The Knee Does Not Work Alone I have been discussing different parts of the body and have not mentioned the knees. Knee movement can often be painful and the joint can become stiff. There are disease processes that can be the origin of the knee pain. But most often the...

Preparing for Presentations (and other stressful things) Standing and speaking in front of a group can be nerve-wracking. There is a normal amount of excitement and anticipation of a presentation. Then there is real anxiety that can have a negative impact on the...

Slump Busters for the Mind and Body The mind is an amazing thing.  We can work non-stop for hours and time does not seem to pass at all.  Other times we aren't feeling fully engaged and charged by what we are doing. Tasks that we do not particularly enjoy can tire us...

Relieve Stressed Wrists with Strength Wrist pain is common among for anyone using a computer. One way to help prevent the pain is to take the time to notice. Small things, like how you hold your wrist at the keyboard and your mouse, can be adding to your discomfort....

Body Awareness Last week we talked about becoming aware of the movements of the neck.  The neck is a good place to start with awareness. As you practice awareness you can apply the same observation skills to the rest of the body. Our whole body is basically a bag of...

Neck Pain Prevention The neck is more than just something to hold the head up. In this relatively small area there are nerves, blood vessels, muscles, and bones. All of these allow our bodies to function to bring nourishment, oxygen, blood and allow for the...

Building awareness There are things you do every day, over and over, that may be helping you or hurting you in one way or another. We will start with physical things you do- like the way you hold your body. Your body is meant to move and change position all the time....

Pauses: How they allow you to regroup You probably think you do not have time to take a pause. You need to keep going and getting things done. Realize that a pause is not a step back. You maintain a forward movement, you just linger, consider and continue. But why...