Relieve Forearm, Shoulder and Neck Pain with the Thumb Stretch
Our hands are an easily overlooked part of the body when it comes to release work and alignment. We rarely even think about our hands, and everything we use them for, until something hurts or stops working. Consider everything you use your hands for every day: making food, typing, texting, cleaning, gardening, driving, just to […]
A Subtle Hip Flexor Stretch that Releases Hidden Tightness
Your body adapts to the way you use it every day. For example, when you walk, your hip flexors stretch to one length and, when you sit, they become dramatically shorter. This flexibility according to need is very important. If you spend a lot of time sitting every day, your body eventually learns that you […]
A Simple Tip for Back Imbalances, Including Scoliosis
Not only is today’s video easy to add to your routine, it’s also responsible for helping me make some of my most positive corrections to the muscle imbalances in my back. My muscle imbalances are mostly related to scoliosis, but the way I used to hold my body made my scoliosis worse and I had no idea at […]
How to Maintain Knee, Ankle, Hip and Pelvic Floor Health with a Simple Squat
Squatting multiple times daily is one of the best ways to maintain knee, ankle, hip and pelvic floor health while also keeping arthritis at bay. But in our Western culture, squatting is an ability many of us have lost because we’ve stopped going all the way to the ground and instead stop our range of […]
This Simple Pelvic Alignment Exercise Will Surprise You
I’ve come a long way in my personal alignment journey over the last decade. I can totally relate to the challenge and awkwardness that goes along with changing not-so-great habits we’ve unknowingly built into our body. For example, I used to walk and sit with my tailbone tucked underneath me and this felt completely normal and […]
How to Activate Your Core Correctly with the Drawstring Technique
In the last post we touched upon some of the negative impacts of habitually sucking or holding your stomach in. So now you may find yourself asking, “Well, then how am I supposed to find my abdominals in Pilates, or any other ‘core workout’ without just pulling my belly button in toward my spine?” This […]