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Stretches While Walking
Walking is the best exercise. To keep us on our feet and moving with ease, we often get tips for stretching before and after walking. For years, the rebel in me has been doing stretches while walking. Benefits of Walking Researchers promote walking as a terrific way to improve or maintain our overall well being…. View Article
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Healing Elixir
This really is a magic potion. It’s decreased inflammation in my body, significantly. I started making and drinking this awesome healing elixir after a long month of travel. Sitting on airplanes and driving in cars can make my leg lock up. Below is the phenomenal recipe that may help you feel better, too. This recipe… View Article
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Fascia + Tensegrity
Great movement scientists and thinkers are studying connective tissue called fascia. Seems like we are all talking about it, too. Understanding and appreciating fascia or ECM (extra cellular matrix) is changing the way we think about movement, pain, and how our body communicates. One of fascia’s roles in our bodies is the balance of opposing… View Article
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Side Bend for More Length
Living without length and space in our bodies may create a lot of pain. From low back pain to digestive issues and difficulty getting a good breath in. And that’s why I love side bending. Side bending, also known as lateral flexion, is a therapeutic staple. Lateral flexion has a number of benefits. Improves pelvic-lumbar… View Article
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Increase Energy with Movement
Still reaching for caffeine at 3 p.m.? Check out this simple sequence you can do anywhere to help you beat the mid-afternoon slump. When I was working on my Master’s degree, I found myself burning the candle on both ends. Between my regular work, teaching movement classes, volunteer commitments, family life, and my course work,… View Article
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Franklin Method
There’s always good news and bad news. Which do you want first? This is how a Franklin Method experience often begins. Well the good news is actually great news! I am a licensed Franklin Method Educator and our first teacher trained in this revolutionary system in Jacksonville, FL. What is the Franklin Method? One of… View Article
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Pilates for Resiliency
Resiliency is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. If you’ve lived a few decades, you have had to be resilient. I often joke in class that none of us get through life without challenges. And, while we all laugh, it is a laugh of knowing. We know it’s true. I was first introduced to… View Article
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Therapeutic Yoga Works
I am proof of the practice. Specifically, I am proof that a therapeutic yoga practice works. I call it “donkey work.” If somebody said you were a donkey, I don’t think you’d take it as a compliment. I, however, would like to be a bit more like a donkey. It’s not the stubborn part of… View Article
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Improve Your Posture, Today
It’s radical. I am not going to tell you to stand up straight. If you really want to improve your posture, you’ll have to let go of some old ideas. First, why doesn’t it work to just tell yourself (or someone else) to “just stand up straight?” Here’s the short answer. We have to deconstruct…. View Article
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