I hope you and your family are staying healthy and safe at home, or healthy and safe @ work if you are on the front lines – a huge thank you to you all. I know we could all use a massage right about now. Until our practices can legally re-open, I’ve made a video […]
Archive | Meditation & Mind Body
A Mind-Body Hack for Musculoskeletal Pain
The lenses we view things through can change our experience. My Dad had a plate in his skull and a tendency to grow benign tumors in the meninges surrounding his brain. He suffered debilitating headaches, was disabled and unable to perform his work, took opiates and hoped the symptoms would shut up long enough to […]
Martial Arts Influence in Technesoma Myofascial Therapy
Martial Arts were one of the last places I expected to find healing. But there it was. Mind blown. After only a couple years of practice, I found my life, my body, and my bodywork had changed for the better. Enjoy this short video on how Martial Arts profoundly influenced me as a bodyworker. This […]
Your Rib is Not Out, It’s Just Freaked Out.
Your ribs aren’t “out”(that would be excruciating and you should be in the Emergency Room). They’re probably just freaking out! They’re freaking out because they’re trying too hard to do too much at once. They’re overworked community members within the community of you. You’re the leader and management of this community; it’s time to engage and smooth […]
Olympic Cupping: Octopus Attacks Elite Athlete’s Fascia
Olympic athlete cupping marks, everybody is buzzing about them. What’s with them, and why on earth would anyone intentionally be attacked by an octopus to perform better? Great questions, and I can’t express how overjoyed I was to hear the Sports Anchor say the words “Myofascial Decompression” during a national broadcast. As a myofascial therapist, I love anything that informs […]
Cubicle Kung Fu: The Chair in Your Knees, Exercise for Sit-Stand Desks
Inspired by Martial Arts and Myofascial Anatomy, the Chair in Your Knees is a favorite exercise useful for increasing stamina and comfort while standing at Sit-Stand desks, doing dishes, cooking, etc., in addition to helping: (Just need a quick reminder without all the explanation? Scroll down for the abridged version.) -Cultivate presence in base of support (feet, legs, pelvis, spine, ribs). […]
Think Like a Tree Meditation
Enjoy this guided meditation to increase presence, balance and ease, or anytime you’d like to feel more here now.
