout can manifest as feeling permanently exhausted and still not being able to sleep well. Chronic …
Chronic pain
Chronic Pain “Research shows that 20% of the Dutch population suffer from chronic pain (pain lasting longer than 6 months)”. Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, NWO The reasons for experiencing pain can be many, but emotional as well as physical stress both play a part. Since negative emotions can amplify our perception of pain and physical pain can cause emotional stress, it …
One Reason For Personal Growth and Seven Ways To Get Started
"Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing." William Butler Yeats Happiness is Growth Remember the moments when you were the most happy in your life. The moments when you had butterflies in your belly and things were really going your way. It could have been your first kiss, getting the best grade of the whole class on …
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Workshop Personal Growth in China
I will be honest with you. Of all the things I have on my bucket list, going to China was not among them. Meditating in an Indian ashram? Been there. Trekking in the Himalayas? Done that. Going diving in the Maldives? Check. Whisky tour in Schotland? It was fun, as far as I can remember. Visiting China? Why? I never liked Chinese food nor was I particularly attracted to a country with rigid …
The Mystery of Pain
Some years ago, while I was lifting a kettlebell and making a movement at the same time, I got a sharp pain in my lower back. Around the same period of time my left knee started grinding and I got pain in my right shoulder. I could see that the situation was caused by stress: Going over my limits and trying to squeeze in yet another a workout in an increasingly busy schedule. But why did the …
The Pleasurable Way to Heal Your Body and Soul
Lay on your back and relax. You are invited to breathe gently while you listen to a soundtrack of waves rolling onto a beach. Soft hands start to massage your tense muscles and for the first time this week you start to unwind from all the stress…. A massage is often considered a luxury and an example of being pampered to the max. New research into the effects of human touch shows, however, that …
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