How Does Physical Therapy Meet Breathwork and Spiritual/Emotional Healing? Cole Thorton from Atman PT
20 days ago
- We’re built for the wild, not the office chair. Cole calls us “movement generalists” living in modern cages: crawling, climbing, lifting, and carrying are what our bodies still expect. Take those away, he argues, and we get stiff, anxious, and unwell, the same way any animal does in a zoo.
- Breath is the bridge. It’s the rare practice that’s physical and inner at once: your diaphragm is a core muscle, and your breath is also a doorway to deep calm. The least flashy version, simply paying attention to your breath, may do the most.
- We’re healers, not mechanics. Bodies aren’t cars you drop off for an oil change. Cole makes the case that the best care supports a person’s own healing and treats the whole human, especially for the slow, tangled problems that quick fixes tend to miss.
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