“It may seem an unlikely thing to wake up one day feeling joyful and alive, despite so much pain, fear and fatigue. But with determination and dedication, I know it can happen. It happened to me.” A Book Series This begins a chapter-by-chapter exploration...
Qigong is the best exercise I have found for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. Laurie Hope What is Qi? (also chi, ch’i, ki) Chances are if you’re on this website you have some problem with qi. Qi is the Chinese name for the life force or vital energy that...
“An intriguing and clinically relevant question is whether training individuals to alter their cognitive and affective response to nociceptive input might mitigate or reverse central sensitization.” For good reasons ‘catastrophizing’ is...
( A licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Laurie Hope uses psychology, comparative religion, Buddhist meditation, and qigong to to help people with chronic illnesses harness their inner resources to improve their physical, emotional and mental well-being. She is...
Happy Thanksgiving! Deep down your mind might grumble with something like “Right! A Happy Thanksgiving …in this body? Happy Thanksgivings are for healthy people?”, “Forget the happy, I hope I just make it through it” or something...
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