ECKHART TOLLE

You accidentally hit your finger with a hammer. What’s your first reaction? And then: what do you do next? Do you try to resist pain, talk with someone to shift focus, or try hard to not feel it at all?

• FIGHT: grit one’s teeth and resist
• FLIGHT: distracting ourselves
• FR...

Whatever the cause, jaw and neck pain can be painful and distracting. Taking time throughout the day to pause what you're doing (especially if you're looking at a screen) and engage in these seven stretches may begin to relieve some of that discomfort.

If the pain persists, see...

• Loneliness
• Anger
• Sadness

The above-mentioned are some of the basis of unprocessed trauma. 

When you recognize it, you can dig into the past and ask yourself the question: What causes this emotion? At that moment, you either know already; or maybe yo...