3 Principles of Good Posture – Get 3 Good Posture Tips
Posture Monday – 3 Good Posture Principles. Here’s the 3rd in month long series on the basics of posture. Stay with me for the 4 weeks, and I’ll give you a special treat at the end – a short audio...
View ArticleKid’s Ergonomics
If you’ve ever worked in an elementary school, you may, as I have, gotten attached to a kid. I remember one such kindergarten kid who was a little younger and less mature than her peers. Teachers have...
View ArticleIntegration for the Plateauing Athlete
What’s a Plateauing Athlete To Do? A reader recently asked me why, after a number of months on a successful (and sane – something I advocate!) weight loss/exercise plan, she stopped losing weight. She...
View ArticlePosture Monday – Restore Your Shoulder and Neck Posture To A Pain Free State
Posture Monday – Restore Pain Free Shoulder and Neck Posture With the Tips Of Your Fingers This month, Posture Monday focuses on the neck, and today, a simple way to restore alignment to the neck and...
View ArticleSwim On Your Back With Fins
I love to swim so much. (I think it’s deplorable the way we pollute our waters with oil spills, toxic dumping and other junk, but that’s a topic for a different day and blog.) Anyway, here’s a little...
View ArticleDieter’s View of Self
I’ve struggled with my weight most of my life, and have tried numerous approaches to developing a lifestyle that lets me be thin. I am still working on that, and will certainly let you know as I come...
View ArticleTracking Pain Creatively
When you go to your doctor’s, chiropractor’s or physical therapist’s office, (and even certain kinds of body workers do this) you’re usually asked to fill out a questionnaire. The questionnaire is...
View ArticleThe Pelvic Tilt Exercise – An Opportunity for Healing
Beginning posture students invariably – though sometimes non-verbally – ask: How far should I go when I do the pelvic tilt movement? The pelvic tilt is a pretty standard exercise given by physical...
View ArticleRunner’s Knee: Dealing with Patellofemoral Pain
This blog post is courtesy of Dr. Peter Borden, Orthopedic Surgeon at Sports and Spine Orthopedics in Torrence and El Segundo, California. Everyone knows that running puts a pounding on your knees. The...
View ArticleFeet – Tools for Beautiful Posture
When I work with clients and students, I usually begin the process of learning body alignment in the “supine” position. Supine is just a fancy way of saying “lie on your back.” The beautiful thing...
View ArticleCollar Bone Movement Experience for Releasing Neck and Shoulder Pain
TMJ pain as well as neck and shoulder pain can sometimes be released with a simple (and very gentle) collar bone maneuver. This post will show you can improve posture and relieve upper body muscle...
View ArticleCarpal Tunnel Exercises – Stretch Your Wrists, Forearms and Hands
Because the act of keyboarding involves a lot of finger and wrist flexion, it tends to exert a tightening effect on muscles on the palm (inner) side. For this reason, I like to stretch the palm-side...
View ArticleCollar Bone Movement Experience – My Natural Remedy for Neck and Shoulder...
TMJ, neck and/or shoulder pain? Or tension filled muscles in your upper body? This post is for you. Neck and upper back pain make focusing on anything else difficult. The technique in this post has...
View ArticlePatterns – How Muscle Imbalance can make you an Accident Waiting to Happen
Muscle pain is quite often caused by muscle imbalance – i.e. strength and/or flexibility differences between muscle groups that surround, protect and move your joints. Not only can muscle imbalance...
View ArticleGive your Shoulder Blades a Squeeze
This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Counter Your Kyphosis with Mind-Body TechniquesFor many people, squeezing the shoulder blades together in back results in a wonderful release of tension in the...
View ArticleRelieve Neck & Shoulder Pain w/ Awareness Pt. 2 (Instructions)
This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Counter Your Kyphosis with Mind-Body TechniquesNeck and Shoulders Movement Experience Instructions “Let Your Fingers Do the Walking” Relieving neck and shoulder...
View ArticleCorrect Your Forward Head Posture
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Counter Your Kyphosis with Mind-Body TechniquesHunchback posture – aka postural kyphosis – is often accompanied by another posture issue called forward head....
View ArticleQuickie Ab Pull In Webinar
Here’s a quickie (about 15 minutes) webinar on a key area for low back pain – your lower abs. It’s the first in a free series of 3. Check it out!
View ArticlePosturally Podcast 001: Rock On – A Way to Tame Tension
EPISODE SUMMARY: In this 8 (or so) minute Movement Experience, you will experientially learn how the body is connected, and do a technique for draining strain out of your tissues. It’s called the Heel...
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