Customizing your movement routine is key to your success. Generic fitness classes don’t address the individual needs of your body and can work against your goals.
Results for the category: Self Improvement
Manage Back Pain: Focus on What You CAN Do
Focusing on what you can do, which includes tracking your daily activities and recognizing your successes, is extremely beneficial when managing back pain.
Affirmations and Visualization to Improve Health
You have the power to improve your health through affirmations and visualization. When combined, these two techniques have a profound and measurable impact on our mind and body.
The Power of Visualization For Your Health
Visualization is a powerful tool that can improve your mindset, your successes, and even your health. Find out how visualization can help you.
Staying Motivated to Exercise
Staying motivated to exercise is a common issue for many. Latest research has shed some light of the barriers and paths to being successful. Here’s how to overcome those challenges and maintain your goals.
Meditation is the CURE
Meditation has gained recognition for having a profound effect on the mind and body, leading to improved overall health and longevity.
Movement is the CURE
Including movement into your day can be the cure to many health issues that plague us later in life. Movement has incredible benefits to overall health and helps promote longevity.
Prevention is THE CURE
Amidst a fervor for pharmaceutical solutions, we overlook a fundamental truth: prevention is the cure in avoiding many ailments as we age.
Rejuvenate and Unwind After a Long Day
After a long day, taking some time to stretch can be a game-changer for your well-being. It will help rejuvenate and relax your body and mind.
Extended Puppy Pose to Transform Your Body and Mind
Extended puppy pose will transform your body and mind. A few minutes each day will help shift your health in a number of positive ways.
Understanding Upper Cross Syndrome
Sedentary Lifestyle and Poor Posture are Key Factors in Upper Cross Syndrome In today's digital age, most of us spend hours hunched over computer screens and smartphones or sitting in comfy chairs watching TV. This sedentary lifestyle, combined with poor posture, can...
A Surprising Predictor of Longevity
A Quest for Longer Life In the quest for a longer and healthier life, people often turn to diets, exercise routines, and other wellness practices to maintain their well-being. While these are undoubtedly essential, an often overlooked indicator of overall health and...
Unlock Flexibility with a Full Body Stretch
In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, we often neglect the importance of stretching and relaxation. The Supta Utthita Tadasana, also known as the Full Body Stretch Pose, is a yoga asana that can help you combat stress, improve flexibility, and rejuvenate your...
The Link Between Hiking, Proprioception and Back Pain
There’s an important link between proprioception, body awareness and the reduced likelihood of developing back pain. Find out more.
How to Prepare Your Body for Hiking
Hiking is quite physically and emotionally demanding. These tips will help you prepare your body for the transition from walking to hiking.
Improving Back Pain: Adopting the “Failure is not an Option” Mindset
Back pain mindset has a big impact on improvement. Determination and a never give up attitude often prevents failure and improves success.
Enjoy Gardening Without Back Pain
If you’re prone to back pain when gardening, there are a few simple things you can do to enjoy your hobby without back pain getting in the way.
How to Cure Neck Pain Fast at Home
Neck pain can have many causes. These stretches will help to reduce and potentially eliminate the pain when practiced on a regular basis.
How Artificial Intelligence Can Benefit the Wellness Industry
Artificial intelligence has potential in the medical field. This poses some great opportunities to assist coaches, trainers and educators in the wellness industry.
Three Exercises to Strengthen Your Abdomen for Less Back Pain
Strengthening your abdomen is a key part of core strength that helps reduce or even potentially prevent back pain.
Back Pain Got You Down? Try Practicing Breathwork
Breathwork is essential tool to help prevent back pain. Understanding how to breathe properly will help you avoid unnecessary back pain.
3 Stretches to Release the Psoas Muscle
Use these methods to determine if your psoas muscle is tight and out of balance and try these 3 stretches to correct issues you have associated this muscle.
Channel Your Inner Athlete for Optimal Health
We all know that feeling. You're in the zone, entirely focused and performing at your absolute best. Every movement seems to flow effortlessly. Time seems to stand still, and you feel invincible. Athletes call this "the zone" or "being in the flow." It's a state of...
Michael Phelps Writes Perfect Ending in Olympic Race
It was August 21, 2004. The place was Athens, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games. During the 2004 Olympics, the US softball team crushed the competition with a score of 51-1. Birgit Fischer, a German kayaker, was the first Olympian to win 2 medals in five...
