Exercise for Natural Pain Relief: Interview with Brad Lemley, Editorial Director, DrWeil.com

By: Loolwa Khazzoom, Founder, Dancing with Pain

May 7th, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Loolwa Khazzoom: Why did you turn to exercise for natural pain relief? Brad Lemley: Well I didn't really understand why it worked; it was just kind of an intuition. I started to get my mind around it when I was reading John Sarno's book, Mind Over Back Pain, where he talks about a real disconnect between pain and structural problems in the spine. He came to realize that pain doesn't occur so often as a result of a ...
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Achieve Balance: Exercise Log April 27-May 3

By: Loolwa Khazzoom, Founder, Dancing with Pain

May 4th, 2008 • Leave a Comment

I find it challenging to achieve balance in my life. To do things with consciousness, I need to give them adequate time and attention. So each of the things I need to do end up competing with each other, and it's difficult to figure out which piece of my life to give how much of my energy. For example, last week I made significant strides in several parts of my life -- including, but not ...
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5 Motivational Quotes for the Weekend

By: Loolwa Khazzoom, Founder, Dancing with Pain

May 1st, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Here is a grab bag of inspiration for getting through the weekend, whatever your pain levels may be! "Faith moves mountains, but you have to keep pushing while you are praying." -- Mason Cooley, American aphorist "When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd US president "To take the first step of faith, you don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the ...
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Still Concerned about Reactivating an Injury: My Exercise Log April 20-26

By: Loolwa Khazzoom, Founder, Dancing with Pain

April 30th, 2008 • Leave a Comment

This past week, I was still concerned about reactivating an injury, so I stayed off the bike and didn't go to dance classes (where I can overdo it without realizing, in the moment, that's what's happening). Meanwhile, I've decided that I have to make a commitment to myself to practice the Dancing with Pain® method every day at home. My goal is to do it in the morning, along with some meditation and ...
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Emotional Obstacles to Natural Pain Relief

By: Loolwa Khazzoom, Founder, Dancing with Pain

April 25th, 2008 • Leave a Comment

This morning I woke up thinking about emotional obstacles to natural pain relief. Why, I wondered, haven't I successfully been utilizing my bag o' tricks for healing? Namely...
  • converting pain energy into raw energy, converting that raw energy into healing energy, then feeding that healing energy back into the place of pain - thus recycling pain to heal itself
  • facilitating energetic communication (affirmations
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