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Well, this about sums it up in every possible way. Don’t you think? The challenges we face seem to be growing by the day maybe even by the hour. Either way, we live in tricky times. Whether you take this insight personally or collectively the impact includes ALL of us. Whether partner, parent, sibling, elder, relative, neighbor, co worker and the ...
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Your body is meant to twist, turn, roll, bend, circle, spiral and more. Moving in a myriad ways offers a welcome change toward your health and well being. You might forget this given your tendency to get hooked into scrolling through your mobile phone, ipad or tablet. Our daily sedentary activities are costly. They rob us of our innate ability to keep our bodies functioning optimally. This can be altered with a regular practice of moving your body ...
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It’s February and if you follow hallmark holidays, it’s the month your heart gets more attention. Personally, I think it’s a good practice to give your heart attention all year long. Either way, aligning with your heart is definitely another way to access wellness. Attending to your heart offers emotional, physical and mental health benefits. I’m currently working on something that is a heart inspired practice.
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Unwind. Bit by bit. Try this little exercise to see how you can unravel some of the tightness wrapped around you! Within each of us is a matrix of sheathing that contains our whole body literally. Your muscles, your organs, your bones, your nervous system, ligaments, tendons, ALL of you is wrapped up in what’s called fascia. This fascia can sometimes get stuck, sticky and trapped do to injury, surgery, illness or chronic use. Movement ...
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“There’s no place like home.” Dorothy Gale
The good witch of the North, Glinda, was onto something when she spoke of having the power to go home anytime.
Just like in the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy realized after her harrowing journey that the power to return home was always right under her nose. Literally. Yes. I’m gonna side with the notion that no matter how far away from home you roam you always have the power to come ...
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A new year. A new decade. How good that it’s winter and we can see the bare branches of trees in their essence. I love to see them bare against an open sky. This is the best place to start, fully revealed. I love the clarity of it. There is a sense of renewed possibility that lingers when I take in the vastness. How convenient that it’s 2020. Clear vision is something that benefits ...
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The timing couldn’t be better. When Thanksgiving rolls around and we celebrate and circulate gratitude with our families, friends and communities, I’m inspired by how expressing gratitude can promote our health and our lives.
Do any of these sound familiar? You’re running errands, checking off your to do list when someone holds the door open for you at the bank. When driving, you’re at a stop sign and another driver lets you have the right of way to make a left ...
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Being busy is a common attitude for our urban living. Western culture prides itself on doing, doing, doing. We sometimes use activity to keep us at arms length from the very things that we love. I’m as busy as the rest of us but I’m grateful for this simple and potent practice that keeps me sane. It helps decipher between getting lost in the activity and being constructive with it. It’s a way to practice efficiency and self responsibility within ...
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When it comes to aligning your body, pilates and movement offer a roadmap. Not only do all the exercises in pilates support and encourage optimum strength but it also offers a chance to recalibrate. So often I hear my clients come into a class or private session feeling sluggish, tired, achy, and distracted. After our sessions they leave feeling lighter, and energized. Not only does their attitude and physical state change but there is clarity and a ...
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