Author: Caity Bower, LOTR

  • New Habits and Routines

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    Caity Bower, LOTR

    The new year season is always a time where people begin the journey of creating resolutions; sometimes resulting in success or failure. I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about some of the science behind forming healthy habits and techniques to ensure your new habits form healthy routines. The…

  • Hydroponics at Bastion

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    Caity Bower, LOTR

    I wanted to take this month’s article opportunity to inform the community of some new and exciting installations here at Bastion! Some of you may have noticed our Headway participants working hard with wood and power tools in the front lawn; or perhaps you’ve attended an education session from ReCirculating…

  • De-Stress the Holiday Stress

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    Caity Bower, LOTR

    As the holiday season approaches, managing stress is essential. Neda Gould, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist at Johns Hopkins, offers mindfulness tips that can help you plan ahead to prevent stress. I wanted to take the opportunity to expand on these simple strategies that can be integrated into daily routines to…

  • Trauma and Sensation: How to Retrain Your Brain Through Embodiment

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    Caity Bower, LOTR

    I wanted to take the opportunity to follow up on Lovella’s article and look further into the specific topic of how stress and trauma affect the entire sensory system. Researchers discovered that individuals who have experienced chronic stress “have difficulty modulating incoming sensory and emotional stimuli, contributing to chronic hyper-arousal.”…