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How can we talk about happy bodies when the world is burning?

  NOTE: I’m thrilled about the new Mastermind group that’s forming in May – if you are a movement or embodiment teacher and you’ve been thinking about it, now is the time to jump because the early bird discount will be ending March 31. Here is a link to information about the offering, and here … Read more

Why the longer road leads to quicker healing

Happy Spring!!! First, I’ve got a new offer to share with you: I’m now offering mini-courses in Mobilignment™. The mini-course includes: – Free 15 minute consult to discuss the specific areas of your body you want help with – two curated (pre-existing) videos to watch that hone in on that area – one 50 minute … Read more

How to free your lower back

  Mobilignment points for pelvis and femur bones transfers muscle tone from the outside to the inside of your legs, freeing your sacrum and lower back   You know how shocking it is that first moment when you get out of bed, and you try to put your pajama pants on…and you can’t do it? … Read more

Do We Really Value Diversity?

    This week I’d like to take some time and space to unpack one of the “Learning Shames” that I wrote about last week:   • Body Shame: It’s bad that my body is not like your body, doesn’t look like your body or move like your body. There is a body norm and … Read more

“Learning Shame” and how to move through it

    Learning should be fun – or so they say! A lot of times it really is. Unfortunately, I’ve been working as an embodiment educator for over 30 years and I can tell you, for a lot of people, fully embodied learning brings up shame. Unconscious ideas about how learning should happen that don’t … Read more

Why we need to end our addiction to self-improvement

    Is there a part of your body that you have marked for improvement? For me it was my feet. I used to hate my feet because they didn’t make a nice pointed shape in ballet class. Interesting that I ended up spraining both ankles many times! When I think back on it now, … Read more

Slow Down: How to unlock your pubic bone and free your breathing

    …And you will look kinda sexy too! But first, you will need to slow down. I’ve just completed my first ever full day meditation retreat (it’s never too late to try!). Even though I’ve had a personal meditation practice for many years I have never done more and a 1/2 day sit. I … Read more

In Defense of Rounded Shoulders

Image: BodyParts3D/Anatomography web site: http://lifesciencedb.jp/bp3d/?lng=en. Located at: http://lifesciencedb.jp/bp3d/?lng=en. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike Enjoy today’s new body learning 110%…because tomorrow, what you learned today will probably change. It still happens to me, and honestly I’m happy when it does because it’s called neuro-plasticity and it’s actually good for you! Come to your first Mobilignment™ morning class … Read more

Unwinding the Heart on MLK’s Birthday

 GO HERE TO SEE GIL HEDLEY’S RECENT VIDEO OF THE UNWINDING HEART   Dear Dancers at heart, Today is the day that the United States celebrates Martin Luther King’s birthday. Dr. King was not just a “leader” – he was connected to a radical and profound movement that lives on. He was one articulate leader among … Read more

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