by Cort Johnson | Apr 15, 2015 | Mind/body, Mindfulness, Treatment
Take a deep breath… Yoga – yes, yoga. My ideas about yoga have gone something like this. It came in with the Beatles about forty years ago. It’s mostly about stretching, and it provides a good social outlet for some people. I have learned better. For those... 
by Cort Johnson | Mar 22, 2015 | Mind/body, Mindfulness, Recovery Stories
Dan Moricoli’s Story I love Dan Moricoli’s story for a couple of reasons. For one, it demolishes the idea that chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) occurs to malingerers or “weak” people or people who somehow don’t fit in our modern world. A business owner,... 
by Cort Johnson | Jan 25, 2015 | Homepage, Mindfulness, The Last Best Cure Blog Series
“… No matter what our story, we’re all in the same boat, handling upriver, against the swift current of our thinking.” – Donna Jackson Nakazawa In 2001 Donna Jackson Nakazawa – a journalist and mother – was paralyzed in a sudden onset of... 
by Cort Johnson | Dec 6, 2014 | Homepage, Mind/body, Mindfulness, The Last Best Cure Blog Series
This is the sixth in a blog series as we follow Donna Jackson Nakazawa in “The Last Best Cure” as she incorporates mind/body practices into her life in order to experience more joy and better health after having a severe autoimmune disorder. Playing... 
by Cort Johnson | Sep 22, 2014 | Homepage, Mind/body, Mindfulness, The Last Best Cure Blog Series
About ten years after being struck by an autoimmune disorder, science journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa realized that, while traditional approaches (drugs) had kept her alive, hers was nevertheless a rather joyless, difficult existence. Recent studies suggested that... 
by Cort Johnson | Jul 2, 2014 | Books, Mind/body, Mindfulness
“I think I have a meditation disability” Donna Jackson Nakazawa Donna’s going to start her year of using mind/body techniques and acupuncture to return joy to her life (and hopefully improve her health) with an 8-week mindfulness-based-stress-reduction (MBSR) course....
