by Jackie Castro-Cooper | May 25, 2018 | laughter, natural immunity
Did you know laughing (even if you fake it) is scientifically proven to improve your health? Laughter was first studied for its healing effects in 1964 when Dr. William Fry, a professor of Psychology at Stanford University, acquired the funding. He became the...
by Jackie Castro-Cooper | Apr 3, 2018 | Compassion, natural immunity
Please comment at the end if this blog helps you in any way? As a 6th grade girl in catholic school, I was given an assignment by my teacher. She was a wonderful, tiny, dressed in full habit, Carmelite nun. Her words were, “Bring back canned goods for the hungry...
by Jackie Castro-Cooper | Nov 25, 2017 | meditation, natural pain relief
One of the stress relievers that I recommend to our physical therapy patients is meditation. Why meditation? Because it decreases pain and relieves stress. In the book, You Are Not Your Pain by V. Burch and D. Penman, “Mindfulness meditation can decrease chronic...
