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This article from 2012 was lightly edited and updated for new resources in 2020. If you’re interested in feet, check out Our Favorite Feet, Footwear, and Walking Resources. I just got back from teaching an…
Spinning Babies
This article from 2012 was updated in 2020 for light editing and updated resources. You can find all our favorite pregnancy resources gathered in this list. Spinning babies: A. Is a good idea, and…
Tongue exercise.
If you’re interested in reading more on ideas presented in the article below, I suggest reading Move Your DNA, Expanded Edition. If you’d like movement instruction via video, start with Alignment Snacks: A Real Pain…
Crotch Bones
This article from 2012 was lightly edited and updated in 2020. You can find all our favorite pregnancy resources gathered in Moving Well During Pregnancy. This morning my pregnant friend texted me: “Do a blog…
Get Your Butt Here
This post from 2012 was updated in 2020 with some new images, light editing, and updated resources. For more information about how butt function is important to pelvic floor health, read Our Best “Healthy Pelvis”…
“Open Toes, Open Hearts”
Today is National Flip-Flop Day, which is good because both I and the kid did that all night long so I feel ahead of the game. I know, I know. They’re talking about the shoes.…
From the alignment beat
These are just a few of the visual highlights from this week: 1. Poor alignment. It’s not just for women! Now you too, Manly Man, can suffer from degenerative disk disease, pelvic floor disorder, and…
The High Cost of Gas
In case you didn’t know, when tight body spaces (like your colon) need to be looked into, technicians will commonly blow a bit of air into the body to “puff up the work space” like…
First Hike.
We’ve been working on getting our almost 14-month old walking longer and longer distances. Like many of you know, walking with kids is similar to herding cats. They don’t bee-line it as much as stagger…
Finding your hip rotators.
I said, “I know, I’ll film a quick hip rotation exercise at the end of my class to save time.” I filmed it. I also covered the microphone with my hand so the second part…
Alignment, in a sentence.
They say that if you really know your stuff, you can write about it in very concise statements. Well, “They,” I accept that challenge and will attempt to answer the following questions from Facebook in…
“Postural” muscles in PDX
This is what I did Friday in Portland, Oregon: 1. I taught a course and met some really incredible people. 2. I hung out with the Alignment Monkey. 3. I didn’t have any Chai Tea.…