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What Is Poise?

I was giving a first lesson to a psychiatrist the other day and right at the beginning, he stopped me and asked, “What is poise?” Poise is the opposite of clenched and pulled down. It is the opposite of unnecessarily … Continue reading

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Migraines Are Usually Tension Headaches

Virtually all head, neck and back pain is caused by needless muscular holding. In other words, you’re unnecessarily tense. You’re holding on when you would do better to let go. One of the most painful results of these needless tensing … Continue reading

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