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How the Nervous System Works Part 1: The Branches of the Autonomic Nervous System

October 5, 2019 0Comments

In this post, we'll take a look at how the Nervous System works, and how understanding it can be helpful to our health, wellness, and optimal functioning. Photo: Shutterstock The Autonomic Nervous System is divided into two branches. You may be familiar with the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Branches of the autonomic nervous…

Neck and Shoulder Release: A Workshop in Self Myofascial Treatment

January 16, 2017 0Comments

Do you experience chronic tension or pain in your neck, shoulders, or upper back? Does no amount of stretching seem to release it? Does daily work at a computer lead to constantly stiff neck and shoulders? Ready to take control of your health and well being, and experience greater ease of movement and relief from chronic tension? In this…

Holiday Restorative Yoga & Massage

December 13, 2016 0Comments

If the holiday season has you stressed... or you simply need a deep re-set and re-charge for the new year- I'd like to invite you to join me and Carrie Janell for a deeply relaxing "Restorative Yoga & Massage" event at Kinship Yoga in Highland Park. **This event is now sold out. Please join us for…

Referred pain: the infraspinatus and shoulder pain

August 26, 2015 0Comments

My new client came in for a session, reporting shoulder pain, primarily in the front of his deltoid (the muscle at the top of the arm). The pain had started while lifting weights one day and had not gone away, worsening after time spent working on the computer. He said he suspected it was a rotator…

Piriformis Syndrome and Sciatica

May 16, 2015 0Comments

Many people are unclear about the difference between piriformis syndrome and sciatica: "which one do I have?" To answer this, it's important to break down the terms and understand what we're referring to. Sciatica is a term that refers to pain that is caused by irritation of the sciatic nerve. It is most often felt in…

meet your scalenes

May 7, 2015 0Comments

I tend to have a “favorite” muscle. One at a time. That muscle, or muscle group that I’m fascinated with. Like I have a crush on it, it haunts my thoughts. I observe it in everyone I see, on the street, on my treatment table. Watching its behavior. Right now, my muscle of the moment is…

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