Hi Bob,

The book you mentioned in your post ~ "Left For Dead" is another one of those *special* books that can be life changing if you take Dick Quinn's advice to heart. I have also used his special formulation with the African cayenne pepper. Wow!

And, I was fortunate to be able to personally meet and study for a few days with Ben Benjamin when he came to Houston, some years ago now, to teach a pain seminar to MT's and physical therapists. (Ben Benjamin is the author of "Listen to Your Pain" ~ the other book that you mentioned in your post.)

I am a registered massage therapist in the state of Texas and through my involvement with that profession, I have learned a lot of things that have helped me so much along the journey back to good health that I have been on.

Even though I haven't been active professionally for the last several years as an MT, I still keep up my yearly registration and have taken more continuing education and try to stay current with what's going on by reading the professional journal for MT's. It is a fascinating area to work in, but quite demanding physically. :)

When I was formally studying massage therapy in preparation for the certification exam and qualifying for registration, my class practiced tai chi as an elective part of our program. I got away from it, but just bought an instructional tai chi video tape by Xue Dejun to refresh my memory and plan to get back into it.

For those who don't know what it is...Tai Chi involves beautiful ancient chinese movements to calm the body and mind and to energize every cell and organ. It also helps with balance and coordination. Even just watching others do it is so calming to me.

Thanks Bob, for telling us what works for you.
I'm glad that you also find value in massage therapy.

Great!

~Amber