For those that know me well, I am not typically one who spends much time talking about, let alone writing about myself. However, I felt more than a little inspired to do just that, when Jill Miller recently reached out to…
As you build a regular yoga practice, you may experience many new bodily sensations as you go through the process of strengthening and changing the resting tone of the muscles throughout your entire body. But what happens if you begin to…
You come biologically equipped for self-healing. Roll Model Therapy Balls are your “rubber drugs,” and when you roll them into your life, they will catapult your ability to heal yourself and prevent further damage. Here are 5 benefits of using…
In part 1 of this article, I explained some causes and symptoms of trigger points in the deep calf muscle trio of tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus (FDL) and flexor hallicus longus (FHL). One common contributor is walking or running on…
This article is part of a series on how to maximize the benefits of massage therapy. Read the rest of the series here. In addition to using self-massage to maximize the benefits or your professional massage experience, as described in Part…
This article is part of a series on how to maximize the benefits of massage therapy. Read the rest of the series here. In my last article, I summarized my journey of discovering the benefits of both massage and bodywork. Now,…
This article is part of a series on how to maximize the benefits of massage therapy. Read the rest of the series here. Six years ago this month, I began rehab from a complicated knee surgery (after three months spent in…
In my last article, I wrote about how we can calm and soothe the nervous system, respond more effectively to the stressors in our lives and manage our emotional states with our breathing. More specifically, I mentioned that the vagus nerve…
[Shoulder Tune Up Part 2] If you sit at a computer regularly, the muscles of the upper back and neck can get very tight holding the weight of your neck and head all day. For every inch your head comes forward…
Picture this: Sheila is a devoted yoga practitioner and likes to stay fit by lifting weights and playing sports when she isn’t sitting in front of her computer or driving her son to and from school. Â She continually complains of pain…
