by Megan Brians | Nov 5, 2020 | Digestion, Gut Health, Natural Healing
I use a castor oil pack, as it is commonly known, a few nights a week before going to sleep. This means I place a cotton flannel saturated with castor oil on my belly. Then I cover that with a towel sacrificed to the cause (castor oil is very thick) and top it off...
by Megan Brians | May 27, 2020 | Nature Therapy
The day before my 47th birthday, I took a walk with my dog companion on part of the Upper Deschutes River trail, here in central Oregon. I had purposely not invited a human friend because I wanted to be free of conversation and keep my mind clear and open to my...
by Megan Brians | Sep 24, 2018 | Breathing
Would you like to feel freer and easier in your breath, lungs and heart? In this video I teach you techniques that will you help you feel lighter and easier inside your rib basket (I prefer that name over cage—it does move after all!). A lot of stress and tension ends...
by Megan Brians | Oct 13, 2015 | Bodywork
When I first place my hands on a client for a bodywork session, I consciously open my senses and imagination. I always ask: What is going on with the her or him right at this moment? What do I feel in the tissues? What do I sense in the energetic flow? What images or...
by Megan Brians | Oct 1, 2015 | Nervous System Regulation
Every morning I take the subway from Brooklyn to Manhattan to go to work. My ride starts on the platform above. After a couple stops, the train goes underground. The tunnel looks like this: Now, mind you, inside the train it’s bright and well-lit, but a...
by Megan Brians | Jun 17, 2015 | Consciousness
When you move through your day, what is your context of time? Are you thinking of what needs to be done that day? Does your list include what has happened that week? Are you ruminating on how much has changed for you in the past ten years? What about what has happened...
by Megan Brians | Aug 4, 2014 | Health
How’s that you say? In “The Secret Teachings of Plants,” Stephen Harrod Buhner describes the self-organizing processes of an organism as being much like a clown riding a unicycle: “When a clown balances on a unicycle, he is always moving...
by Megan Brians | Jul 28, 2014 | Embodimemt
Recently I was eating lunch and observed a mother spending time with her young baby, who looked to be only a few months old. She was holding her child away from her body, trying to stand her daughter on her two feet to look outwards, even though the baby clearly...
by Megan Brians | Jun 27, 2014 | Grounding
During a recent afternoon break, I took a spontaneous bike ride down to the southern tip of Manhattan. Stationing my bicycle, I walked past tourists and entered the stately building of the National Museum of the American Indian–a museum I had never gone to before in...
by Megan Brians | Jun 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Many of us know our bones provide the support for our muscles (such as the spine) and protection for our organs and other soft tissues (such as the pelvis and ribs). However, what is it like to bring our awareness to what our bones feel in meeting the ground, a chair...
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