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So much has changed this year. I know many of you grieve the loss of physical closeness with friends, the simple luxury of sitting in a coffee shop or browsing through the supermarket. Like me, some of you have lost people incredibly dear to you.  Others have lost livelihood.  Collectively, we suddenly have come face to …

Like the Cold And Sparse Beauty Of Winter, There is Also A Beauty In Grief And Loss. Read More »

Approaching grief is anchoring me in the here and now with all its paradoxes. Currently, grief is like a rock in the pit of my stomach. It is dense, hard, and immovable as it sits heavily. My tears wear away at this rock. My tears, the flow of my own water -especially the salt water -will …

Finding Space in the Midst of Grief Read More »

If you are often  overwhelmed with thoughts, sensations or emotions, or feel like life is rushing at you,  you might be a highly sensitive person (HSP). If that is the case,  developing your embodiment (also called interoception) can help you stay calm and relaxed no matter how high your sensitivity level. What is interoception? Interoception is …

What Embodiment Offers People with HSP Read More »

I have been thinking a lot about how our country and many of our lives feel so discordant or just strangely different. The covid lock down was so sudden and unexpected. We lost the steadiness of predictability and access to many of the usual ways we stay relaxed. That is certainly what some of this …

COVID-19: Feeling Regulated and Finding Action in Despair Read More »

Most Yoga therapists I know face all types of challenges from clients. Chronic pain, incomplete recovery from surgery, problems due to disease and high levels of stress keep raising. Many clients can’t even do the most basic yoga without exacerbating symptoms. As a yoga therapist and someone who has been helping with bodily structure and …

Why I use Somatic Movement as a Yoga Therapist Read More »

As a teacher and coach, I use metaphor and imagery to stimulate where I think a therapeutic experience could be had. But, I ask it it to arise from the natural wisdom of my clients body. This healing movement is very typically underneath their conscious knowledge and often it takes time for their understanding to …

Image and Change- How conscious anatomy changes you. Read More »

Yesterday I had the honor of teaching a movement and yoga class for people with PD at a conference sponsored by Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Center. I had a room of about 150 PD patients and caregivers. I won’t ever see most of these people again so I felt a lot of urgency about giving them …

Fascia Based Yoga and Movement for Parkinson’s Disease Read More »

I have often been asked how to use the easy and supportive movements we learn through Original Body Wisdom in fitness, weight lifting, yoga and strength training. So, I am offering a course that will teach you how how to use relaxation as the basis for your power. This might sound counter intuitive but it isn’t at all. The truth is, we …

Build Strength from Natural Rhythm and Ease Read More »

Did you know that slouching can cause emotional distress and physical pain and limitation? A health psychology randomized trial study has shown that slumped participants used more negative emotion words, sad words, expressed being more at the affect of events and used fewer positive words. You know when you feel badly it’s hard ot have pep and to …

The Ihunch sHuffle Read More »

I have no doubt you know that your core (abdominal and spinal) strength and flexibility have a powerful effect on all parts of your body.Maybe people sense this instinctively by tightening their gut to stand taller. But did you know that your limbs and especially your extremities have a profound effect on your core? Yes, How …

Strong, Flexible and Pain Free = Happy Body Read More »