The shoulders can be complicated to figure out how to treat because they are THE most mobile part of your body. There are actually 4 joints that are part of the shoulder girdle, but we’ll keep things simple for our purposes. 

Let’s think of the shoulders as the shelf for the head and the neck. If the shelf is angled, or tilted forward, the weight of the head and the neck will put extra strain on all the muscles that support that upper part of the body. 

Water takes the shape of whatever container it’s in. It’s colorless and odorless. For humans, it takes up 70% of our bodies and for the earth, 71%. 

I just learned that there are not only 3 states of water, but 4 in a class I’m taking on trauma. The 4th state is actually viscus, like a gel and that’s the type of water we have in our bodies. We know the other 3 states are solid/ice, liquid/water and steam/gas. This 4th state allows water to transport what our body needs easier.  

When I watched the documentary Fantastic Fungi, I had an aha moment hearing about mycelium. Mycelium are the roots of fungi and they create a network in the forest. This underground web allows trees to communicate with each other. If one tree hasn’t been able to receive enough nourishment, the other trees send their reserves by way of the mycelium. On top of that, if there’s something detrimental to life, the tree sends signals to its seedlings to move farther away so that they’re able to survive. And this is all by way of mushroom roots!

Spring allergies are a thing and they’ve gotten worse in the past few years. My understanding is that global warming affects the natural processes of the earth which in turn affect the way our immune system is supported by our body. In parts of the world where we have the 4 seasons, it’s important for it to get cold enough for the ground to freeze. I’ve noticed in years where it hasn’t gotten cold enough or we haven’t had enough snow, I experience a version of allergies in the spring when I normally wouldn’t. 

Most people don’t give much attention to their feet unless they’re in pain or they look a little funky. I think about the feet as something that can propel you forward or make it painful to move. The entire weight of your body is balanced on your feet, so if your muscles aren’t supporting the structure of your bones, your feet will take the brunt of the weight. 

Do you know what your body really needs to wind down at night? I’ve explored so many ways to support my sleep and I’ve noticed that I need different things at different times.

Where are you at in getting good quality sleep? What have you tried and what do you have blocks around trying? I'm sure you know or have read about most of these but sometimes hearing the thing said for the 100th time finally allows it to sink in. It's always surprising to me when someone is actually ready to make a change and how they navigate things when that happens. 

Stress affects us in so many ways. It can make us age faster, give us digestive issues, increase hair loss, keep us from sleeping well, alter the way we communicate with others, shift the way our body absorbs nutrients, lower our sex drive, make us crave foods/substances to numb out, gain weight and make us sick. 

None of these responses are desirable, so it's helpful to have tools to calm our body down so that we can feel safe enough to relax again. This stops cortisol from flooding our system so that we can move back into rest and digest from fight or flight.