If you have discomfort during or after working out, it's possible that your body is out of alignment. When this happens, it allows the muscles on the right side of your body to work differently to the muscles on the left. It also brings you closer to injury and nobody wants that! Here's a video with 3 exercises to get your lower body back into alignment.
Do you sit at a computer all day with your shoulders forward only to leave the office with pain in your back and shoulders? In this video, I explain where the pain is actually coming from and why you get it. Below are links to the TED talk and my workshop.
January is typically the time when a lot of people are ready to get back in shape. It's a fresh start, a new year, and the heavy holidays have passed. In all this excitement, we usually think we're invincible and our body's going to handle eating clean and working out 5 days a week after some time of consuming naughty foods and laying around much more than usual.
Here's some helpful info about migraines and their triggers. If you have anything that helps you, I would love it if you would leave a comment to share your experience or helpful information with the other viewers.
I frequently get emails from clients saying that they woke up in pain and they don't know how to get out of it. In this video blog, I share 3 of the most common situations in my practice tips to remedy them. Below are links for more information on specific exercises.
There has been a recurring theme in my office this week of stagnation and heaviness. It has been really rainy and the seasons are changing which is making people feel bogged down. When we feel mentally heavy, we also feel physically heavy and it comes through in our posture. Thankfully the sun is shining again and I'm here to shed some light on the weighted topic.
I had heard of Storm King before, but it wasn't until a couple of weeks ago that I had the pleasure of taking it all in with my own eyes. A group of my girlfriends and I rented a minivan and drove north. It was the perfect sunny fall Saturday to experience nature and art on such a large scale. As far as you can see, there are fields, trees, hills, and a pond; absolute perfection!
When your body is in a static position for 49 minutes or less, it takes 20 minutes of movement therapy (yoga, bodywork, exercise, etc.) to release that pattern. If it is in a static position for 50 minutes or more, it takes 3-4 hours of opposite action or movement therapy to release that pattern.
The way you sleep effects your patterns, your posture, and your pain. If you could sleep in a way that would allow your body to rest and let go of the stresses of your day in a therapeutic way, would you do it?
June was the month of travel me and my husband. I spent every weekend on a plane, in a car, or on a train. Each destination was beautiful and full of family, friends, and sunshine! That was the upside. On the downside, I was feeling all sorts of discomfort from sitting more than my body is used to. After the first trip, I changed things up a little and made a mini workout in the seated position. If you travel for work or leisure, try out any or all of the following tips to get rid of discomfort.
