Muscle is elastic, fascia is …
“In many texts, fascia is described as a body envelope, permeating through and around every nook of the body. It surrounds nerve fibres, surrounds and bundles muscle fibres, and lines organs and vessels. It is the element that gives contour and structure to the...
A New Set Of New Beginnings
“I once asked an athlete to guess the percentage body mass of his aching knee. He guessed around 5% and yet, when I probed further about how often he thought about his knee, he confirmed 100% of the time. I suggested this wasn’t fair to the rest of his body, and we...
Back to School!
"In the health domain, therapeutic education is underestimated. Chronic pain and stress are at epidemic levels, yet in the past epidemics have only been altered by education. Many problems such as chronic pain and stress are still ‘off the radar’ in terms of health...
Balance In Focus
"Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or the willow survives by bending with the wind." ~ unknown "... as we grow older the risks associated with falling over become greater: we lose physical strength and bone density, our sense of...
Check Your Balance
"In today's society we often default to easy explanations, quick judgments, and knee-jerk solutions. Questing with clear eyes to find the systemic roots of why things are the way they are takes patience, curiosity, and fortitude." ~ Gabor Mate, MDThe Myth Of...
Mirror Neurons and Disfunctional Movement
"When you are conditioned to do something, you're not even aware you are doing it." ~ Anita MoorjaniNew York Times Best Selling Author of "Dying To Be Me" "Mirror neurons are a class of neurons that modulate their activity both when an individual executes a specific...
What is Functional Movement?
"Functional movements are movements based on real-world situational biomechanics. They usually involve multi-planar, multi-joint movements which place demand on body's core musculature and innervation." ~ Wikipedia Let's unpack the fancy quote: Functional Movement...
The Words We Speak
"The words we speak become the house we live in" ~ Hafiz If I were to recount some of the delightful things I've heard from my - now former - care providers, the following few would make it to the top of my list: "Your ribs are gonna be the pain of my existence."~ a...
You Can’t Be What You Can’t See
You can’t be what you can’t see ~ Marian Wright Edelman What does it mean to “live well”? Does it mean to be fit or healthy? To be able to chase your dreams? Wake up rested in the morning? To express yourself and to connect with others? Can you live well when you have...
Smile Yoga
Come December, and my inbox is overrun with "ways to manage holiday stress" messages. Must be Christmas, all over, again! Isn't it sad and weird and a little ironic that we have somehow managed to make what supposed to be a restful season of family gatherings and...