by gcmfr1492 | Jun 10, 2020 | pandemic pause
Click here to get the private self-treatment video that I only share with my subscribers. On April 2, 2020, I wrote this in my journal: “I don’t know what to feel or say. XXXX, (A close family member) tested positive for COVID-19 and it feels like the world has...
by gcmfr1492 | Apr 12, 2020 | pandemic pause, Power of Thoughts
Before we talk about the emotions we’re all feeling during this pandemic I’d like to share a crazy study done by Baylor University that went like this: An orthopedic surgeon wanted to find out which of two surgeries, debridement or lavage, would work best for patients...
by Jackie Castro-Cooper | Mar 2, 2020 | anxiety, Mental Health
Calmness and Peace I’ve decided to break the rules this month. Normally my videos are only for my subscribers, but this month I am publicly sharing this video. Why? Because we are all feeling anxiety and fear. The wonderful thing is that we don’t have to be captive...
by gcmfr1492 | Feb 18, 2020 | Self-Care
At the age of twenty-six, I retired from a life as a professional ballerina/musical theater performer in NYC. I felt lost and completely disconnected. One of the first things I realized was that I had no idea how to care for myself much less love myself. All I knew...
by Jackie Castro-Cooper | Feb 4, 2020 | Mental Health, Positive Attitude
Subscribe here to receive free self-treatment videos. I remember my grandmother would always say, “Choose your friends carefully because you will become just like them”. This January I found myself focused on who was in my inner circle in 2020, who sat at my round...
by Jackie Castro-Cooper | Jan 25, 2020 | Optimism
Happy 2020! The next 12 months are yours for the making. Isn’t that exciting?! Why am I so optimistic about this year for you? Because being optimistic opens your thoughts to infinite creative possibilities, attracts high vibrational frequencies (positive energy), and...
by Jackie Castro-Cooper | Dec 23, 2019 | Grief
You are Not Alone if you Feel Grief During the Holidays Twenty-one years ago I received one of the worst phone calls one could get. My brother’s voice was trembling as he said, “Jackie we’re at the hospital and I’m sorry, but Mawelita just died”. Mawelita was a name I...
by gcmfr1492 | Oct 16, 2019 | Emotions and Pain, natural pain relief
Can Relationship Problems cause Pain in the Body? The simple answer is, “Heck yeah!” I remember the first time I knew for sure that our emotions from our relationships create pain in the body. I was treating a nurse for pain in her buttock. After three treatments her...
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...
