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Nice to know you.
Information, inspiration, exercises and discoveries to build confidence, create more ease of movement and reduce pain.
Help Your Hips Help Your Posture.
Creating a better working relationship between the hips and the shoulders can vastly improve your posture.
Are My Hips Causing Bad Posture?
The shoulder and the hips are inextricably linked -- especially when it comes to posture.
I Don’t Have Time To Exercise. Ah, but you do!
The number one excuse not to exercise? Time. Once you start thinking about exercise differently you’ll always be able to find time for it.
Heel-Glute-Hip Connection
Pressing into your heel helps energize the back line of the leg, up into the hamstrings and the glutes. It can help the hips work more efficiently.
Should This Feel Good?
One of Pigeon’s benefits is relieving stress and worry. But, if getting into the position is stressful, it’s not good for your emotional health. Here are some easy alternatives.
Should This Feel Good?
One of Pigeon’s benefits is it stretches the groin. This area is often tight and Pigeon can be an intense stretch, making overstretching more likely.
Neuroplasticity. Your new BFF.
In the same way you can learn to play the piano by practicing, your body can also learn to move in ways that are more efficient and potentially cause less pain, irritation or inflammation.
Should This Feel Good?
More on our love/hate relationship with Pigeon Pose and alternatives for a deep glute stretch.
Should This Feel Good?
A series demystifying “internet popular” exercises that leave you asking, “should this feel good?”.
What Kind of Mover Are You?
My definition of mover had been someone who moves because they enjoy it. And, for a very long time, I didn’t.