Pause…To Get Out of Pain
Today marks the autumn equinox—a moment when day and night exist in balance.
This halfway point in our seasonal cycle serves as a powerful reminder to pause in our daily lives, stepping back from our endless to-do lists and responsibilities to simply breathe, savor a cup of coffee or tea, take a walk, or notice a flower..
Yet when I observe the world around us, I rarely see people truly embracing the pause.
We've come to believe that pausing means stopping progress. The avid gym-goer fears taking even a couple of days off, let alone a full week.
I remember sharing with you about my shoulder injury—I was terrified that all my progress would disappear and I'd have to start over from scratch.
This pressure against taking breaks, this guilt around rest, actually makes injuries harder to heal.
Our nervous system desperately needs a reset. Our body needs to feel safe.
Between our endless internet searches for injury diagnoses and treatment options, our nervous system remains in a heightened state, unable to down-regulate and allow healing to happen.
This is where breathwork, postural restorative exercises, acupuncture, and other modalities create essential space—a space to pause and reset.
Through careful assessment and an approach that doesn't interfere with the body's natural wisdom, balance can be restored and pain can dissipate.
Pulse Diagnosis demonstration at Arrive Wellness last week
Based on each client's unique needs, the most common assessments I use include:
Orthopedic Testing - Evaluating movement patterns and functional relationships
Breathing Assessment - Observing breathing pattern
Pulse Diagnosis - Communicating with the body to understand its needs at the moment
Tongue Diagnosis - Gaining insight into internal health through visual examination
Channel (Meridian) Palpation - Assessing energetic patterns throughout the body
The path to healing often begins not with doing more, but with learning to pause and listen to what our bodies truly need.
Our bodies constantly communicate to us what they need—it is our responsibility to listen deeply.