We just finished our first weekend program of Ruthy Alon’s, “Walk For Life®” course. It is based on using walking poles to help encourage upright walking. Rather than leaning heavily into the poles like many walkers do, we use them… Continue Reading
Sometimes we can think life has burned us down to the ground. However, if we look at our Nature around us we can see otherwise. Just a few months ago, Southern California suffered the ravages of what seems like our… Continue Reading
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
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 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
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
“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
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? 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
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
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
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