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What to expect at your first visit.
The history is where you tell your story. This is the part where you tell me where it hurts, when it started to hurt and what makes it worse. Then, I will ask you to go deeper.
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Healing is Part of the “Messy Middle”
It’s often during healing that self-doubt creeps in, because on the other side of healing is great power. An injury or sickness is like an initiation or call to action. What is required of you to make a change? What actionable steps do you need to commit to in order to change your current trajectory…
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Practising Yoga or Pilates with Sore Wrists.
In the age of constant smart phone use, raising young children or having a full-time job that requires the use of your hands, it’s not surprising that your wrists can hold you back when practising Yoga or Pilates. Repetitive strain can cause tension and pain in the flexor and extensor muscles that course along the…
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Santa depends on a chiropractor. What about you?
Like Santa, we lift, stand for long periods of time and work around the clock. During this holiday season, ask yourself this: “Why am I so quick to invest in material things and not my own body?” Being young and full of vitality takes work. A healthy lifestyle trumps depending on “good genes”. (oh yes…
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Who needs a corset when you have abs?
Look what a corset can do…. You can use your abdominal “corset”: the transverse abdominus muscle to achieve the same effect. Photo taken from http://pinterest.com/pin/421016265134695384/ via @pinterest The transverse abdominus is the deepest layer of abdominal muscle and is a muscle that stabilizes the spine and improves posture. It’s a muscle that requires endurance. Pilates…
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Inner happiness can resonate as “soul food”.
They say that you can’t truly give love to another or to your work until you love yourself. Inner peace, joy, health and true happiness will not unfold until you make the steps to live a healthy lifestyle.
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Stretch Your Way to a Fitter Body
Stretching is a great way to maximize performance and prevent injury.
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