Connecting the past and present to the future – Bruce Lipton and David Hanscom

posted in: Recent, Stage 4, Stage 4: Step 4

Chronic mental and physical disease are connected by a common root cause – stress. How and why? Stress (threat) creates chemical (physiological) changes in your body (fight or flight), which creates mental and physical symptoms. When you are subjected to chronic stress, the ongoing inflammation and increased fuel consumption (metabolism) … Read More

Experiencing Safety: Solving Chronic Pain: An Immersive Weekend Retreat

posted in: Recent, Stage 2, Stage 2: Step 6

We are holding a weekend retreat on May 21-23, 2021 based on our past experiences at the Omega institute in Rhinebeck, NY and Talaris in Seattle, WA. These workshops continue to be the highlight of The DOC Journey experience for us. This will be a virtual workshop with a special … Read More

The Bidirectional Interaction between Resilience and Your Immune System

posted in: Recent, Stage 4, Stage 4: Step 3

This blog is based on a review paper written by Dr. Robert Dantzer that discusses how resilience and immunity influence each other. (1) It is a bi-directional relationship in that poor adaptive skills stimulate the immune system; and a fired up immune system makes it harder to deal with stress. … Read More

The Guided Course of “The DOC Journey”

posted in: Stage 3, Stage 3: Step 1

Chronic pain is a complex problem consisting of many variables that affect your perception of it. Additionally, we now know that unpleasant mental input is processed in a similar manner as physical pain. Applying simple solutions to such a multi-layered problem can’t be and isn’t effective. Through many years of … Read More

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