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𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆

September 25, 2024 0Comments

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 If you heard my podcast episode about the Nervous System and Strength Training, then you’ve already met my friend and colleague Mindy Hughes, owner of the Strength Shoppe in Los Angeles, CA (where I was personally introduced to slow-cadence strength training!). I’ve also…

The Expansion Paradox & Living From the Overflow

October 23, 2023 0Comments

The Expansion Paradox & Living From the Overflow: quick story about an incredible client…you might relate to

I no longer have to stay small in order to survive.

July 19, 2022 0Comments

It’s no secret that our early formative years were instrumental in laying in our nervous system’s foundations. At a very young age, we learned deep in our bodies what felt “safe” - and what did not. And it may have not felt safe to fully be who we truly were. Even if there was no…

Emergent Resilience 09: Somatic Astrology – Venus Conjunct Pluto: Heart-Depths

December 14, 2021 0Comments

Episode 09: In this Somatic Astrology Episode, we’re taking a dive into the heart space. What happens when the deepest places in our heart are opened up, excavated, and exposed? And what's on the other side? In this episode, I’ll walk you through the meaning of this transit while safely and gently opening the heart space. …

Emergent Resilience 07: The Paradox of Healing & Sudden Shifts

September 16, 2021 0Comments

Episode 7: In this episode I talk about the paradox of healing, the polarities of masculine / feminine energy in the transformation process, and how to be with the balance of patience and expectation while on a healing path. I also share two examples from my own journey of when big shifts came in…

Emergent Resilience 06: Somatic Astrology – Venus Inconjunct Jupiter

August 26, 2021 0Comments

Episode 6: This is the first in a series of mini-episodes exploring Somatic Astrology. We dive into what it means to have Venus (our heart center) in an inconjunct (choice point) with Jupiter (our expansion and goodness). Drop into the body and feel where you hold this particular challenge, how it's showing up for you,…

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…

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…