Thanks to all who participated in our poll regarding your interest in a springtime Walking and Yoga one-day retreat. My partner-in-walking-crime Stephanie Harding and I both got a lot of feedback from you with a fairly even breakdown between May and June preferences. Given that, AND that we found more fabulous walks than we can possibly host this year (hint hint on 2017), we’ve decided …
Help – I’ve Got Blackberry Thumbs!
I can usually predict that my clients and students will have joint issues in their hands during the winter, but it’s now spring and the complaints are still coming in. It may be a weather-related thing, but I suspect a different culprit. Our hands and wrists are home to some of the body’s true workhorse joints, about 27 of them on each side, give or …
Managing Chronic Back Pain
At any given moment, approximately 20-30% of us are in the throes of an episode of acute, nonspecific back pain. The American Spinal Decompression Association speculates that at least 80% of the US population will experience mild to severe pain lasting anywhere from a month to many years at some point in their lives. The source of pain may vary, …
The Essential Low Back Program
A science-backed program for chronic back pain Six Tuesday Evenings: September 13 – October 18 6:30-8:30 PM This course covers the most common low back dysfunctions, including hypo- and hyper-mobility, S.I. destabilization, pelvic misalignment, scoliosis, and lumbar-disc conditions. Via lecture, adapted postures, supportive breath work, and other self-management tools, participants will learn to alleviate pain and cultivate strength and stability. Tuition …
Are You Due for A Fresh Start?
Longer daylight hours, warming temperatures, and mornings punctuated by hopeful chirping sounds herald the onset of spring. At last! The air is redolent of flowering trees. A joyous explosion of pinks, purples, greens, and yellows is erupting from the thawing earth. The world exudes regeneration. These signs of spring invite us to consider the possibilities for new growth inside ourselves, too. The …
Next 3-Day Yoga And Walking Retreat October 21-23
Please join me and my colleague Stephanie Harding for our third annual fall celebration Embrace Autumn! This retreat will be held at the fabulous Stony Point Retreat Center, where we will enjoy exclusive residence of the Gilmore Sloane House, a 150-year-old Victorian mansion with period furnishings. All the rooms have ensuite baths & accommodate 2 people. Meals are included, prepared with …
Feel Like Taking A Walk?
As you may know Stephanie Harding and I have been jointly sponsoring daylong and weekend retreats combining the complimentary pursuits of Yoga and Walking in Nature. From experience, a number of you also realize how darned much fun these events can be. Our upcoming October 21-23 workshop at Stony Point–about an hour north of the city–is already more than halfway …
On Veterans Day, a Way to Say Thanks.
Would it surprise you to learn that the single largest cause of medical discharge from the Armed Forces for people under 40 is arthritis? More specifically, post traumatic osteoarthritis. It’s largely the result of the intensive conditions of the job: Carrying around 60- to 100-pound packs in extreme temperatures; The rigors of basic training; and the autonomic nervous system response …
“Take a Deep Breath” Or Don’t!
In the face of acute stress, either our own that of another person in the midst of panic mode, it’s almost a certainty that someone will utter an instruction to, “Take a deep breath.” Who hasn’t been there? But good intentions aside, stop for a moment and consider how helpful that advice actually is. Coaching a deeper the breath through a respiratory system in contraction mode …
Does Multitasking Make Us More Efficient? Not So Much…
January may kick off the calendar year, but for me Autumn marks the start of a new work year. It’s time to shake off the last vestiges of summer and plunge back into the rhythm of business–and busyness. The crisp, cool air, nature’s riotous color show, and the fragrant scent of everything from farm stand apples to boxes of unsharpened pencils …