Guest Writer: Shelia Olson Self-care is more than just a trendy term thrown around by yoga junkies. GoodTherapy.org describes self-care as any action you take toward reaching peak physical and mental well-being. It involves caring for yourself through your daily activities, such as getting enough sleep, providing your body with nutrition, and taking the […]
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Do you Trust Your Body?
Feeling versus Thinking When I place my hands on a client or patient, I don’t necessarily know what their body needs. I can come up with plenty of hypotheses. I can do special tests, and postural analysis, and think critically about their symptoms. But when I place my hands on a client’s body, I listen […]
Barefoot
Do you barefoot? Have you seen people running or at the gym in those silly looking shoes and wondered what why they wore them? Or maybe you’ve noticed the occasional fitness expert walking outside barefoot. Maybe you even heard your holistic friend talking about the benefits of grounding. If you wonder what everyone is […]
Breathe
The Best Way to Breathe Recently, I have heard several theories about the “right way to breathe.” Every expert has a great idea on how to breathe and how not to breathe. Often, they suggest their way of breathing is THE BEST. Studying this, I discovered what a surprisingly controversial subject breathing could become. It always […]
What’s in your Beauty Products?
By Presh Ashe Healthy Food, Healthy Body Over the past 10-15 years, information telling us that what we put IN our bodies matters has resurged. We see the list of “dirty dozen” fruits and vegetables; we know it’s best to buy organic meat. Also, we know that we harm our bodies or our health by […]
Activate Anti-Gravity Muscles
How to turn on and strengthen your anti-gravity muscles naturally Anti-gravity muscles hold your body up against gravity. As I’ve mentioned in other posts and web pages, these muscle’s size also correlates with decreased back pain. I use the GravityFit program to activate and strengthen these muscles. However, I want to provide some options […]