Happy almost spring! It's my favorite time of year when the garden bursts with new life and the feel of the sun on my face feels like heaven. My birthday is the last day of winter and it always feels like I come alive again in the spring. It's time to get out into the world again, to go for walks and get active. If you have any aches and pains from sitting for hours or being too still over the winter, listen up! I've got an opportunity for you to work with me to feel better... so good, in...
7 months ago • 1 min read
If you ever feel pain in your knees, hips or shoulders you'll probably benefit from exploring the relationship of your feet to the rest of your body. Just a small shift in the way you stand into your feet will cause a ripple up your whole body. Stronger feet allow you to release tension up above and feel more grounded and at ease. It can be really simple to make a huge impact. Surprising, right? I had no idea when I first started to examine the role my feet play in my posture and the way I...
12 months ago • 1 min read
It's the end of another year. How are you, Reader? Are you the kind of person that does inventory? Do you take the time to look back and celebrate your triumphs, ponder the things that failed and dream about what you'll upgrade in the new year? Everyone has a different way of doing it and who knows what works best. One year I scribbled on some scrap paper as I shivered in my freezing car, waiting for my children to have enough of sliding down a snowy slope on inner tubes with their cousins. I...
almost 2 years ago • 1 min read
My dad turns 88 this August. He taught me a lot of things about living a good life. He says having a project that you're passionate about keeps you vital. He lives with my mom in Big Bear Lake, California in the dream home they had built at the edge of the San Bernardino national forest overlooking the beautiful lake below. For years the canyon outside the back deck was a tumble of brambles, trash and discarded odds and ends. Kind of a dump. It was really too steep to walk down. In the winter...
over 2 years ago • 3 min read
When I sent you my news about the 5 session posture and gait analysis package I created, a lot of you were interested. I could tell because you clicked links and thought about setting up an appointment to talk to me about it. A few of you were ready. You clicked, set up a chat and booked your sessions. The shifts that have been happening are amazing and inspiring! I'm so excited about the work I'm doing lately!!! I love seeing my student's get out of pain fast and get back to living more...
over 2 years ago • 2 min read
During the years I was going through my Pilates teacher training there were lots of opportunities to discuss posture with experts and fellow students. I always raised my hand immediately to volunteer as the sample body because I knew that my posture was a key to my chronic pain. Wise, compassionate movement teachers, physical therapists and body workers were often gathered around me pointing out my imbalances and postural anomalies. It felt incredibly frustrating not to be able to step...
almost 3 years ago • 2 min read
Hi there Reader, How's your body feeling? That's what I ask all my students when we meet for an alignment, gait or Pilates session. It's a starting point for our lesson that day. We always begin where they are. I've noticed new clients are mostly not used to paying attention to their bodies. They push through pain. Just get through the day because it seems impossible to stop what they're doing and notice. There's just too much to do. And if they did, then what? They've tried so many things...
almost 3 years ago • 2 min read