Bad Habits, Not Bad Brain If anyone was convinced about our ability to change our brain, it was John Pepper. In fact he was relentless in spreading the word. The Niagara Region was lucky to have him teach two seminars in October, 2016. An 82 year old man with Parkinson’s Disease and I could barely […]
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Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais was a brilliant somatic teacher. He understood from teaching thousands of lessons and treating countless people that having a free and mobile pelvis was critical to healthy movement. One of Feldenkrais’ iconic lessons is THE PELVIC CLOCK. It was published in 1972 in Moshe’s book Awareness Through Movement. Since then many versions have been described
Apart it from being a Tibetan Custom for showing respect, sticking out your tongue can be therapeutic.The tongue strongly influences the jaw! Try opening your mouth fully with your tongue pulled back toward your throat. Then try opening your mouth with your tongue moving forward and downward like our tiger in the picture. You will find
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What connects all these parts? Now for my OMG moment with a client of mine….She came in with a swollen right knee due to a mis-step in exercise class and in the end we discovered that her tongue position was making her jaw and head shift to the left. Every time she stepped on her
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If you place your hands on the last 2 ribs on each side of your body, you have found where your diaphragm is. The diaphragm is the main mover of air! So, when you think of breathing, tune into this amazing life giving structure. Under your hands you would feel those ribs widen and lift
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The topic of breathing is near and dear to my heart. In the past I have taught workshops on the subject such as “Breathing With Ease” and “Calm Body, Calm Mind – Getting a Handle on Anxiety”. I love the topic because it is a function that can strongly influence our vitality. It is unconscious,
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Including your ribcage in your self image is a good start in understanding what a healthy back involves. When you bend over, turn to look over your shoulder or reach with your hand to get something your ribs are involved. In truth the ribcage covers most of your torso. The first 12 vertebrae of the
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Do you have trouble doing squats or bending forward to pick something off the floor? Chances are your bum is in the wrong place. To be precise we are talking about the pelvis being behind you and not tucked under you, as you can see from the images below. For my 20 years of
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If you are finding it hard to sort out your breathing and struggle to find a natural, relaxed rythym, this lesson can be very useful. It is not a perscription to “proper” breathing, but rather a way to interfer with bad habits, and reestablish an easier, calmer breath. 4 Phase Breathing is also know as
The problem with stretching is that we often overstretch the area that is most flexible in the first place. Why do we do this? Areas that are chronically lengthened tend to hurt more then the shortened, tight areas. Massage Therapists knows this. The sweet pain you get when your therapist hits that “knot” is in
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