Tag Archives: pain management

Aches and pains

Posted on March 1, 2021 by The Holistic Gardener

Sundry aches and pains are perhaps the most common complaint for gardeners – due to the physicality of maintaining a garden and the potential for repetitive strain or just plain old injury – never mind the headache of greenfly.   Whatever … Continue reading →

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beat back backache

Posted on September 28, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

We gardeners are prone to the odd bout of backache, only natural given the physicality of the hobby/occupation we enjoy. And sometimes it is a mere mild strain that can be walked off or which dissipates within minutes. Other times … Continue reading →

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the polar bear thing

Posted on September 27, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

The brilliant thing is that when you engage with life on the mindful level you experience more of life. Even in the mundane things. It is not that dishwashing becomes a Zen experience every time, it can be just a … Continue reading →

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Mindfulness as pain management

Posted on September 27, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

You would easily be forgiven for not knowing that the original scientific studies around mindfulness and stress reduction were in relation to chronic pain sufferers. We hear so much of mindfulness as a sort of spiritual Sudoku or as a … Continue reading →

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