by Andrea Trank | Apr 24, 2022
Compassion and Empathy are Not the Same! In fact, empathy can cause more suffering in the person who is trying to help, whereas compassion can uplift both the caregiver and the care receiver. So, if the science is correct, then there is no such thing as “compassion...
by Andrea Trank | Mar 14, 2022
Lessons from Centenarians Teach Us How to Age More Gracefully! For years whenever someone complimented me, I would smile and redirect the conversation. I did not realize I was doing it. I had adopted this approach because I believed it was what I was supposed to do....
by Andrea Trank | Nov 28, 2021
Finding New Ways to Heal through Understanding our Biology! “A symptom will persist until it is understood, not pathologized”. These words struck me as incredibly wise as I was attending the Polyvagal Institute’s Many Voices of Polyvagal Theory Virtual...
by Andrea Trank | Nov 21, 2021
Looks Can Be Deceiving When You Have Hashimoto’s On Monday last week, I was looking and feeling great as I had new professional photos taken of me. By Tuesday morning, I felt sick as a dog. This, unfortunately, is quite typical for people with chronic health...
by Andrea Trank | Oct 3, 2021
What Brought You to the Yoga Mat? If I took a poll at my yoga classes that I teach in person or online, I would guess that 60 percent of the students want to feel better in their bodies and 25 percent want to feel better in their psyche including mental, emotional and...
by Andrea Trank | Sep 26, 2021
Is It Possible to Cook Great Healthy Meals if You are Busy! A friend of mine this past week said to me: “You must spend hours in the kitchen cooking all those healthy foods you make.” And she added, “I don’t know how you do it in the midst of everything else you are...
