Resilient First Responders: Flourishing Under Challenge
Why do some people flourish in the face stress? I’d like to share some insights from our studies of flight attendant health. One study’s objective was to determine if a ‘meditative movement’ training could change the health of our study volunteers. This training involved teaching awareness of internal bodily sensations …
The Sensory (Somatic) World of Flight Attendants
Some of you know the dichotomy of my background, now a faculty member, working as a research scientist at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Formerly, I was a Pan Am flight attendant (FA) for over 18 years. It has been the greatest honor and good...
Morning Coffee: Bodymind Training
'Morning Coffee' integrates practice into an activity of everyday living. The bedroom window is open just enough to carry a breath of the morning breeze and the racket of birds competing for mates and territory. Hands and arms escape the...