Imagine your looking at a photo of the human body. You're looking at the sort of photo that shows all the muscles. And of course we see only what we see....muscles. Now take that gaze a layer deeper. Not only surrounding our muscles, but classified with three layers (superficial, deep fascia,visceral -also called subserous fascia), … Continue reading Fascia Facts
All It Took Was One Little Turn…..
Squatting 225 lbs, completing hundreds of kilometers in training and 5 and 10k races, 3 healthy pregnancies, thousands of flights of stairs climbed and all it took was one little turn at the campsite and I was down! Literally down on the ground. All I remember was the sound, pop! Then immediate pain followed by … Continue reading All It Took Was One Little Turn…..
Thoughts On Love Locke Day
Couple of thoughts on #lovelockeday: Long before the street was filled with restaurants and coffee shops there were antique shops - lots of them. There was a bookstore that resembled a blend of a hoarder and a perhaps retired librarian. In a good way, since there is really no bad book. I never spent too … Continue reading Thoughts On Love Locke Day
5 Tibetan Rites ~ For Those That Don’t Like Exercise
I discovered this week, for times when you can't just sit for meditation or mindfulness, there's....the 5 Tibetan Rites. Their a system of exercise, well, let's call it movement, that is estimated to being 2,500 years old. Some say it's the fountain of youth. Personally, I took a liking to the rites because of the … Continue reading 5 Tibetan Rites ~ For Those That Don’t Like Exercise
27 in 9 Wrapped Up
In cleaning out my pictures on my phone, I realized that I completed 27 in 9, The Let It Go Challenge and "forgot" to share the wrapping up last 5 days. Well, I didn't completely forget but got busy in letting go. Some big things in my life started to appear that took a … Continue reading 27 in 9 Wrapped Up
Foam Rolling How Tos & Videos
*Three mistakes with using a foam roller. *What it is and isn't: In sharing some how tos on foam rolling, much of what you know about it is contrary to what it actually is. It isn't a workout; yes it can be uncomfortable and painful in the beginning, no it doesn't take a lot … Continue reading Foam Rolling How Tos & Videos
Face The Fear
Great to be back in the sunporch studio with 4 degrees, a temporary break from winter. The minds been running away to places and this space is as calming as it gets to just sit distraction free. Worries and fears are much like pain. Feeding them the attention that they deserve brings them to the … Continue reading Face The Fear
How Much Is A Little Girl worth……..Priceless
You stand on the podium with them and now although it seems like it's over, it's really the beginning-wounds opened-healing begins. Our sport for 20 years, what started as an outlet for a bouncy jumpy two year old. I've often wondered "what if".......we had no gym. "How much is a little girl worth?” Spoken by … Continue reading How Much Is A Little Girl worth……..Priceless
Winter Wellness Workshops – Essential Oils
Apparently, by the time February rolls in 80% of peoples New Years Resolutions have gone by the wayside. Does your "get healthier" goal fall into this? Perhaps we can help you get back on track. WINTER WELLNESS WORKSHOPS designed over the period of 10 weeks, one every two weeks, to introduce you to strategies that … Continue reading Winter Wellness Workshops – Essential Oils
Post Leg Day Restoring
Post leg day.....the heaviness, the soreness; the signs of a good workout, growth is on it's way. IF.......you heed what your bodies signs are and put some strategies in place to support this process. Everything in life has its good and bad side, the light and dark. Just as the breathe that fills our lungs … Continue reading Post Leg Day Restoring