Move more. MOVE BETTER.
About a month ago I had this conversation with a private client. She said, “I just leaned over to pick a pillow off the floor, and bang, my back was tweaked. Weird, right?” Not a two weeks later a runner friend of mine chimed in.“I can run for 10 K no problem,” she...
Movement Prescription: Reduce Front Hip Tension
Students in the Core Restore class provided the inspiration for the following front hip opening sequence.* *This, by the way, is one of the major differences between the CORE RESTORE METHOD and most of the general, fitness - driven core classes: there's nothing...
Soft Tissue Recovery: 3 RECOVERY MISTAKES + how to avoid them
Burpies and jumping jacks, wall washing, running, and hiking: this time of year most of us are itching to shed winter weight and get on moving. Which could only mean one thing - time to talk soft tissue RECOVERY! Case study: Last summer – despite all the smoke –...
Spring. Clean. Detox.
Most people who attend our FREE! Pain Care Yoga for the first time say, "For some reason I expected more stretching..." Totally fair! Oftentimes our yoga expectations are shaped by the multitude of veeeeery streeeeetchy videos on Facebook {amongst other things}. A...
Proprioception – Body Scan And Beyond
Last week we talked about the "sticky" fascial patterns, and how they can hold us back. This week we are about to delve even deeper! In class we use ball rolling, movement, breath, and body scanning tobring our attention to sensations in different areas of the body....
Fascial Patterns, Alignment, And The “Sitting” Experiment
Right now, as you are, freeze (don't worry, not for long - it's spring already)! Don't move a muscle! More than likely, you're sitting in a position that is usual for you.How bout we take a look at the structural design of the way you sit? Wait!Try it out before you...
The Power of a Sharing Circle
Last Thursday's Corrective Movement class started with, "Can I pick your brain?" question from one of the students. Gosh, I love it when that happens!These kind of beginnings present a HUUUUUGE opportunity for learning (and healing!) for everyone involved. Yes,...
core restore – BEFRIENDING TENSION
A quick question: what do you think happens when you strengthen on top of tension? It seems many of last week's conversations revolved around, "Every time I try to move I tense right up," or "I just started to work out / move more, and now I feel tight all over" or...
A Very Tasty Stew: 7 Principles of Body Balance
Winter Yoga Session started last week, and - as you now know - we are focusing a lot of our attention on hand and wrist mobility. Hands and wrists are super-duper important to focus on (especially if you spend your day with your hands on the keyboard), but that's just...
try this 2 – minute HAND – WRIST RELEASE PAUSE
Got your hands on a keyboard? Research really does show that the most dangerous job you can have is to be an office worker... I’ll let this sink for a moment… Studies suggest that there are more muscular and skeletal problems in office workers than there are in...