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As you probably know, I (Dr. Ivey)\u00a0published a book this past spring.\u00a0 The process of writing a book was both easier and harder than I expected.\u00a0 I like to write, as you can see if you look through the archives of our website at the monthly newsletters.\u00a0 Life has given me lots of opportunities to observe storms in\u00a0my<\/em>\u00a0life and in the lives of family and friends, as well as the members of my practice.\u00a0 I’ve gotten to observe which\u00a0strategies help during challenging times and which can add more stress to an already stressful situation.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0

I thought that once the book was published, I could put it down.\u00a0 However, the ride continues as storms are a natural part of life.\u00a0 Since the book came out, I have experienced\u00a0a leaking water pipe in my office ceiling which was repaired but then leaked again\u00a0after<\/em>\u00a0I had the ceiling replastered, as well as\u00a0various health challenges including a broken arm just before we headed to Europe.\u00a0 The funny thing was\u00a0that I had turned down an opportunity to do the “Tough Mudder” in September (an intense obstacle course race) because I “didn’t want to break something” before I went away!\u00a0 I then broke my arm in a silly manner during a Zumba class.\u00a0\u00a0 My sister asked if I was perhaps setting up for a sequel to my book.

I am happy to report that I think I have weathered each of these storms well.\u00a0 I have used the principles I describe in the book, doing my breath work and burst training to burn off the extra cortisol when I couldn’t exercise my upper body due to injury.

While away on our trip, I got a health reminder regarding something I have taught about for years.\u00a0 I regularly tell people\u00a0not\u00a0to carry a back pack on one shoulder.\u00a0 I have taught workshops at schools on the subject.\u00a0 Unfortunately, while travelling with a large brace on my arm, I had a lot of trouble getting my back pack onto both shoulders- I had to get Jane to help me get it over the brace.\u00a0 This meant while travelling from Rome to Trieste on 3 different trains, I cheated half the time and wore my heavy back pack on my right shoulder in order\u00a0to facilitate getting on or off a train.\u00a0 I didn’t think anything of it, but the next day I had\u00a0such a painful right hip that I was limping.\u00a0 I didn’t know what I’d done until I went to put my back pack on a few days later and immediately felt it in my hip.\u00a0 The hip bone is connected to the back bone, as the old song says.

I listened to my body and took it easy for the first part of the cruise, minimizing the amount of walking I did.\u00a0 Jane explored some of Slovenia without me, as I reclined on a bench in the sun and enjoyed the view.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I took FULL advantage of the thermal spa and stretched my hip flexors using the exercise described in the video from this newsletter,\u00a0 In a few days I was back to normal.\u00a0\u00a0

There is never a convenient time to injure yourself.\u00a0 Travelling, on my very first trip to Europe, with all the walking involved was not a time I would have chosen!\u00a0 However, maintaining a good perspective and attitude, listening to my\u00a0body’s cues so I didn’t keep aggravating the condition but allowed time for healing, and having a regular stretching and exercising\u00a0regime for maintenance all served to make this\u00a0health storm\u00a0blow over quickly.\u00a0\u00a0

Preparation for storms is crucial. I was travelling with zip lock bags to put ice in- I thought they’d be for my elbow, but they came in handy for my hip.\u00a0 If you’d like to get more tips on storm management, you can pick up a copy of my book in the office for $20 or order it on Amazon by clicking on the picture above.\u00a0
“We can’t stop the storms, but we can learn to dance in the rain<\/em>“.<\/strong>\u00a0 – Vivian Greene
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