Hi Reader, Thanks to everyone who tuned in (or set an alarm!) for Thursday’s IG Live on the Gyrotonic Method and bone density. The questions were smart, the conversation was rich—and if you missed it, I’ve got you covered. 🎥 Here’s the replay: We talked about: Whether overhead work with the Wingmaster can replicate heavy lifting If jumping on the JSB with max resistance creates enough impact How much challenge is actually required to stimulate bone growth And most importantly: How do we layer...
17 days ago • 1 min read
My hands gripped the edges of the table as I took another breath and focused on relaxing the area beneath my left scapula. The needle bit into my skin, searing a path down my back as I exhaled slowly, keeping perfectly still while tension rippled through my body. Then ...Release. A magnificent flood of warmth spread across my system. The moment the needle lifted, my body melted. Relief washed through me like an internal tide, eclipsing the distress signals that had overwhelmed me just seconds...
22 days ago • 4 min read
We all have that moment—when a movement doesn’t quite land until we meet resistance. You’re in a stretch, a twist, a reach… and then someone places a hand on your back, or you press your foot into a wall, or your fingers catch the edge of something firm. And suddenly—your whole body clicks. The shape organizes itself. You feel connected from end to end. The motion stops leaking and starts resonating. Why? Because resistance is clarifying. It gives the nervous system something tangible to...
29 days ago • 1 min read
It’s funny how we take on a diagnosis—as though that assessment (coming through the mouth of a professional) now defines our physical form. Frozen shoulder. Fallen arches. Or my personal favorite: leg length discrepancy. I typically respond to “I have one leg that’s longer than the other” with: “The day I meet a symmetrical human is the day I know the cyborgs have taken over the Earth.” But really, the answer is more nuanced than that. Leg length can appear to vary for all sorts of...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
June 20-22 ( And now, back to the dance floor ) Wiggle it … just a little bit. 🐉
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Last Thursday, I gave a talk at Pilgrim’s Way Bookstore in Carmel called Resilient by Design. We gathered among garden statues in the dome to explore how stress lives in the body—not just as tension, but as strategy. Your nervous system is predictive. It doesn’t wait for something to go wrong; it prepares in advance for what it expects. A spine that stiffens. A breath that stays high. A core that braces instead of supports. These aren’t flaws. They’re brilliant adaptations built for...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much our bodies carry for us, Reader — quietly, often without complaint, and often without us even noticing. We push through tension, override exhaustion, ignore the whispers of discomfort until suddenly they’re no longer whispers: the back seizes up, the breath shortens, the jaw tightens until it aches. But here’s the shift I’ve been sitting with lately: What if those signals aren’t just irritations to be managed, but invitations to be answered? That...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
“Can you give me the number for a doctor please. I really hurt my knee this time. I barely even started running and it popped. Can’t put any pressure on it. I’m gonna ice on the couch.” That was the message I got Monday night from Iran, my husband, when he should have been at his first softball game of the season. He didn’t even make it to first base before his knee gave out. And while it felt like a sudden disaster, the truth is, his body had been speaking up for months — a tight IT band,...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
The other day, I caught myself staring at a crack in the pavement—not just looking, but really seeing it: the way it branched like a lightning strike frozen in concrete, the tiny tufts of green pushing their way through. And it struck me: attention isn’t passive. It’s an act of creation. Where we place our focus, we build structure. In our bodies, it’s no different. Muscles don’t just grow from motion; they grow from intention. Coordination isn’t automatic; it’s crafted through repeated...
2 months ago • 2 min read