The Power of Positive Thinking on Back Pain
Positive thinking is extremely powerful and it can be the key element in helping you reduce and recover from back pain and injury.
The Importance of Shoulder Muscles
Many underestimate the importance of shoulder muscles. If shoulder muscles are weak or inactive, it can lead to poor posture and discomfort.
How Chair Yoga Can Benefit Your Health
Regular yoga practice has been shown to provide a plethora of health benefits. These benefits include improved flexibility, joint function, muscle strength, balance and coordination, and more. Suppose you're looking for a way to improve your health. In that case,...
Shoulder or Neck Pain – It Pays to Know the Difference
A study by the National Institute of Health found that approximately 60% of adults aged 65 and older reported experiencing some form of neck or back pain in the past year.
7 Things Employers Know About Your Health
Employers are realizing that supporting employee health is very important to the growth and success of both the business and their employees.
How Improper Alignment Causes Pain and Reduces Mobility
If you’re not maintaining proper body alignment in your everyday activities, that can lead to pain and eventually greatly reduced mobility.
Less Back Pain, Better Posture
Bio-mechanics and spine anatomy are the primary factors in chronic back pain. Improving your posture within various body positions and movement activities, greatly reduces back pain issues.
Causes of Lower Back Pain
About Your Lower Back Pain :: Improving your fitness is one of the best things you can do if you want to live a healthy, active life and prevent lower back pain. First, it is essential to understand the anatomy of YOUR spine and its supporting structures. The spine is...
How to Strengthen Your Core Muscles
When you're not feeling your best, you can't expect to be your best That's why it's essential to take care of your body with regular exercise, including workouts that target your core muscles. Core muscles have a significant impact on how our bodies function. They...
How to Naturally Manage Your Chronic Pain
The most effective treatment to naturally manage chronic pain includes both a variety of traditional medical and complementary techniques.
Difference Between Chronic and Acute Pain
The biggest difference is that acute pain starts quickly and goes away where chronic pain is ongoing typically lasting longer than 6 months.
The Benefits of Yoga
The benefits of yoga go beyond improved flexibility. Studies have shown it improves strength, balance, mobility, pain, awareness and more.
Back Friendly Tips
Improving back pain doesn’t need to be complicated or expensive. Here’s a few simple back friendly tips that will help improve your back pain.
Improving Back Pain Requires Belief & Determination
Just like many other businesses, I get client referrals from local physical therapists. Periodically I check in with them to keep the relationship going. I’d like to share the most significant part of a recent conversation with one physical therapist. The conversation...
Depression Can Affect Anyone
Depression and mental illness in general affects a great number of people. Anyone, including Olympic athletes, can suffer from depression.
Core Strength and Stability
Core strength and stability is dependent on a number of factors. How we walk and sit are two primary elements that contribute, here’s how…
Proper Walking Techniques
Proper walking techniques are essential to keep your body aligned and assure that your muscles work efficiently and effectively.
Health Benefits of Walking
The British Journal of Sports Medicine’s research on walking concluded the health benefits of regular, brisk walks contribute to a long, healthy life.
Do you need an MRI for your back pain?
Sending a patient for an MRI has become one of the first tools in the medical doctors’ toolkit, but it’s not necessarily the best option. Decide what’s best for you.
Shoulder Blade Pain
What is the shoulder blade? The scapula, aka shoulder blade, is a sizable triangular-shaped bone that lies in the upper back surrounded and supported by a complex system of muscles. These muscles work together to help you move your arm. Your arm and scapula are...
Proper Alignment: What’s YOUR Pandemic Posture?
Proper alignment is essential as we find ourselves sitting more than normal. To be in proper alignment when sitting follow these simple guidelines.
Benefits of Daily Stretching
Adding stretching into your weekly routine is essential to increase your strength, flexibility, range of motion and to help keep your muscles healthy.
Life, Happiness & Overall Health
What’s most important in your life? Is it happiness and overall health? What I’ve learned are the keys to living a quality, fulfilling life.
A Choice to Improve Overall Health
A virus is disrupting views on traditional healthcare. As more become aware of the benefits, alternative therapy practices are increasing.
Success Strategies for Winning at the Wellness Game
Tom Brady shared his success strategies for optimum health. Here’s his diet and exercise regimen with tips to achieve your personal goals.
