Read time: 5–6 minutes A story of communal loss of focus Why movement is the antidote to mental chaos The healing power of group movement Two chances to show up live this July I came to while striding through my kitchen. A dirty coffee cup in one hand, the other holding a single sneaker and my cellphone—still open to an Atlantic article that had caught my eye in the news feed. Abruptly back in my body, I had no idea where I was headed or what I planned to do, but it was clear that the hour...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Do you ever have those fleeting moments where it feels like you are living outside of space and time? When you’re lost in creative flow, or consumed by a passion project? Or even just as you wake up in the morning Reader —suspended in the strange in-between, your dream-self dissolving as the aches of your body and the weight of the world settle in. How many times have you wished you could live in an alternate timeline? One where your body didn’t hurt, where circumstances unfolded differently,...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
There are moments—like this week—when the world feels like too much. You open the news and it hits before you can brace: airstrikes. university occupations. protest crackdowns. leaders falling. systems unraveling. And yet somehow, you’re still expected to reply to emails, make dinner, smile at strangers in the grocery store. The body knows something is wrong, even when we keep moving through our day. This past Saturday, just 90 minutes before teaching The Source Awakens, I was out walking my...
3 months ago • 2 min read
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...
3 months 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...
3 months 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...
3 months 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...
3 months ago • 1 min read
June 20-22 ( And now, back to the dance floor ) Wiggle it … just a little bit. 🐉
3 months 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...
3 months ago • 2 min read