Blog – Page 33 – Irene Lyon

7 Tips to Help You Meditate (And Be in the World with Greater Ease).

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7 Tips to Help You Meditate (And Be in the World with Greater Ease).Irene Lyon2021-10-23T12:40:47-07:00

Why Mindfulness Practices Don’t Always Work – Learning the Groundwork to Meditation.

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Why Mindfulness Practices Don’t Always Work – Learning the Groundwork to Meditation.Irene Lyon2022-06-13T13:19:22-07:00

Grace: A Success Story

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Grace: A Success StoryIrene Lyon2022-01-01T15:20:17-08:00

The Stresses and Subtleties of Institutionalized and Industrialized Child Abuse.

Day after day I'm seeing real life scenarios in my private practice that back-up a study - The ACE Study - that showcases the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and it's role in adult disease and illness. WARNING - For some this might hit close to home. This [...]

The Stresses and Subtleties of Institutionalized and Industrialized Child Abuse.Irene Lyon2021-10-23T12:47:44-07:00

Why I’m not a doctor and taking the road less travelled. Reflections on 20 years of self-education.

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Why I’m not a doctor and taking the road less travelled. Reflections on 20 years of self-education.Irene Lyon2021-10-23T13:01:43-07:00

When it’s OK to Eat Lard and Why it’s Important to Look Beyond the Norm.

Research shows that having abundant social support trumps healthy lifestyle habits. Malcolm Gladwell wrote about this phenomena in his first chapter of Outliers where he tells the tale of The Roseta Effect. The Roseta Effect is named after Italian immigrants (originally from a town in Italy called Roseta Valfotore) who [...]

When it’s OK to Eat Lard and Why it’s Important to Look Beyond the Norm.Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:20-07:00

Is Stress Really the Cause of our Problems?

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Is Stress Really the Cause of our Problems?Irene Lyon2021-10-23T13:20:35-07:00

On the Science and Soul of Movement. Diversify for Optimal Results.

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On the Science and Soul of Movement. Diversify for Optimal Results.Irene Lyon2021-10-23T13:22:37-07:00

Why it’s super important to practice getting down.

If some higher God-like source were to tell me I could only teach one movement lesson for the rest of my life it would be this: Teaching people how to move from standing on two feet to lying on the ground completely flat on their backs and then to take [...]

Why it’s super important to practice getting down.Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:21-07:00

Why I’m Sore. The Good Kind Of Sore.

I will admit that this weekend my body has been sore. The good kind of sore. Here's Why I did an intense series of "leg exercises" the other day at the local YMCA. I put leg exercises in quotations because it wasn't a generic squat or machine-driven leg exercise that [...]

Why I’m Sore. The Good Kind Of Sore.Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:21-07:00

I’m here to bring a ginormous spotlight to an area of health and healing that’s being overlooked: unresolved and untreated trauma (of all kinds!).

Before you say, “I wasn’t traumatized”, please, please stick around because we, the scientific and clinical practice community, are finally redefining what a traumatic experience and adversity really is and it is not what most people think! I am here to give everybody access to education that is NOT dumbed down and assumes the reader wants the truth – even if it means getting into the nitty-gritty and feeling some feels. This means my articles (and videos that often accompany them) are more on the in-depth side and require you to think a bit more. In some cases a lot more. I hope you take some time to sink your curiosity into all that is on this page.

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