Strong Abdominals Help Reduce Back Pain
Holding your stomach in creates a number of problems physically. Strong abdominals are key to avoiding those problems and offer many benefits at the same time.
Best Laid Plans of Mice & Men
Unplanned or unexpected change doesn’t need to be emotionally difficult. Learn to embrace change and stay positive for both your health and your happiness.
Visualize Like Beth Harmon
My unique skill when teaching yoga is similar to that of Beth Harmon from The Queen’s Gambit. I am able to visualize and execute in the moment based on the needs and desires of those I’m currently teaching.
Does Mindfulness Help with Chronic Pain?
Studies show that mindfulness meditation practice effectively helps reduce pain and improve quality of life for those living with chronic pain
Posture Awareness for Better Overall Health
Improper alignment, it affects us in many negative ways. It’s important to have posture awareness in order to correct damaging behaviors. Here’s why and also how to identify your own alignment issues.
Posture Corrector
A posture corrector is a device useful to a very limited group of individuals. It’s not something to be used by anyone and here’s exactly why.
Meditation Helped Me Heal
Meditation is an amazing way to reduce both stress and pain. Aside from gaining mental clarity, meditation has been proven to help heal the mind, body and soul.
Fight or Flight – An Extreme Stress Reaction
With a perceived threat or danger, our brain has the capability to trigger a fight or flight stress reaction that allows us to react quickly in a time of need. This can save ours or someone else’s life, but it also has the ability to harm. Find out more.
The Cycle of Stress
Stress can be self-perpetuating and this cycle develops easily if not properly dealth with. Here’s more about the cycle of stress and how to break it.
What is Stress & How to Reduce It
Constant, elevated stress levels carry negative side effects and should be addressed. Find out more about what stress is, why it develops, and discover ways to relieve and reduce your stress.
Common Causes of Headaches, Neck Pain & Shoulder Pain
Head, neck and shoulder pain are often linked to inproper alignment. Technology use and sitting are the primary causes of the misalignment.
Conservation
Conservation of resources is beneficial to yourself and the planet. Conservation of energy through lack of movement has the opposite effect.
The Amazing Benefits of a Lifestyle Change
Ever wondered how much a lifestyle change can improve your health? Here’s my story, which includes healing an ailment that doctors told me was permanent.
Reduce Back Pain
Back pain can be different for each of us. Try some of these tried and true methods to help reduce your back pain and get back to living pain free!
Hamstring Muscles: When to Strengthen & Stretch
Strengthen and stretch your hamstring muscles to avoid many issues. These simple stretches will help relieve tight hamstrings and help you move more freely.
Quad Muscles: How to Keep them Strong and Balanced
Quad muscles play an important role in our body, but they can also cause us a lot of discomfort and pain. Use these simple techniques to relieve tight quad muscles and get back to living pain free.
Sciatica: Understanding and Managing Symptoms
Sciatica symptoms are hard to ignore as they can be both painful and concerning. Here’s exactly what it is and ways you can manage, lessen and even help prevent sciatica pain.
Recognizing and Correcting Bad Habits
Bad habits can often be the reason we develop pain. Recognizing bad habits and taking steps to correcting them are key to feeling better physically.
Now is a Good Time to Break Habits and Routines
Did you know our habits and routines can be both good and bad? Here’s something to consider to improve your overall quality of life and happiness and why it’s important to take a step back and learn to be more present.
Hurricane of Change
With the global outbreak of covid-19 and then the tragic death of George Floyd, the world in under stress and dealing with many emotions. Here’s helpful tips to help you cope with the way you are feeling.
How to Improve the Quality of Your Sleep
Here’s why a good nights sleep is crucial for our bodies and our minds to function properly. Try these helpful tips to improve the quality of your sleep.
How To Be More Resilient
Extended isolation is a new experience for most of us. Handling it positively is within our control. Here’s how to become more resilient during isolation.
How Yoga Improves Awareness
Do you find you complete tasks that you don’t even remember doing? Yoga improves awareness which is beneficial to both the mind and the body. Find out more.
Learn From Nature
There is so much we can learn from observing and connecting with nature. Trees are an amazing example of strength, calm, adaptability, perseverance and more!
The Connection Between Pain and Breathing
Breathing is about movement. How you move other parts of the body influences how well you breathe and has a connection to why you might have pain.
