Did you know that a little mindful foot work could help our troubled feet and knees? Im not talking about fancy foot work either. More like what preceded our baby steps as we developed. Do you have sensitive feet, the ones which dont like to walk over stones or rocks. Ouch! I remember those days [...]
Pains in the shoulder, stiffness, weakness and even pain while sleeping on the side can be lessened with a simple set of exercises for rotator cuff. Over time, the situation can become chronic or if youve had surgery, it may be necessary to keep the shoulder functional. The rotator cuff area allows us to both [...]
I didnt exactly make the Hall of Fame, yet I managed somehow to survive the nearly 20 years of fibromyalgia (chronic pain) and make the Wall of Fame at the University of Texas. The Wall of Fame houses the pictures of students who won various intramural sports competitions. Little did we know we were headed [...]
Somatics is the reverse way to lengthen muscles. Instead of stretching, you can use the brains motor cortex to reset the muscles back to comfort. Heres how somatics works You target the area you want to lengthen. You contract those those tissues by being mindful of what it is you are doing. With somatics you [...]
Dont let the young punks think there arent any things we cant do in terms of anti aging. Anti aging at 86 While trying to find a means to anti aging may be filled with ideas on what to eat, what exercises to do and what good company to be in contact with. Watch this [...]
We often hear about a core workout. So how do we go about knowing what to do and what will help us? The middle of our self is what many call the core. How we move the core and translate our coordination out to our extremities is important. We can then move easily, agilely and [...]
Dr. Blaylock, the author of Excitotoxins, has caught the eyes of folks like Bill Maher who thinks this merits some credibility. There is of course the establishment who will counter what they call pseudo-science based medicine. Dr. Blaylock The Taste that Kills Dr. Blaylock contends what we dont can kill us or is a [...]
Walking with pain everyday Are you walking with pain when all you want to is go on a leisurely walk and be comfortable? Being able to walk comfortably can be ours again when we remind our muscles of their connections to each other simply through the natural act of a pandiculation. Fortunately the “p” word [...]
Learning to get out of physical pain is easy once you have the somatics know-how. Mastering the art of moving well takes time since we have to develop our ability to do so although our brain can quickly make changes in our movement system. A difficult somatics move In the book Somatics, by Thomas Hanna, [...]
A first timers guide to somatics exercises and brain functions to improve the body and mind. Since it is brain awareness week, somatics exercises can be considered one of the most useful brain exercises around. Unlike traditional exercise, somatics exercises target the brains motor cortex to change tension levels in the muscles. When our brain [...]
