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I wrote a while back about the muscles of the eye. I’ve said it before, but that rarely stops me from saying it again. The length of your muscles create physiological states in the body.…
Things I find very scary.
1. Mannequins. Not because they are painfully more fashionable than I, but because they are good at reflecting the status quo. And right now, the status quo looks like this: 2. The fact that one…
Year of the Upper Body
I’ve decided that 2012 will be the year I dedicate to unprecedented upper body strength, of course knowing that upper body strength requires middle and lower body strength, which requires a suppleness to all tissues,…
ROLLING OR THUNKING LIKE A BALL?
This article from 2011 was edited and updated with new photos and resources in 2020. To find more healthy pelvis information, check out this list of Our Best “Healthy Pelvis” Resources. I’m trying to write…
Be a Biomechanic!
This post from 2011 was edited, updated, and expanded in 2020. This is one of a handful of our favorite articles on walking, including topics covering what various “walking parts” do as well as other…
Walking or Bouncing?
This post from 2013 was edited, updated, and expanded in 2020. This is one of a handful of our favorite articles on walking, including topics covering what various “walking parts” do as well as other…
About This Blog
This blog was originally set up for students and graduates our whole-body alignment/biomechanics course at the Restorative Exercise Institute. Back then, everyone reading it already had a certain amount of information — at least 7…
Snapping Psoas, Hidden Tiger
This post was updated February 2020, to include new images, updated resources and some editing to make it more clear (I’m a better writer nine years later. Maybe.). Have you ever gotten up from a…
5 Tips on Saving Your Knees
If you’re interested in reading more on ideas presented in the article below, I suggest reading Dynamic Aging. If you’d like movement instruction via video, start with our Movement Multivitamin. Today is my mom’s birthday.…
Open your ribs, open your mind.
We all can use better shoulder, rib, and waist mobility for optimal breathing. I’m going to teach you a stretch that helps. Side Bend: Standing up in your own personal version of “straight”, reach your…
GET OFF YOUR TAILBONE (AND MOVE YOUR PIRIFORMIS)
This article from 2011 has been edited and updated April, 2020. Find more pelvis and pelvic floor articles, exercises, and recommendations at “Our Best “Healthy Pelvis” Resources.” The sacrum—the bone that sits at the bottom…
Under Pressure
I wrote Under Pressure Part One and Part Two in 2011 and in 2016, they were expanded into a full section of Diastasis Recti: The Whole-Body Solution to Abdominal Weakness and Separation. If you’re wondering…