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Let Me Hear Your Body Talk
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“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, hamstring and lower back pain, unconsciously shifting his weight to his opposite side as he moved. Like so many of us, he’d shrugged it off until the moment his body finally forced him to listen — occasionally taping his knee when it hurt, and reluctantly allowing me to give him bodywork on the couch, but generally putting the discomfort aside to keep up with life. It’s easy to dismiss those early signs — after all, life is busy, and the body is remarkably good at adapting around small problems. But when we ignore discomfort, rely on temporary fixes, or push through without recalibration, those minor issues quietly compound. By the time the “big moment” arrives, it’s rarely a surprise to the tissues involved — only to us. 3 Questions to Get Ahead of Injury So how do you catch those signals before they escalate? Start here: 1. Where am I favoring one side? 2. What keeps getting tighter, no matter how much I stretch? 3. What activities have I quietly stopped doing? That’s why I designed this week’s free workout — to help you tune in before trouble starts. Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself → 12-Minute Reset This weekend I’m sharing a powerful 12-minute self-assessment and rebalancing routine. It’s my go-to tool for catching tension, misalignment, and imbalance before they spiral into pain or injury. Whether you use it as a warmup or a midday reset, this simple sequence will help you move better, feel better, and stay ahead of trouble. Think of it as a tune-up, not just a fix — useful whether you’re managing old aches or simply want to stay ahead of trouble. If you’re ready to build even more resilience and stay ahead of the small things before they become big things, these upcoming courses are designed with you in mind. Upcoming Courses: Build Resilience Before You Need It Resilient by Design — May 15 In person at Pilgrim's Way Bookstore in Carmel, CA or via Zoom; recording included. Wide Sling + Loops: Core Setup Strategies — June 7 The Source Awakens: Foundations of Proprioceptive Training — June 14 J.E.D.I. Spine Tricks Trilogy — June 20–22 @ Seattle Changing Room On a Personal Note As for us — Iran’s MRI is scheduled for this Sunday, and we’re hoping for the best. Amid the frustration of injury, we’ve been so touched by the generosity of friends and community: crutches appeared within hours, a circulating ice machine landed at our door, and offers of help keep rolling in. It’s a powerful reminder that healing isn’t just a physical process — it’s a relational one. And whether I’m working with a client one-on-one, teaching online, or leading a workshop, it always comes back to this: helping people listen to their bodies before they break. So this week, may your body whisper kindly to you — and may you be wise enough to listen. Warmly, |
Domini Anne
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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...
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