by Jackie Castro-Cooper | Sep 19, 2019 | Exercise, Finding Peace
I call “me time” Active Self Time AST is Active Self Time. I created it to encourage my beautiful patients to move their bodies. It’s a twist on “Me Time”. From NYC to Biloxi, Mississippi In 1995 my husband and I left New York City to move to his hometown...
by Jackie Castro-Cooper | Aug 15, 2019 | Breathing Exercises
Do You Have Anxiety? You may not know this about me but, it took me 3 attempts to pass my physical therapy licensing exam. I call it my year of hell. I didn’t know I had test anxiety which was causing me to forget to breathe. My thoughts of fear for the exam...
by Jackie Castro-Cooper | Mar 3, 2019 | power naps
Feeling tired during the day? Try a power nap. Have you ever been so tired that your eyes felt like they were ON FIRE? Well, years ago I had been seeing patients for physical therapy in four different buildings: Outpatient, Inpatient, ICU, and the Psyche unit. This...
by Jackie Castro-Cooper | Feb 10, 2019 | Neck Pain, Pain Relief
Do you have neck pain? Headaches? You may have text neck. Without even knowing it, I was creating my own neck pain! I started an Instagram page in 2015 and found myself looking at my phone between patients, at lunchtime, at night, whenever I could. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My body...
by Jackie Castro-Cooper | Jan 10, 2019 | Relaxation
I love the month of January because we can look ahead at 12 months of exploring new things! One of which is a technique I teach my clients to decrease stress levels called “The Relaxation Response”. Although meditation has been around for thousands of...
