When you hear the word chaos, what immediately comes to mind? For most of you, chaos is defined by what Merriam-Webster’s dictionary calls a state of utter confusion or entropy. Actually, there’s two kinds of chaos, like the aforementioned one while the other is...
What does the term cheap food really mean to you? For too many people, it’s finding a cheap “meal deal” at one of the six palaces of fast food you see at nearly any busy street corner around the world… Yes, it’s cheap and fast, but it’s contains so many artificial...
Previously, I’ve used fire as a symbol when we talk about our bodies, particularly when the subject is exercise. Unfortunately, most people only focus on the fire principle, the catabolic state in which tissue breaks down, and forget about the other half of the...
Many people complain to me about their inability to achieve their dreams and goals. Unfortunately, a lot of them can’t be bothered with even writing them down or just paying attention to what their dreams are telling them. However, I believe if people can embrace the...
Which portion of the average workout is neglected or just plain forgotten by so many people in the gym? I’ve seen so many people jump into their workout routine and skip the most important part — the warm-up — that I want to share with you how I get ready for...
I use the working-in concept so much in my videos, that I often assume you know what I’m talking about… Working-in is all about pumping, meaning pressure fluctuations which cause fluids to move throughout the body. Also, working-in should be ideally coupled with...
How many of you are experiencing problems with poor concentration, an inability to relax or feeling present with your self and others? Based on my long career working with clients from all walks of life — from athletes to people stuck in cubicles during the best of...
If you get anything out of this portion of my Movement as Medicine series, it’s understanding what stabilization really means. Stabilization amounts to the ability to contain and conduct the flow of energy and information throughout your body. Why is this emphasis so...
Need some simple Primal Pattern® movement medicine to get more out of workouts in the gym? This week, I want to share the Duck Walk, an exercise that’s good for athletes especially those who do mixed martial arts and wrestling and guys like me who get down really low...
When you feel pain, let’s say in your foot, are you really sure that’s where it started? Any one joint in the body can create a kinetic effect on every other joint in the body, according to the research. So how do you figure out where the problem is? For example, a...
Who doesn’t need more harmony in their lives? This week, I want to share a set of skills I’ve developed for my clients to help you create more harmony (ones that I use quite regularly too). Creating more harmony in your life doesn’t mean there won’t be lots of work to...
As I’ve said so many times, breathing is essential. You can live without food and water for days, but you will sustain permanent brain damage in anywhere from 4-6 minutes if you don’t breathe. Every cell in your body requires a regular supply of oxygen, the basis of...