Breathe Your Way to Health
Most people don’t realize that proper breathing can improve your health. Follow these simple 3 dimensional breath techniques to enjoy more physical benefit from each breath.
Is Yoga Balanced?
Yoga is a well balanced option for those who need diversity in their regular routine and movements. Find out why this balance is so important for our bodies.
Why Practice Yoga?
There are so many benefits when you practice yoga. Some common benefits of yoga are: grounding, stretching, moving, strengthening, reducing pain and stress, and so much more.
Blue Zones: Lifestyles of those Living Longer
Do you ever wish you could live in a perfect world? Blue Zones might be the place, or as close to perfect as one can get. Their secrets to living longer.
Live Life to the Fullest
Live your life to the fullest. Follow these simple steps and feel the power of focus through meditation, kindness, positivity, forgiveness and appreciation.
Does Standing Cause Back Pain?
There is so much information about how sitting is bad for you. Many experts suggest that standing is better, but is it? Standing can also cause back pain. See why.
It All Started By Serendipity
By chance, through the practice of doing things I love, I found something great to start off the new year. This is serendipity at its greatest and I’m sharing this revelation to help you set attainable goals.
How to Identify and Reduce Negative Stress
Negative stress can be the cause of damaged relationships and emotional turmoil. Next time you’re feeling anxious or stressed, try this to identify, manage & reduce your negative energy.
Ways to Help Reduce Anxiety
Anxiety is very common in this day and age as we learn to navigate all of life’s stresses. These tips are not only great practice for everyone, but it’s especially helpful for those dealing with anxiety. Try them to find out what works best for you.
Injury and the Path to Recovery
I suffered with extreme pain from injury for far too long. If only I knew then, what I know now. My story isn’t just about my path to recovery, it’s also about discovering my true purpose in life.
Recovery from Back Pain
Too often people ignore pain in the hopes that it will go away. Here, one client shares the story of how he went from crippling back pain to a full recovery.
A Private Yoga Session
You may be surprised to find out that a private yoga session is nothing like a yoga class. Here’s why a private yoga session is worth trying.
The SAID Principle
‘SAID’ stands for Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demand. In other words, the body attempts to get better at the movement that one repeats, strengthening that muscle in that movement.
Breathing for Bone Health
Maintaining good bone health is important in preventing osteoporosis. Breathing techniques are the only physical way to improve rib bone strength and this Three Dimensional Breathing is one of the best methods. Here I explain how.
Osteoporosis & Ways to Prevent It
Most people don’t know they have osteoporosis until they break a bone. Here are many of the factors that contribute to the development of osteoporosis and ways that you can prevent it.
Self-Care & Cell Phones
It’s important to take notice of and limit the amount of cell phone usage each day. Excessive usage has negative effects on heath like insomnia, stress, depression, and more. Take some time away from your phone and focus on self-care.
Change Is Inevitable – Why Not Embrace It!
We can’t control change, but we can control how we react to it. Practice these methods on how to embrace change and experience all the positive results that follow.
Heart Health: Ways to Keep it Healthy
Heart health affects the longevity and quality of one’s life. Why not improve your life by incorporating some of these heart healthy tips in your daily routine?
Strengthening Your Core
Here are the benefits and exercises to develop, maintain and strengthen your core. These are many issues associated with having a weak core.
How to Loosen Tight Hamstrings
Do You Have Tight Hamstrings? Improvement is as easy as 1-2-3. Here are 3 simple tips for prevention as well as how to properly loosen tight hamstrings.
Neck Pain Causes & Prevention
Research has discovered an alarming increase in neck pain, the primary cause and physical changes as a result. Here I share this information with you, along with important tips and exercises for prevention.
Preventing Back Pain
There are many reasons why people experience lower back pain. Here I explain the 5 most common reasons and what you can do to prevent your lower back pain.
The Benefits of Movement
Movement is so important in stretching your joints and keeping them lubricated. Here are some fun creative ways to incorporate movement in your daily life.
What Affects Your Health and Wellness?
This research might get you thinking about your own health and wellness. Including a list of lifestyle choices with a direct impact on health and wellness.
How Could Sitting be Bad for YOU?
Sitting too long is not healthy for our bodies. With the explosion of technology, many lives are not balanced with enough physical activity.
Setting & Keeping Resolutions for 2019
Do you have difficulty setting and keeping resolutions? Here’s a great way to set your goals and intentions and stick with them throughout the entire year!
