Breathing: Movement as Medicine

Breathing: Movement as Medicine

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...
Stretching: Movement as Medicine

Stretching: Movement as Medicine

Stretching the body is both a science and an art, especially when it’s done carefully and deliberately. What’s more, if you really think about it, stretching can be considered a form of mobilization and vice versa. I define stretching as the normalization of muscles...
How a Foam Roller Releases Your Ab Wall

How a Foam Roller Releases Your Ab Wall

Want to learn a simple technique that can help your body in many ways (emotional, biomechanical and visceral)? In this video, I’ll show you how to release the abdominal wall or what’s called in osteopathy the front panel (the chest, abdomen and quads) with the help of...
The Heart Chakra: The Chakra System Part 4

The Heart Chakra: The Chakra System Part 4

As we continue our journey through the Chakra System to the Heart (fourth) Chakra, our focus begins to move. The first three parts of our series — the Root, Sacral and Solar Plexus Chakras — revolve around an I orientation (Am I safe? What do I want?). Located in the...