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This post was updated February 2020 to expand it, improve editing, and update the resources! If you have a body (hey, that’s you!), or work with others to teach them how to move their body,…
My trip to UTAH
I’ve been back from my tour of Utah for a week. Here are 10 things I did while I was there: 1. Got my haircut at a very cool place called Butterfly Jac. It was…
(More) ABCs
Anatomical Science is really a misnomer as the Western classification system of tissues is fairly rudimentary, filled with cultural bias and just plain incorrect sometimes. To me, the worst is the origin-insertion model of muscle…
Katy Goes Big Pharma
I’m so excited, I’ve finally invented my first drug. It’s for osteoporosis, so I know it will sell like hot cakes. In case you are wondering, “aren’t there already a lot of drugs for osteoporosis…
Walking, with kids.
Kids need a TON of movement. Some of that movement should be play, some should be using their upper body to swing and hang, and a lot of it should be walking. This is important…
10 Reasons to NOT go out in the snow
This is what happens when all the stores, schools and post-offices are closed and I have my Earth rain boots doubling as snow shoes and a video camera:
Resolution Check
Maybe you make resolutions at the beginning of the year and maybe you don’t. Maybe you “made” them, but you didn’t actually write them down so you wouldn’t actually be accountable to them, or anything.…
A Note to Human Resources
This Facebook comment prompted today’s post: “3 of us at work used empty paper boxes to raise our keyboards and have been standing for about 6 months now. At first it was a bit tough,…
Cramping your (neck) style
Today, I’m giving you a challenge: Stop lifting your chin. Somewhere along the lines of your life, you started lifting up your chin. This habit starts for any number of reasons, including: You were told…
“Welcome to Costco, I love you.”
Here’s a fun fact: By 2040 there will be an estimated 80,000,000 postmenopausal women in the United States alone. Here’s another fun fact: There was one, particularly non-postmenopausal woman at Costco on Friday. Which was…
Un-pimp your ride.
Being an alignment specialist, my facilities have often been listed under Alignment in the phone book. Which means that yes, I have received the inevitable phone call, asking how much I charge for fixing mal-aligned…