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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We spend a lot of time sitting down. Unarguably too much time. Since we do it so often, we really should consider the body's alignment in the sitting position. Did you know that our pelvis provides a fabulous pair of…
Yesterday was a big day for many people, of joy and sorrow. Triumph at a race completed, sorrow at the losses at a historic cathedral and a sacred mosque -- so many ups and downs we will never hear about.…
It seems that many people believe that their arms begin at the shoulder socket. They use their arms in this way and in doing so put a lot of stress on the shoulder. The arm is actually like a wing…
Clearly, you are alive which means some breath is getting in. The problem is not with baseline survival it is with an abundance of air. Enough air to satisfy survival, optimal health, AND a wealth of communication. Stop thinking about…
Most of us were trained to sit still, stand still, and generally be still. These bodies, however, were not built for it. Bodies need to move. Your challenge today is to take the stairs, stand more, and/or have a 3-minute…