Customizing Your Movement Routine for Your Body
Customizing your movement routine is key to your success. Generic fitness classes don’t address the individual needs of your body and can work against your goals.
Manage Back Pain: Focus on What You CAN Do
Focusing on what you can do, which includes tracking your daily activities and recognizing your successes, is extremely beneficial when managing back pain.
Affirmations and Visualization to Improve Health
You have the power to improve your health through affirmations and visualization. When combined, these two techniques have a profound and measurable impact on our mind and body.
The Power of Visualization For Your Health
Visualization is a powerful tool that can improve your mindset, your successes, and even your health. Find out how visualization can help you.
Staying Motivated to Exercise
Staying motivated to exercise is a common issue for many. Latest research has shed some light of the barriers and paths to being successful. Here’s how to overcome those challenges and maintain your goals.
Meditation is the CURE
Meditation has gained recognition for having a profound effect on the mind and body, leading to improved overall health and longevity.
Movement is the CURE
Including movement into your day can be the cure to many health issues that plague us later in life. Movement has incredible benefits to overall health and helps promote longevity.
Prevention is THE CURE
Amidst a fervor for pharmaceutical solutions, we overlook a fundamental truth: prevention is the cure in avoiding many ailments as we age.
Rejuvenate and Unwind After a Long Day
After a long day, taking some time to stretch can be a game-changer for your well-being. It will help rejuvenate and relax your body and mind.
Extended Puppy Pose to Transform Your Body and Mind
Extended puppy pose will transform your body and mind. A few minutes each day will help shift your health in a number of positive ways.
Understanding Upper Cross Syndrome
Sedentary Lifestyle and Poor Posture are Key Factors in Upper Cross Syndrome In today's digital age, most of us spend hours hunched over computer screens and smartphones or sitting in comfy chairs watching TV. This sedentary lifestyle, combined with poor posture, can...
A Surprising Predictor of Longevity
A Quest for Longer Life In the quest for a longer and healthier life, people often turn to diets, exercise routines, and other wellness practices to maintain their well-being. While these are undoubtedly essential, an often overlooked indicator of overall health and...
Unlock Flexibility with a Full Body Stretch
In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, we often neglect the importance of stretching and relaxation. The Supta Utthita Tadasana, also known as the Full Body Stretch Pose, is a yoga asana that can help you combat stress, improve flexibility, and rejuvenate your...
The Link Between Hiking, Proprioception and Back Pain
There’s an important link between proprioception, body awareness and the reduced likelihood of developing back pain. Find out more.
How to Prepare Your Body for Hiking
Hiking is quite physically and emotionally demanding. These tips will help you prepare your body for the transition from walking to hiking.
Improving Back Pain: Adopting the “Failure is not an Option” Mindset
Back pain mindset has a big impact on improvement. Determination and a never give up attitude often prevents failure and improves success.
Enjoy Gardening Without Back Pain
If you’re prone to back pain when gardening, there are a few simple things you can do to enjoy your hobby without back pain getting in the way.
How to Cure Neck Pain Fast at Home
Neck pain can have many causes. These stretches will help to reduce and potentially eliminate the pain when practiced on a regular basis.
How Artificial Intelligence Can Benefit the Wellness Industry
Artificial intelligence has potential in the medical field. This poses some great opportunities to assist coaches, trainers and educators in the wellness industry.
Three Exercises to Strengthen Your Abdomen for Less Back Pain
Strengthening your abdomen is a key part of core strength that helps reduce or even potentially prevent back pain.
Back Pain Got You Down? Try Practicing Breathwork
Breathwork is essential tool to help prevent back pain. Understanding how to breathe properly will help you avoid unnecessary back pain.
3 Stretches to Release the Psoas Muscle
Use these methods to determine if your psoas muscle is tight and out of balance and try these 3 stretches to correct issues you have associated this muscle.
Channel Your Inner Athlete for Optimal Health
We all know that feeling. You're in the zone, entirely focused and performing at your absolute best. Every movement seems to flow effortlessly. Time seems to stand still, and you feel invincible. Athletes call this "the zone" or "being in the flow." It's a state of...
Michael Phelps Writes Perfect Ending in Olympic Race
It was August 21, 2004. The place was Athens, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games. During the 2004 Olympics, the US softball team crushed the competition with a score of 51-1. Birgit Fischer, a German kayaker, was the first Olympian to win 2 medals in five...
