Your life and the radio dial analogy: Tuning into your body’s signals When it comes to exercising, stretching, and generally monitoring the body’s state, many people start off with what I call the “on/off switch” approach. They go from zero to 100. From feeling pretty good to having pain. Just. Like. *That* (Did you hear … Read more
I’m a firm believer that yoga cues don’t apply to everyone… Yes, every yoga cue has a purpose. A good purpose, even! But, in a group setting, a teacher has to speak to the group as a whole and try to cover all the bases. They may notice a few individuals struggling to find or move into … Read more
The word ‘Stress’ gets a bad wrap – poor guy… Most minds immediately go to the kind of stress concerning things like bills, confrontation, deadlines, and big responsibilities. But stress – or ‘a stressor’ – is actually just an umbrella term for any event, circumstance, or condition that triggers a response – be it physical, … Read more
When you hear the word ‘injury’, what comes to mind? Is it something really sudden? Obvious? Is it identifiable? One moment you were fine, and the next you weren’t? Most people’s minds immediately go to something big – a broken bone from a fall, a sprained ankle from stepping off a curb, or a car … Read more
Does how you feel day to day change randomly and unpredictably? It may not be as random or unpredictable as you think! Your body is constantly giving you feedback as it responds to your environment and activities: Physical sensations Energy levels How strong or stable you feel Whether you look forward to or dread something … Read more
We mostly pay attention to odd sensations in our bodies once they’re annoying enough to be worth noting. And we tend to procrastinate actually doing something about them until they’ve become bad enough to stop us from doing something altogether. We, as a society, are very good at pushing through. But pushing through just leads us further up … Read more
If you consider the sensations in your body as a sliding scale, those sensations can be seen as tools rather than nuisances. If you learn how to read this sliding scale, you will better know where you are between feeling really good, and feeling really bad. You will have the opportunity to choose whether you … Read more