By John Tredrea, Special Writer
It’s an ancient, still-living philosophical issue: Is the mind one thing and the body another thing?
And, to take it one step further: If they’re separate, how are they connected?
Because, obviously, they’re connected (unless they’re both part of one thing. But this is where we came in).
Yes, the mind and body seem independent of one another to a degree (and doesn’t that make life interesting?). But obviously they overlap, as it were. Things that affect the body affect the mind. Anyone who’s been seriously hurt or ill can tell you that.
And things that affect the mind affect the body. Stress in the mind can cause the body to tense up so much that a fellow can pull a back muscle just putting his socks on. Try telling him the mind and body aren’t connected.
Sara Holcombe and her associate and Titusville neighbor Jodi O’Donnell Ames know about these things and discuss them with one another frequently during walks they take together.
And they practice what they preach at a new business, Your Journey Center, which just moved into new quarters at 23 Brookside Ave., in Pennington, after 10 years at another location.
”I think in stressful times like these it’s important to know people can take care of themselves,” Ms. Holcombe said.
You can help both your and mind at Your Journey Center. “Ours is a trusting profession,” Ms. Ames said. “You have to be part counselor and part friend in addition to helping with physical problems people have.”
On the body side, movement classes, gentle stretching and massage, including Swedish deep tissue massage, which is often used for athletes with deep tissue problems, are available at their place.
Help the body, you help the mind. For the mind, they have meditation and workshops on creativity. Help the mind, help the body.
The opposite of a vicious circle, in short. It’s good for you.
