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 [...]
Years ago, must have been in ~2004/05, I remember seeing this person I'm writing about in the recreation centre I use to work at. I remember thinking how all his "nitty gritty exercises" were doing more harm than help. But I was too shy to say, "Hey, I could show you [...]
Us in the Western world have been bull-dozed by postural ideals, and sadly, the status quo for good posture can actually do us more harm than good. We are constantly trying to satisfy an aesthetic norm (e.g., tummy in, chin high, shoulders back etc.), or even our mothers cry of, [...]
I took this short video at the start of a 3-hour workshop I was teaching in Vancouver titled "Ditch Those Orthotics". As with most Feldenkrais-based teachings you start with self-inquiry and the act of simply noticing what you do. What are the discrepancies to your right or left when you [...]
