Imagine you need to re-learn how to walk. There could be a multitude of reasons why someone might need to do this: recovering from a broken leg, a sprained ankle, paralysis, stroke, spinal injury, shock, back pain....the list could go on and on. Then, there is this thing that happens [...]
When you experience physical pain, ignore it and say something like, "I'll take care of that later", you are doing a HUGE disservice to your precious body. When body movement is inefficient and painful, energy levels get zapped, joints suffer, entire body systems break down, healing is hindered and the aging process [...]
One of my amazing mentors of The Feldenkrais Method, Jeff Haller, taught me many years ago what the concept of grounding actually means - from a martial arts perspective - and I'd love to share it with you. First of all, most people say to themselves, "I need to get [...]
Stories and from my private practice and the theory I teach Sometimes people come and see me because they have mysterious body aches and pains that have no real known cause. For instance they have this chronic pain in their shoulder or neck, yet they've never had a injury, not [...]
Today my hubby and I went for a hike in our lovely backyard of Whistler, BC. The alpine wildflowers are in FULL bloom (as you can see above and below) and when they are in full bloom you want to be there. A little info about my past first About [...]
For this post I've decided to share a wonderful letter that I recently received from one of my clients. It is timely as the Olympics are in full swing in London, England. Karen was a highly competitive gymnast in her younger years and now she is starting to realize how [...]
“Habitual repression of emotion leaves a person in a situation of chronic stress, and chronic stress creates an unnatural biochemical milieu in the body, [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][ ] Disease, [...]
Function. Melts. Form. I LOVE - like so love - those three words in that order. The order is important! It’s a title from a chapter in a book called, How Buildings Learn, by Stewart Brand. When I read it I couldn't let that concept go. What this means is that as [...]
Balance is insidious. We are always seeking balance whether you know it or not. By balance, I don't mean "life-balance", I mean, "living in a vertical plane and on two feet" kind of balance. Even when we are laying down, our inner ear and other very important body systems are [...]
Reader beware - I must be a bit of a science geek on this post. After all I'm a Body Scientist so here we go...... Stress response and the human body Let’s face it, stress is just an inevitable part of life. It comes into our life and, we hope it [...]
