A Surprisingly Simple Exercise for Your Pelvic Floor and Low Back

Your pelvic floor muscles are located at the very bottom of your pelvis. You need them to go to the bathroom, keep your internal organs healthy and inside your body, AND perform a vital role in maintaining your spine health. There are everyday chronic habits like holding in the stomach, tucking the tailbone under, and […]
How to Relieve SI Joint Pain with Your Breath and the Pilates Roll Down

A common cause of sacroiliac joint dysfunction is a lack of movement and one of the most powerful, yet overlooked tools for relieving back and SI (sacroiliac) joint pain is your breath. A common cause of sacroiliac joint dysfunction is a lack of movement. When you inhale and exhale, this innate action […]
Hip Flexor Relief Workshop Part 3: Hamstrings, Inner Thighs & Back

In this third and final segment of the Hip Flexor Relief mini-workshop, you’ll find a combination and blend of exercises inspired by Fascial Fitness™, Kit Laughlin, Katy Bowman, and Marie José Blom. While the theme of this course is the hip flexors, my goal with every workshop is to give you a blend of […]
Hip Flexor Relief Workshop Part 2: Posterior Hips

I hope you enjoyed the first part of the Hip Flexor Relief Workshop. In part one of our mini workshop, we focused on release exercises specifically for the hip flexors and quads. In part two, we’ll focus on the backside of the hips and you’ll learn a couple very effective exercises inspired by Kit […]
A Free Mini Workshop for Your Hip Flexors

Last August we filmed a mini-workshop called Hip Flexor Relief. We intended it to be our very first paid online class. But, one thing led to another and the production of the video was put on hold. Fast forward a bit and today we have exciting changes happening behind the scenes at the studio […]
The Flamingo Stretch for Chronic Sitters and Heeled-Shoe Wearers

We’ve talked a lot about how frequent daily sitting over time shortens the muscles and soft tissue on the front of your hips and we’ve demonstrated an effective stretch to help with shortened, painful hip flexors. We’ve also talked about how the lifted heels in shoes can shorten your calves; even the smallest heel in a […]