Shoulder Injuries Suck
Bruise Day 2 I’M BACK! I just moved into a new apartment and the last few weeks have been NUTS! I know that very few people actually enjoy moving, but I moved so often in college, I never accumulated enough stuff to make it too stressful. Moving in college also...Rebuilding Your Foundation Post-Injury
Did you know that after your body is injured, it does everything in its power to not only protect the injury, but to also forget it? Without you even being aware, your body begins to tighten the surrounding tissues, forming a cast with the neighboring muscles and...Change, schmange. It’s only as big of a deal as you make it!
Change is scary. Thought of a new job or a new opportunity, new house, EEEKKKS!! But change and challenge are excellent for you. They help you to grow as a person and try (and accomplish!) things you never thought possible. You honestly can never be 100%...An Alpha A Day…
This week is Alpha ball week on the Holla For Some Mala Facebook page! Each day I will be posting a new video with techniques specific to the Yoga Tune Up® Alpha ball.What technique would you like to see? Come join the action on Facebook! Post by Holla for Some...Put an End to Back Pain
For many people, back pain is a daily occurrence. While much of it has to do with our posture and positioning throughout the day, another offender is a muscle of the lower back, the quadratus lumborum (QL). If you’re working on better posture throughout the day...Can You Be Brave?
Sometimes it’s lonely being the only person in a group who advocates for self-care and pain-free living through precise posture and movement. I remember a yoga teacher telling me that she couldn’t always stand in Tadasana because it looked too stiff. I...Think Globally, Not Locally
Yesterday, I had the awesome opportunity to return to a cadaver lab. A professor in the California State University, Northridge Physical Therapy Department, Dr. Beth, and her wonderful graduate students spent the day showing 20 body nerds relevant structures for our...Self-Empowerment is the New Black
Sometime between the founding of the American Medical Association in 1847 and today, our entire standard of care in this country has changed. I imagine that before there were specialties for every organ, cell, and part of your body, that doctors had to know about the...Is it Really Genetic?
A friend on Facebook recently posted a video of her 1-year old baby walking. It was fascinating to watch as I am not a mother and did not spend a lot of time around young cousins or neighbors as babies. While some of the other viewers were excited that the baby was...Hi, I’m Alex!
Tension. Soreness. Cranky. Achy.
These are all nice words for pain - and pain is something you don’t have to just deal with.
When you don’t feel good - everything suffers. Your relationships, Your home life, Your work life.
You’re not YOU when you’re in pain.
You can change the unchangeable starting today.
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