The Power of Positive Thinking on Back Pain
Positive thinking is extremely powerful and it can be the key element in helping you reduce and recover from back pain and injury.
The Importance of Shoulder Muscles
Many underestimate the importance of shoulder muscles. If shoulder muscles are weak or inactive, it can lead to poor posture and discomfort.
How Chair Yoga Can Benefit Your Health
Regular yoga practice has been shown to provide a plethora of health benefits. These benefits include improved flexibility, joint function, muscle strength, balance and coordination, and more. Suppose you're looking for a way to improve your health. In that case,...
Shoulder or Neck Pain – It Pays to Know the Difference
A study by the National Institute of Health found that approximately 60% of adults aged 65 and older reported experiencing some form of neck or back pain in the past year.
7 Things Employers Know About Your Health
Employers are realizing that supporting employee health is very important to the growth and success of both the business and their employees.
How Improper Alignment Causes Pain and Reduces Mobility
If you’re not maintaining proper body alignment in your everyday activities, that can lead to pain and eventually greatly reduced mobility.
Less Back Pain, Better Posture
Bio-mechanics and spine anatomy are the primary factors in chronic back pain. Improving your posture within various body positions and movement activities, greatly reduces back pain issues.
Causes of Lower Back Pain
About Your Lower Back Pain :: Improving your fitness is one of the best things you can do if you want to live a healthy, active life and prevent lower back pain. First, it is essential to understand the anatomy of YOUR spine and its supporting structures. The spine is...
How to Strengthen Your Core Muscles
When you're not feeling your best, you can't expect to be your best That's why it's essential to take care of your body with regular exercise, including workouts that target your core muscles. Core muscles have a significant impact on how our bodies function. They...
How to Naturally Manage Your Chronic Pain
The most effective treatment to naturally manage chronic pain includes both a variety of traditional medical and complementary techniques.
Difference Between Chronic and Acute Pain
The biggest difference is that acute pain starts quickly and goes away where chronic pain is ongoing typically lasting longer than 6 months.
The Benefits of Yoga
The benefits of yoga go beyond improved flexibility. Studies have shown it improves strength, balance, mobility, pain, awareness and more.
Back Friendly Tips
Improving back pain doesn’t need to be complicated or expensive. Here’s a few simple back friendly tips that will help improve your back pain.
Improving Back Pain Requires Belief & Determination
Just like many other businesses, I get client referrals from local physical therapists. Periodically I check in with them to keep the relationship going. I’d like to share the most significant part of a recent conversation with one physical therapist. The conversation...
Depression Can Affect Anyone
Depression and mental illness in general affects a great number of people. Anyone, including Olympic athletes, can suffer from depression.
Core Strength and Stability
Core strength and stability is dependent on a number of factors. How we walk and sit are two primary elements that contribute, here’s how…
Proper Walking Techniques
Proper walking techniques are essential to keep your body aligned and assure that your muscles work efficiently and effectively.
Health Benefits of Walking
The British Journal of Sports Medicine’s research on walking concluded the health benefits of regular, brisk walks contribute to a long, healthy life.
Do you need an MRI for your back pain?
Sending a patient for an MRI has become one of the first tools in the medical doctors’ toolkit, but it’s not necessarily the best option. Decide what’s best for you.
Shoulder Blade Pain
What is the shoulder blade? The scapula, aka shoulder blade, is a sizable triangular-shaped bone that lies in the upper back surrounded and supported by a complex system of muscles. These muscles work together to help you move your arm. Your arm and scapula are...
Proper Alignment: What’s YOUR Pandemic Posture?
Proper alignment is essential as we find ourselves sitting more than normal. To be in proper alignment when sitting follow these simple guidelines.
Benefits of Daily Stretching
Adding stretching into your weekly routine is essential to increase your strength, flexibility, range of motion and to help keep your muscles healthy.
Life, Happiness & Overall Health
What’s most important in your life? Is it happiness and overall health? What I’ve learned are the keys to living a quality, fulfilling life.
A Choice to Improve Overall Health
A virus is disrupting views on traditional healthcare. As more become aware of the benefits, alternative therapy practices are increasing.
Success Strategies for Winning at the Wellness Game
Tom Brady shared his success strategies for optimum health. Here’s his diet and exercise regimen with tips to achieve your personal goals.
