Disrupt: Stuck
It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes I get to my computer and I am not sure what to write. Today is one of those days. I have been sitting in my jury duty holding area trying to find a…
Acquire: Finish That Thought
Yesterday's post introduced a physical disruption, uncaging the ribs. Today, we are going to take that increased mobility and run with it. The point of having access to air is to use it. We need it for operations in the…
Acquire: Don’t Be A Tight A**
Literally. We all spend a lot of time sitting and very little thinking about what we are sitting on. The Glutes take our weight for long periods of time without our even trying to give them a good stretch. Why…
Observe: Pressure
Air pressure that is. How well are you breathing today? Are you looking forward to holidays at the end of this week or are you dreading it? This particular holiday observance can be charged with a good deal of negative…
Disrupt: Um, Wait
Ah, spacers. We do love to hate them. At some point, it became a mark of good speech to be free of um, so, and like in all verbal interactions. In a way, we have taken this a bit far…
Observe: Moments of Panic
You all the know the feeling. You realize you have forgotten something important. Let's say posting to your blog by your deadline. Just me? For you it might be a missed call or appointment, or forgetting to move the car,…
Observe: Hurts So Good?
Many of us live with physical pain and/or discomfort. For some, it cannot be helped and for others following the problem can provide relief. But root causes of and solutions for pain are not the point of today's exercise. Today…
Acquire: Resonance
Resonance: the quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating. Resonance can seem like an abstraction. What does it mean that a voice is deep, full, and reverberating? And, how do you acquire these attributes? Resonance is about…
Disrupt: Move Your Hips
Today is about remembering that your hips are a joint. That your leg connects with the pelvis at this joint and that it helps support the weight of the body. This is not just a set support but a dynamic…
Release: It's Not Just For Breath Anymore
Arguably the most important component of the breathing cycle is the release. We inhale, we exhale (use the air), and then we release so that the cycle can begin anew. An insufficient release makes for tension in the inhalation, an…
