Leah Potts

Summer is here... Lots to do, see and experience. Plan on making it a summer to remember... I do. Healing, digital story telling, bbq's, pool parties, rafting, biking, concerts, gardening, friends family....Enjoying your life, enjoying everyday. That's living and it's healing.

I've been tripping over my foot all day; actually for the last week. Change. Change always a constant! Exciting but, sometimes pretty tiring... always in search of balance. I feel blessed and grateful as I continue to gain strength, improve my gait and use better form with new balance and better posture. I'm standing taller, straighter. Not as distorted. This is happening because my body is finding new pathways enabling muscles to fire, activating more movement. Qi gong, yoga and pilates my favorites for unwinding a twisted body, letting go of tightness and staying flexible. Lots of work, time and patience required. Sorry, nothing is magic that I have found so far. However, I do believe that the Stem Cell Therapy has enabled the healing process to move at a more rapid pace.

I continue to learn about food; raw foods, superfoods, sprouting, rejuvelac... live food! One of the missionaries from The Optimum Health Institute, Stephanie, came to my home and helped me set up my kitchen. I can't wait to share my new recipes with my friends. I want my body to want for nothing. Healing on every level; mind body and soul, every cell, one at a time, faster and faster with optimum health.

The highlight of the month: I received a scholarship from the Aspen Writers Foundation giving me the opportunity to take a digital storytelling workshop. Everyone created a personal narrative. To my surprise the whole process became yet another healing experience. I was unprepared for how emotional I became. Reading old hospital journals, thumbing through photos. My body began to shut down for the first 2 days of the workshop. I notice with each release; emotional or physical a space becomes available for more movement, less pain and tension. With the help and insight from the instructors Daniel and Allison I made it through the entire 4 day workshop not skipping a single class. I created a short 3 minute narrative called snapshot.