Strong Abdominals Help Reduce Back Pain
Holding your stomach in creates a number of problems physically. Strong abdominals are key to avoiding those problems and offer many benefits at the same time.
Best Laid Plans of Mice & Men
Unplanned or unexpected change doesn’t need to be emotionally difficult. Learn to embrace change and stay positive for both your health and your happiness.
Visualize Like Beth Harmon
My unique skill when teaching yoga is similar to that of Beth Harmon from The Queen’s Gambit. I am able to visualize and execute in the moment based on the needs and desires of those I’m currently teaching.
Does Mindfulness Help with Chronic Pain?
Studies show that mindfulness meditation practice effectively helps reduce pain and improve quality of life for those living with chronic pain
Posture Awareness for Better Overall Health
Improper alignment, it affects us in many negative ways. It’s important to have posture awareness in order to correct damaging behaviors. Here’s why and also how to identify your own alignment issues.
Posture Corrector
A posture corrector is a device useful to a very limited group of individuals. It’s not something to be used by anyone and here’s exactly why.
Meditation Helped Me Heal
Meditation is an amazing way to reduce both stress and pain. Aside from gaining mental clarity, meditation has been proven to help heal the mind, body and soul.
Fight or Flight – An Extreme Stress Reaction
With a perceived threat or danger, our brain has the capability to trigger a fight or flight stress reaction that allows us to react quickly in a time of need. This can save ours or someone else’s life, but it also has the ability to harm. Find out more.
The Cycle of Stress
Stress can be self-perpetuating and this cycle develops easily if not properly dealth with. Here’s more about the cycle of stress and how to break it.
What is Stress & How to Reduce It
Constant, elevated stress levels carry negative side effects and should be addressed. Find out more about what stress is, why it develops, and discover ways to relieve and reduce your stress.
Common Causes of Headaches, Neck Pain & Shoulder Pain
Head, neck and shoulder pain are often linked to inproper alignment. Technology use and sitting are the primary causes of the misalignment.
Conservation
Conservation of resources is beneficial to yourself and the planet. Conservation of energy through lack of movement has the opposite effect.
The Amazing Benefits of a Lifestyle Change
Ever wondered how much a lifestyle change can improve your health? Here’s my story, which includes healing an ailment that doctors told me was permanent.
Reduce Back Pain
Back pain can be different for each of us. Try some of these tried and true methods to help reduce your back pain and get back to living pain free!
Hamstring Muscles: When to Strengthen & Stretch
Strengthen and stretch your hamstring muscles to avoid many issues. These simple stretches will help relieve tight hamstrings and help you move more freely.
Quad Muscles: How to Keep them Strong and Balanced
Quad muscles play an important role in our body, but they can also cause us a lot of discomfort and pain. Use these simple techniques to relieve tight quad muscles and get back to living pain free.
Sciatica: Understanding and Managing Symptoms
Sciatica symptoms are hard to ignore as they can be both painful and concerning. Here’s exactly what it is and ways you can manage, lessen and even help prevent sciatica pain.
Recognizing and Correcting Bad Habits
Bad habits can often be the reason we develop pain. Recognizing bad habits and taking steps to correcting them are key to feeling better physically.
Now is a Good Time to Break Habits and Routines
Did you know our habits and routines can be both good and bad? Here’s something to consider to improve your overall quality of life and happiness and why it’s important to take a step back and learn to be more present.
Hurricane of Change
With the global outbreak of covid-19 and then the tragic death of George Floyd, the world in under stress and dealing with many emotions. Here’s helpful tips to help you cope with the way you are feeling.
How to Improve the Quality of Your Sleep
Here’s why a good nights sleep is crucial for our bodies and our minds to function properly. Try these helpful tips to improve the quality of your sleep.
How To Be More Resilient
Extended isolation is a new experience for most of us. Handling it positively is within our control. Here’s how to become more resilient during isolation.
How Yoga Improves Awareness
Do you find you complete tasks that you don’t even remember doing? Yoga improves awareness which is beneficial to both the mind and the body. Find out more.
Learn From Nature
There is so much we can learn from observing and connecting with nature. Trees are an amazing example of strength, calm, adaptability, perseverance and more!
The Connection Between Pain and Breathing
Breathing is about movement. How you move other parts of the body influences how well you breathe and has a connection to why you might have pain.
