POSTURALLY
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There's posture. And there's posture. Know the Difference.
Hi, Reader, A long time ago I endured multiple musculoskeletal conditions that caused me pain and clipped my ability to do what I really wanted to do. I wasn't so much into doctors at the time (and tend to stay that way now when feasible) but did try among other things, chiropractors, acupuncturists, Alexander technique teachers and yoga and Pilates classes. There's Posture and There's Posture That era of my healing life taught me something key: There's posture and there's posture. In other...
When muscles get all twangled up, you need somatics.
Hi, Reader, Something I learned decades ago when I was in training to be a holistic health practitioner: The body stores the memory of everything we do. Specifically, it does so in the form of muscle contractions. In other words, the way we respond to events and feelings is literally recorded in our muscles' tension levels. Muscles hold memory. For some, this poses significant challenges because their muscles, and therefore, their functionality, get all twangled up (a phrase I, myself have...
Somatics at the Desk
Hi, Reader, If you're burned out but chained too closely to a desk to do anything about it, check out my latest podcast interview with Brittany Canaski from Hello Velocity. There's some short but highly effective at-the-desk somatic exercises in there. Brittany and I talk ideal postural alignment for computer workers, too. Yours in conquering burnout in short bursts of somatic wellness opportunities, P.S. Another way to bust burnout out of your daily life is to claim your inner power. Think:...
Pain Relief as Movement Skill
I know from my own experience, as well as from what my clients relay to me about theirs, that overcoming chronic pain can seem impossible. Some muscles are always so tight you'd think they were bones. Or a movement you do umpteen times in a day falters each time you do it. Or it gives you pain. Or results in joint buckling. Worse, the pain may bring on new pain you hadn't dealt with before and don't know how to get rid of. Don't Believe You Have to Stay in Pain Forever I've been through this!...
Correct Your Posture without Stressing or Straining - the Hidden Key
Do you ever feel yourself sinking into your seat, posture compressed, energy drained — and you can't seem to overcome it for longer than 30 seconds or so? Today, I'm going to talk about the hidden key to posture correction and a comfortable body. Your bones. Bones: The Key to Improving Posture without Straining Bones are cool. With the help of muscles, they are instrumental in moving you, or just parts of you, from one place to another. Bones have leveraging power. They can help: Get a...
The Value of a Good Body Scan for Posture Improvement
I like to start my sessions with a moment of pure experience, asking my client to take note of her sensations just the way they are. This sets a tone of non-judgementalness, which offers my client agency to take charge of pain and posture herself. In this part of the session, I'll say: "Nothing is right and nothing is wrong. It's a matter of perception." The crux of this mini-practice is that it develops the inner awareness of how we make movement - without help or hinderance from outside...
How Work Feeds Stress
From our man-made environments and workstation set-ups to our interpersonal relations, work-related stress is everywhere. Last updated: Sept. 1, 2025. Stress in a Nutshell You may have heard that stress is bad for you. Possibly you've tried things like mindfulness meditation, or even assertiveness training to help manage the curve balls and hits that affect your happy little life. Believe it or not, good things and positive emotions can cause stress, too. This lesser known type is called...
What Clients Taught Me About Pain
I always learn something - and get better at my craft - from my clients. Many come to me in debilitating chronic pain. "I've Tried Everything. You're Going to Work with Me!" The first thing they tell me is they’ve tried everything from chiropractic to massage, PT, and even surgery, rebirthing and prayer, but nothing has worked. In fact, this pain-without-a-fix phenomenon is how I built my movement education business when I first started. You see, I was my clients' last ditch effort after...
Are you an accident waiting to happen?
YOU MIGHT HAVE IMBALANCED MUSCLES This week's topic is muscle imbalance, which refers to the strength and/or flexibility differences between the muscle groups that surround, protect and move your joints. How Muscle Imbalance Comes About Muscle imbalance is often brought about by joint misalignment, and it may make poor posture worse. Conversely, muscle imbalance may also contribute to joint misalignment. Either way, it is characterized by a combination of extraordinary amounts of tension or...
3 Common Causes of Sciatica
DO YOU KNOW THE REAL CAUSE OF YOUR SCIATICA PAIN? Sciatica. Ugh! What a bear. If you’ve had it, you know what I mean. The piriformis muscle is located at the back of the pelvic bone. When their clients ask about it, the go-to explanation for sciatica pain given by most of my fellow holistic types is that the one and only cause of this most uncomfortable collection of symptoms is a tight butt muscle known as the piriformis. The sciatic nerve runs under the piriformis. Because the muscle is...
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