by | Jun 20, 2012 | Michelle Alva Blog
Many of us experience pain, distress, and sickness throughout our lives.  How we cope with our suffering affects how much pain we perceive and our overall health.  Sometimes we get upset with what happens to us and we feel angry that we are sick or experiencing...
by | Jun 13, 2012 | Michelle Alva Blog
The human brain produces approximately 70,000 thoughts on an average day. Too often the thoughts we select lead us to experience stress, pain or fear. Singing the Hebrew prayer “Hayotzeir” as played in this video by the music of Rabbi Marc Labowitz and The...
by | Jun 6, 2012 | Michelle Alva Blog
If you sit in a chair for more than 6-8 hours a day, you reduce your life span by 33% according a recent report by the National Cancer Society. According to a 2009 study published in Clinical Psychology Review, one out of every five individuals experience some form of...
by | May 30, 2012 | Michelle Alva Blog
The Pelvic Floor Muscles are located between your pubic bone and tailbone.  They are hammock shaped. These muscles are very important because they keep our internal organs at an optimal posture inside our pelvis. They prevent incontinence.  A relaxed and strong...
by | May 23, 2012 | Michelle Alva Blog
Fear is useful when we are faced in a truly dangerous situation. It helps us to move ourselves quickly towards a place of safety. However, we often walk around in fear without even realizing it, because of things that happened in our lives in the past. Fearful...
by | May 15, 2012 | Michelle Alva Blog
If you hold tension, pain and stress in your shoulders, neck or jaw you might be stressed out or in need of improving your posture throughout the day. Some of us accept tension and chronic stress as normal. Many of us walk around carrying a lot of physical and...
