Author: mandi bom

One of my favorite topics in massage school -> Pain Science! I am fortunate to have had a very nerdy research-driven teacher for *one semester* who also favored this topic. Here’s a summary of a Huberman Lab podcast episode I recently revisited. In short, as it relates to the practice, soft tissue manipulation, of course,…

Recently! And a fave revisited: Deb Dana’s Anchored which is best experienced as it includes guided exercises 🙂 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56614549-anchored Not available on Spotify Premium but worth the $ imo

I continue to circle back to this talk with David Spiegel, M.D. on self-hypnosis for sleep, anxiety, habit change, etc. “The subconscious mind makes up 95 percent of the brain, while the conscious mind is only five percent. If we can learn how to access our subconscious, we have the power to unlock our full potential, personally…

your ancestors sat by the fire. your ancestors were medicine people. “If it tastes bitter, you’re in the brain. bring it down to the heart & breathe.” https://www.radicisiciliane.com/blog/your-ancestors-were-medicine-people-a-bay-leaf-ritual

https://www.upaya.org/2024/07/fiverarepowers/ Amazing writing, as always.

“Independence” day is my least favorite capitalist ‘holiday’. A country founded on genocide where only a few can be ‘free’ and the majority suffer from state-imposed / structural violence daily doesn’t exactly lead me to feel ‘patriotic’ and it never has. Patriotism breeds fascism and the day itself feels very dark to me. That said,…

I remember when I first found out Alan Watts was a heavy drinker. It was a bit ironic but I first got into listening to his talks with an old housemate 10 + years ago. We’d sit on our front stoop in West Philly while drinking whiskey and drawing listening to Watts for hours. Maybe…

( the wandering, solitary and meditative life of bhikkhus)