We’re all being challenged to heal, grow and uplevel our lives right now. As we grow, we may still face moments of panic and uncertainty or feel our bodies asking for attention in certain areas. The good news is that your body was made to be self healing! Here are some tips for tuning into …
We live in a world where more is better. In the beginning of my career as a massage therapist, clients would often ask me to go as deep as possible, even if that left them wincing on the table. I began to realize that when I applied more pressure, the more that person’s body pushed …
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We often associate pain with tight muscles or aching joints. We can point to where it hurts, describe how it feels in great detail and list what activities make it better or worse. We become so intimate with our pain. But do we really know it? How well do we understand it? What if the …
We’ve all seen it. The Facebook post or video clip of an 80-something-year-old deadlifting or squatting her bodyweight. While so many people see this person as an exception to what the human body was meant to do past a certain age, I see it as a challenge to us all. “I think I’m just getting …
When I worked in the corporate world, I used to set my alarm for the last possible minute. Then it was a mad rush to get ready and out the door. I was stressed out before I even turned my computer on. I never considered myself to be a morning person. Mornings were for drinking …
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If you’ve ever stood on the starting line of a race filled with doubt or decided not to apply for a job after hearing that someone more qualified than you also applied, then you’ve no doubt experienced how limiting beliefs can stop you in your tracks. The good news is that these disempowering thoughts …
When I started training for my first race, I became fast friends with my foam roller. At the time, I didn’t know any better, so I rolled, jammed lacrosse balls into tight knots and hoped for the best. I chalked it up to the toughness required of the sport. Despite my dutiful rolling, the …
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In the last post, I challenged you to begin to tune into your breath. Hopefully, you’ve started to discover what it feels like to shift your breath from a shallow chest breath and into a deeper, diaphragmatic one. If you’re still having trouble finding this more calming way to breathe, keep it at, revisiting the …
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In the last post I challenged you to begin breathing through your nose. How did it go? If you have some structural issues or if mouth breathing is your go-to breath, breathing through the nose can be downright difficult. Does it really matter how you’re delivering oxygen to your body? If you’re like most people, it’s …
Have you ever been told to shut your mouth? While it may have seemed brash at the time, it’s actually great advice, especially if you’re feeling stressed, frequently congested, winded during exercise, not sleeping well or have high blood pressure.
