Everybody wants you to strengthen your legs, butt, and back by squatting and lunging (including me! Here is an old video exhorting everyone to squat more) but no one seems to have any answers if you have tricky knees. You may know what I mean. Your knees still “work”, but they hurt … Read more
illustration by Margaret Coote is done in pencil and shows a two-sprigged plant on the right side of the frame, with little stars in the sky behind it and a woman on the left hand side with her eyes squeezed shut and her teeth gritted, both hands pulling on one sprig of the plant shouting … Read more
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
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
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
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 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
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
…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
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