Have you ever heard the phrase do as I say, not as I do? That seems to be the story of my life when it comes to my clients in my massage therapy practice, Michigan Massage and Wellness. I preach to…
How a Warrior Unwinds – Two Soldiers’ Stories – Working with Wounded Warrior Project Pt. II by Tune Up Fitness
Thursday, January 4th, 2018
In Part I of our Wounded Warrior Project Series, we interviewed US Army Veterans Harvey Paige and Texas Army National Guard Omar Marqueses about their military experience and how Project Odyssey (Wounded Warrior Project's retreat program for combat veterans) and a…
Wednesday, December 27th, 2017
As we’ve previously discussed, there are many tools available for working on your connective tissue. To add to my previous post, another reason soft tools work better is because they’re pliable. Why does this matter? As Brooke Thomas writes in her…
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
When it comes to myofascial self-massage, less (pressure) is more. Beyond the element of safety precaution discussed in part 1 , it is better to default to soft tools because, as counterproductive as it seems, more pressure does not always equal…
Wednesday, December 13th, 2017
1973 – 2021. Annelie was a respected member of our YTU Teaching Team up until the time of her passing. She is greatly missed by those whose lives she touched. Luckily, her work lives on. Annelie was the only Integrated Yoga…
Learning from Body Blind Spots and the Importance of Lateral Strength, Stability, and Mobility by [email protected]
Wednesday, December 6th, 2017
Body blind spots are areas in the body that are overused, underused, misused, abused or confused. We all have them, but we usually need help from someone else in order to become aware of their existence. As a Yoga Tune Up®…
Wednesday, November 29th, 2017
What Is the Orbicularis Oris? I've written about the complexities of the lip muscles and how some movements of the lips and mouth, things like doing a zerbert, require activating more than just one muscle. There is one muscle though that…
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017
Because it was highly recommended by another Yoga Tune Up® teacher, I listened to speaker Julian Treasure give a ten minute talk on TED titled How to Speak So That Others Will Listen. Of course this is something I would like:…
Wednesday, November 15th, 2017
When did I first feel the real pain? A big part of my yoga practice were my “dessert” poses. After I had warmed up with dozens of poses that you might find in most yoga asana books, I would finish my…
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018