Breathe Your Way to Health
Most people don’t realize that proper breathing can improve your health. Follow these simple 3 dimensional breath techniques to enjoy more physical benefit from each breath.
Is Yoga Balanced?
Yoga is a well balanced option for those who need diversity in their regular routine and movements. Find out why this balance is so important for our bodies.
Why Practice Yoga?
There are so many benefits when you practice yoga. Some common benefits of yoga are: grounding, stretching, moving, strengthening, reducing pain and stress, and so much more.
Blue Zones: Lifestyles of those Living Longer
Do you ever wish you could live in a perfect world? Blue Zones might be the place, or as close to perfect as one can get. Their secrets to living longer.
Live Life to the Fullest
Live your life to the fullest. Follow these simple steps and feel the power of focus through meditation, kindness, positivity, forgiveness and appreciation.
Does Standing Cause Back Pain?
There is so much information about how sitting is bad for you. Many experts suggest that standing is better, but is it? Standing can also cause back pain. See why.
It All Started By Serendipity
By chance, through the practice of doing things I love, I found something great to start off the new year. This is serendipity at its greatest and I’m sharing this revelation to help you set attainable goals.
How to Identify and Reduce Negative Stress
Negative stress can be the cause of damaged relationships and emotional turmoil. Next time you’re feeling anxious or stressed, try this to identify, manage & reduce your negative energy.
Ways to Help Reduce Anxiety
Anxiety is very common in this day and age as we learn to navigate all of life’s stresses. These tips are not only great practice for everyone, but it’s especially helpful for those dealing with anxiety. Try them to find out what works best for you.
Injury and the Path to Recovery
I suffered with extreme pain from injury for far too long. If only I knew then, what I know now. My story isn’t just about my path to recovery, it’s also about discovering my true purpose in life.
Recovery from Back Pain
Too often people ignore pain in the hopes that it will go away. Here, one client shares the story of how he went from crippling back pain to a full recovery.
A Private Yoga Session
You may be surprised to find out that a private yoga session is nothing like a yoga class. Here’s why a private yoga session is worth trying.
The SAID Principle
‘SAID’ stands for Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demand. In other words, the body attempts to get better at the movement that one repeats, strengthening that muscle in that movement.
Breathing for Bone Health
Maintaining good bone health is important in preventing osteoporosis. Breathing techniques are the only physical way to improve rib bone strength and this Three Dimensional Breathing is one of the best methods. Here I explain how.
Osteoporosis & Ways to Prevent It
Most people don’t know they have osteoporosis until they break a bone. Here are many of the factors that contribute to the development of osteoporosis and ways that you can prevent it.
Self-Care & Cell Phones
It’s important to take notice of and limit the amount of cell phone usage each day. Excessive usage has negative effects on heath like insomnia, stress, depression, and more. Take some time away from your phone and focus on self-care.
Change Is Inevitable – Why Not Embrace It!
We can’t control change, but we can control how we react to it. Practice these methods on how to embrace change and experience all the positive results that follow.
Heart Health: Ways to Keep it Healthy
Heart health affects the longevity and quality of one’s life. Why not improve your life by incorporating some of these heart healthy tips in your daily routine?
Strengthening Your Core
Here are the benefits and exercises to develop, maintain and strengthen your core. These are many issues associated with having a weak core.
How to Loosen Tight Hamstrings
Do You Have Tight Hamstrings? Improvement is as easy as 1-2-3. Here are 3 simple tips for prevention as well as how to properly loosen tight hamstrings.
Neck Pain Causes & Prevention
Research has discovered an alarming increase in neck pain, the primary cause and physical changes as a result. Here I share this information with you, along with important tips and exercises for prevention.
Preventing Back Pain
There are many reasons why people experience lower back pain. Here I explain the 5 most common reasons and what you can do to prevent your lower back pain.
The Benefits of Movement
Movement is so important in stretching your joints and keeping them lubricated. Here are some fun creative ways to incorporate movement in your daily life.
What Affects Your Health and Wellness?
This research might get you thinking about your own health and wellness. Including a list of lifestyle choices with a direct impact on health and wellness.
How Could Sitting be Bad for YOU?
Sitting too long is not healthy for our bodies. With the explosion of technology, many lives are not balanced with enough physical activity.
Setting & Keeping Resolutions for 2019
Do you have difficulty setting and keeping resolutions? Here’s a great way to set your goals and intentions and stick with them throughout the entire year!