Category Archives: Healing

Eating mindfully

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Helen Akinc

I’m reading a very interesting book on eating mindfully, Savor, by Thich Nhat Hanh and Louise Cheung. Some very helpful suggestions and ways of thinking about food as well as life in general. I hope to incorporate these practices into … Continue reading →

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Six months down

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Helen Akinc

I thought by this point that the heart stuff would be a distant memory. (For those of you who don’t know, I went in for a routine cardiac ablation…my second, and there was an unexpected complication — cardiac puncture, acute … Continue reading →

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5 months later

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Helen Akinc

Tomorrow marks 5 months since the “big drama” when my heart was punctured, had two cardiac arrests, died twice, had CPR for 12 mins., revived and had emergency open heart surgery. Nothing will ever be the same again. The experience … Continue reading →

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yoga and healing

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Helen Akinc

I went to yoga class today feeling discouraged and without much energy. Teresa is a wonderful teacher and is very good at encouraging us to move at our own pace and that’s what I did. Wound up feeling much better … Continue reading →

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