During times of stress it's natural to get stuck in our heads- fixating, worrying, ruminating. Coming out of our heads and back in your bodies is a powerful way to recenter ourselves. In this session, you'll explore simple, gentle practices to reconnect with your body and your environment, enabling a deeper sense of calm and balance. 

Movement is often blamed for causing or worsening pain. In this talk, Michelle Archer will teach you how to shift your beliefs around movement and approach it with an open mind-- so you can rediscover its benefits and harness it for healing. 

When you’ve been told your pain has a structural cause, it can be hard to know how a mind body approach fits in. In this session, Michelle Archer, PA-C, explains how the brain and bod work together in healing, what traditional advice may overlook, and how a mind body lens can help you return to movement and recovery with confidence.

Chronic pain expert John Stracks, MD, is joined by Michelle Grim, PA-C and yoga therapist, to discuss the amazing power of the mindbody connection. They discuss Michelle's inspiring story of recovery, the different ways you can approach mindbody healing, and how they can complement each other. Plus Michelle leads a guided meditation.

This soothing practice invites you to release constriction and embrace a softer, smoother rhythm to your breathing, creating more space for safety and calm. With each breath, you’ll explore how small changes can make a big difference in how you feel.

Join Michelle Archer, PA-C, for a blend of eduction and guided practice exploring how your body can be a resource for healing. This session will help you shift into a more trusting, connected relationship with your body- and may be especially helpful for those feeling stuck or frustrated with their symptoms.

In this interview, we talked about: + Pain isn’t necessarily a sign of damage, but rather a signal of danger + Pain tends to take out of our lives whereas joy plugs us back in + Addressing pain on all levels (not just the physical) is often more effective. + Joy is medicine for the body! + Healing is possible. Pain can change

We're wired to focus on what's wrong, but this can work against us- especially when healing from chronic symptoms. In this practice, physician assistant and yoga therapist Michelle Archer guides you to notice what feels good in your body, helping to build new neural pathways of safety to support your healing. 

Join me in my discussion with Dr. John Stracks as we discuss somatic therapy, boundaries, how to practice with boundaries in an embodied way, and why that supports healing pain and other chronic symptoms.

When you embody a boundary, it creates a container that supports essential aspects of healing, including self care, nervous system regulation, emotional awareness, and reconnecting with your sense of aliveness. In this experiential talk, Michelle Archer, PA-C, will explore what it means to embody boundaries and share practical ways to connect with them in your body.

Michelle Grim PA-C, Yoga Therapist and John Stracks, MD, discuss the role of Body Awareness Techniques in mindbody healing.  Watch this FREE session to: • Learn how to tell whether your nervous system is in a heightened state • Learn what to do when your nervous system is in a heightened state • Participate in a short guided exercise: “Attending to Your State Shifts"

This practice— called bird breath— combines breath and gentle movement to help calm and regulate your nervous system. Use it to release tension, ease constriction, and shift out of a state of threat.

Learn to let go and embrace ease for a calmer mind and body.

Reintroducing movement can be a powerful part of recovery— but it’s often hard to know when you’re errand and how to feel safe moving forward. In this session, physician assistant Michelle Archer will share how to rebuild trust in your body (even after injury, tissue damage, or nerve pain), release pressure on yourself, and find movement that matches your readiness

Are you ever unsure if you're pushing yourself to hard in your recovery? Finding the right balance between effort and ease can be challenging, but it's a crucial part of healing. In this session, Michelle Archer will guide you through 3 essential elements of recovery-- challenge, calm, and respite-- to help you find the balance that works best for you.