Walk the Walk, Part Dog
We tend to think of walking as just something we do to get from one place to another. Mostly, we don’t even think about it until something reminds us there is a problem, like a pain in the knee or… Continue Reading
Walk the Walk
I recently spent the weekend with my husband in Las Vegas. While, not my favorite city to be in, you’ll see the part I had so much fun with was watching people walk. I wish I filmed all the men… Continue Reading
What Your Heart and Vagus Nerve Say to Each Other
What an absolutely eye opening and fascinating conversation I was privileged to have today with Dr Rollin McCraty who is the Executive Vice President and Director of Research at the HeartMath Institute. He has written hundreds of papers on heart… Continue Reading
The HorseBoy Method of Working with Children with Autism
It’s a beautiful day today and everyday at The HorseBoy Ranch in Elgin, Texas. The creator, Rupert Isaacson, who created this this most beautiful way of working with children with autism uses such creative and joyful ways of learning and they… Continue Reading
Vagal Tone and Tourette’s Behavior
“Can we create Tourette’s?” What a strange question to even ask. I pose this question because of a recent abdominal surgery I had. Have no doubt that even when done laparoscopically there is a lot of mucking around that goes… Continue Reading
Every Day in Every Way, I Am Feeling Better and Better
As my mother’s mother used to say, “No one ever said it was easy being a woman.” I always thought that had to do with wearing painfully ‘cute’ shoes. However, I think we can all agree it goes much deeper… Continue Reading
Who Hacked My Back?
Who hacked my back? Was it my little sway in my lower back area? Was it my tweaked knee? Was it my very subtle, yet very important psoas muscle? Well, it goes a little like this… first I had a… Continue Reading
Heart Hug = Vagal Tone, Breathing, and Oxytocin
I just recently I had the pleasure to speak to people about using the “Heart Hug” to increase the beautiful hormone and neurotransmitter, Oxytocin. This healthy chemical that runs through us helps us with excellent health, healing and happiness. It… Continue Reading
Autism
If you think your life is difficult, try living inside autism. J comes for short intensives every couple of months. He does not use words, makes a little bit of eye contact, and still wears diapers for those small… Continue Reading
Vagus Nerve and Tears
Why would working with the Vagus nerve turn on the Parasympathetic Nervous and good strong flow of tears? In case you want to know, your parasympathetic nervous system is in charge of your heart respiration and relaxation response. It… Continue Reading
Criss Cross Applesauce, Connecting diagonals to help someone move and walk
Today I had a wonderful Feldenkrais® client who came to me because of an injury and spinal surgery. He came having a great deal of trouble walking, and even standing with balance and ease. His pain in his legs and… Continue Reading
Run, Run as Fast as You Can, You Can’t Catch Me I’m the Gingerbread Man!
This was Jacob two days ago. Jacob has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, but by his behavior and actions it is more of Autism that really affects him strongly. He comes to me for intensives twice a day for a… Continue Reading