Your Momma Lied…
One of the many things I took home from my dissection is how we are not very special. As a living, breathing, thinking human, you are an amazing piece of machinery and mechanics, but when you think of the physical matter that comprises your form, it is not that...Anatomy Gone Wild
I participated in another anatomy workshop this weekend. I know, you’re probably thinking I am a total anatomy nerd at this point, and guess what? I am! On the menu for this past weekend was Yoga Tune Up® Integrated Embodied Anatomy (are you starting to...The Manual on Being a Human is Here!
I love manuals. For every product I have purchased for as long as I can remember, the first thing I do when I take the item out of the box is read the manual. I love to pull the manual out, and then play with my new toy as I read about all the cool features it does....No Breath? No Life.
“If you can’t breathe, you might as well be dead!” were wise words spoken by the Italian mother of my neighbor. I have been reminded of them throughout my life, most often when suffering from a malady that diminishes my breathing capacity. The motto in our household...The Somanaut Meets the Goddess
I knew going into a 6-day anatomy course would change me. Perhaps I would become a bit more anatomically fluent. Become even more clear as to where things begin and end. Did it happen that way? Of course not, but when do things every happen as we anticipate? I was...Grab the Wheel and Take Control
Did you know that there are people that think that you, as a human, do not know enough about your own body to treat it? That even though you’ve been lugging around the same piece of meat for the last XX years, that there is no way that you, as a normal person,...Seated Hip Stretch (with video!!)
Sitting is terrible for you. Now, if you did not know that or have to sit for work, there is one benefit to having a chair present – seated hip stretches! Here is a quick and easy stretch you can do while seated. With proper alignment, you can help to...Something Lies Beneath…
I watched a young girl perform a back flip on TV this morning. The local news station was covering a local competitive Cheer Squad and the girls were performing tricks behind the reporter and coaches as they talked. This back flipping young girl was being aided by a...Help Me Help you.
Many of us come to yoga to fix something, from a wonky shoulder, tight hamstrings, an unfocused mind, and everything in between. But what if you spent your day focused on proper alignment and posture instead of just waiting for the hour and a half a few evenings to...Hi, I’m Alex!
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