Moving in the Right Direction
Movement is attractive
What attracts you? The definition of attraction is the feeling of being drawn near, or to become the focus of one’s attention. When the body is...
Movement & Meditation for the holidays
Please take a moment to think about the ways you move … sitting, standing up, standing and bending forward, walking or running motion, driving and...
The right remedy for chronic pain
Are you injured? Do you have chronic pain in a particular area? Does the pain come and go depending on what activities you do? Does the discomfort keep you from...
How do I get moving after an injury?
Getting moving after an injury is a problem many people face; whatever interests and activities they pursue. You are not alone! Whether you are a weekend...
Our brains are created to move
Movement is fundamental to human life. In fact, movement is life. Contemporary physics tells us that the universe and everything in it is in constant motion. A...
Accountability and exercise
Do you need accountability with your exercise program? I know I do. I think most of us do if we really want to accomplish challenging goals. For many, adhering...
Health & fitness tips for the holidays
I know it's hard to maintain your healthy regimen over the holidays, but if we don’t keep some measure of discipline over our choices during this...
Exercise for the brain
Why do you exercise? Is it because you like it, or maybe ‘cause it helps you fit into your jeans, or is there a social aspect that drives your choice to...
Improve immune & detox systems
Exercise improves a lot of things. Magazines, newspapers, the news, and your family doctors and health practitioners are all shouting the benefits of exercise....
Posture
Of the 4 postures pictured, which best depicts your posture? As a movement therapist and consultant, I can make a lot of exercise suggestions just by looking...
Detoxify
Detoxifying the body is kind of like giving yourself an oil change every 7000km. Harmful levels of toxins (gasses, acids, bacteria, cholesterol, metals, free...
Pilates vs. yoga
There is a tremendous amount of interest these days in doing yoga and Pilates together. Both are very sophisticated systems of integrative exercise with a lot...
Naked yoga
Yoga offers many different styles of practice. Some like it fast (Ashtanga), some like it slow (Restorative), some like it exacting (Iyengar), some like it...
Joseph Pilates Principles: Part 3
This is the third part of a three-part series of Joseph Pilates philosophic/conceptual principles. The first part was his definition of physical fitness, the...
Joseph Pilates' Contrology: Part 2
I am writing a 3-part series of Joseph Pilates’ philosophy of wellness. The 1st part explained Jo’s definition of physical fitness – the...
Joseph Pilates memoirs: Part 1
The Pilates movement is turning out many styles of training, not unlike yoga. But unlike yoga which is 1000s of years old, Pilates is only about 80 years old....
Mind, body, soul and spirit
I just recently spent four days at an exclusive, executive health retreat called Canyon Ranch Health Spa in Tucson, Arizona. While there, I partook in many...
Vigour and vitality
I recently spent four days at an exclusive, executive health retreat called Canyon Ranch Health Spa in Tucson, Arizona. While there, I partook in many lectures...
Pilates and our body: Part 1
The Pilates movement is turning out many styles of training, not unlike yoga. But unlike yoga which is 1000s of years old, Pilates is only about 80 years old....
Strength for life
Give me strength! But what is strength? Have you ever stopped to consider what is strength and how do you know when you are strong? Is strength measured on how...