Archive for February, 2012

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. Hate me because I'm wanting to be a better mom by being a little more selfish.

Time and time again I have a new patient come in with the same pattern.  Tell me if you can relate in any way, or you know someone like this:

New mother, or mother of two under 5 years old

No sleep

• No time for herself
• Toxic and deficient diet
• Extreme spinal pain (neck/back)
• No exercise
• Financial Stress
• Relationship Stress
• Depression
• Depressed Immune system (Sick all the time)

In all seriousness, though, I never learned about this phenomenon in school—but a weird pattern I keep seeing as well (maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me) is that the kids seem to follow suit and get sick shortly afterwards.  As is the health of the mother, so follows the health of the family.

By the time they end up in my office, they’ve already had at least 5-8 trips to the GP, who has tested them for viruses and bacteria, taken x-rays, blood tests, and prescribed a list of medications.

Why they end up in my office is because these are all LIFESTYLE and STRESS causes, and our medical system isn’t designed to be effective at correcting the CAUSE of these problems.  As you can tell, it’s with great enthusiasm that I strive to share the truth about why most of us, especially moms, live with needless pain and suffering.

The following video is probably going to make you laugh (at least I hope you do or I suck at comedic acting), but the problem can not be solved with more tests and pills.  I hope it doesn’t just stop with a laugh.  The problem is far too serious and best of all– entirely preventable.

When I tell moms that their spines are stuck and inflamed, they need to move sufficiently, and they need to change their diet and not be running around so much, stressed out without time for themselves, lifting up the kids excessively…. the same objections (excuses) keep coming up.

Here are the typical excuses I hear:

• Can’t afford it — the kids are more important (i.e…I am not a priority)
• No time for myself (I.e. I am not a priority)

Please note that although I sympathize with people’s situations surrounding illness, I have researched and studied what happens to the body when we violate certain laws of movement, nutrition, emotional requirements, and spinal “hygiene” and I want to help you prevent it.  I may come across sounding like an asshole sometimes, but your health is far too important for me to let your kids be without a mother at her best.  I know… “Wait till you have kids, Nima.”  Forget it then.  My mission is to look after you and your kids to allow you all the fullest expression of health possible.

Most people feel that they are serving their kids (or even the world) by putting others above them all the time.

Because there is an inherent pull towards balance in the universe—When you put others above you all the time, priorities tend to re-balance back towards YOU eventually by creating an uncomfortable internal environment which spills over to your external one.

Fine, then.  Don’t maintain that delicate balance.  Soon enough,  you will be forced to.

Sometimes, the best moms are selfish moms.

If you don’t believe me momma—put yourself last all the time, don’t put the right foods in, don’t correct your spinal imbalances because you don’t have any time for it, never exercise, and keep focussing on what’s not going right in life and comparing your life to some fantasy that doesn’t exist.  Our health-care system is overburdened with all that.

Enjoy this next video, and feel free to share it with someone who you think needs it (along with the laugh).  Looking forward to releasing a new episode of the Spinal Therapy series every two weeks for you to learn and enjoy and share. Thanks for the feedback, for reading it, sharing it, and liking it.  It seems I have low self-esteem.  I need all the love I can get.

Thanks for reading and watching.  I had an absolute blast with Tobin and Yasie making this video… and Once again thanks to Maria for her fab work on making me look so damn pretty.  And thank you to myself for making her job so damn easy.  I’m sexy and I know it.

Nima

As an aspiring mind-body wellness expert, one of the challenges I face, especially being in the public eye is the huge responsibility of leading by example, and being authentic.

These last few months have been the most challenging of my entire life.  I’ve been smack dab in the middle of the most gut-wrenching turmoil I’ve ever had to face, and forced to make some tough decisions that will alter the course of not only my life, but another human being that I have loved for a long time.

How ironic that I’ve decided to dedicate my life to learning and teaching about the effects of various stressors on the body and ways we can adapt and dance with it– and I find myself in this moment being immersed in stress, tension, anxiety, conflict, and chaos.

Since it’s not what happens to us, but how we respond to what happens– which will determine the outcome of our lives— this is how I’m responding:  Digging deep and gathering courage and exploring my creativity, passion, and purpose.

One of the benefits of feeling helpless and hopeless at times is that it forces you to take risks and action steps you wouldn’t have had the courage to do– because you have no choice but to step out of your comfort zone.  So I, along with one of my brilliant friends who happens to be an award-winning filmmaker, Tobin, sat down after his adjustment one day and tweaked and polished this concept of creating some educational yet fun videos of me acting a fool and playing various characters and doing voices of their spines in a “couple’s counseling/therapy” session.  I watch these videos and chuckle because during the release of the first 2 videos I myself was going through couple’s counseling sessions of my own.

I’ve learned a lot.  I’ve learned that no matter what happens, people will have their opinions about the choices you make.  I’ve learned that it’s not possible to feel stress or anxiety or depression when you are focussed on creating.  I’ve not only learned, but experienced that no matter what, people will like you and dislike you, so you might as well do what you love to do.  I’ve learned that energy is never created nor destroyed, it just changes forms.  I’ve learned that in the darkest times you have your most amazing moments.  I’ve learned that when you are stressed beyond belief, a Chiropractic adjustment works miracles to help you within a matter of seconds.  I’ve learned that your friends and supportive family will always show their true colors in your most challenging times, just like you show your true colors to them.  And even though their true colors might not look too brightly on you, it’s good that you still get to see them.  It’s humbling because your true colors, to some, don’t seem too bright either—-so get off your frigging high horse.  I’ve learned that everyone (including me), is surrounded by both sides of love– support and challenge, praise and blame, build up, and tear down.  No matter how hard you try, you won’t escape it.  I’ve learned that sometimes… it’s just better for everyone involved to just stop trying so hard and let go.

Ah, the bitter-sweet taste of wisdom.

So this is how I am responding.  I’m following my soul purpose– to be an educator and entertainer, helping people heal and transform, using all the skills and talents that I’ve been blessed with to shine my light even in my own darkness.

Ryan the abusive Snowboarder (photo by http;//www.photobinphotography.com

Over the next 4 months, I will be releasing a new “Spinal Therapist” scene for you to enjoy– for no other purpose except that I have something burning inside to share with the world.  So you better share it or I will hunt you down.  I learned from a bright young financial guru at a seminar to invest in my “soul purpose”.  After carefully thinking about it– I pretty much pulled all my money out of real estate and have decided to pour it into things that only pertain to my dreams and aspirations of helping the world transform from physical and emotional challenge and suffering to natural ways of living and being… and helping create a healthy mind and body free of unnecessary pharmaceutical intervention.

I want to publicly thank Tobin for his creativity and friendship– and his amazing wife Sarah who was the inspiration for the next character you will soon see .  He is the genius behind the scenes who has come up with the whole concept.  And to Yasie for being my support through everything even when I didn’t think I would make it. And most of all– To Maria for not only helping me transform into all these characters with her genius makeup work, but also putting up with me for the last 5 or so years.  I will always love you.

So here you go.  Me. Tears streaming down my face (true story).  In my authenticity.  Leading by example (well trying).  Following my dream. The next chapter begins…. NOW.