A Holistic Approach to Wellness

In honor of Black History Month, I wanted to write a post about social work in Black History! This post was inspired by The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution documentary that aired on PBS on February 16, 2016. The film was directed and produced by Stanley Nelson. If you did not have a chance to watch the documentary, you can catch it on PBS.org before March,18, 2016! Black history and social work go hand in hand. From social justice efforts like the civil rights move

I first started learning about Tai Chi during my internship at The Samaritan Center for Counseling and Wellness. One of my supervisors would occasionally integrate the ancient Chinese art and mind–body meditative exercise into her clinical practice. The agency was also interested in adding Tai Chi to its roster of services which led to me doing research into the mental health and wellness benefits of the practice. Tai Chi involves slow controlled movements, deep relaxed breat

After being involved in a car accident on New Years Eve, I have been doing physical therapy twice a week to help with pain I have been experiencing as a result of the accident. During a recent session, my therapist used the strain counterstrain technique to help with my neck pain. He told me that the technique would leave my lymph nodes susceptible so he urged me to be good to myself. The lymph nodes are an important part of the immune system as they transport nutrients and w