Brain, Meet Feet

Is Foot Mobility the Key to Whole Body Ease? If you’ve ever come to any of my classes or workshops, had a bodywork session with me, or even just engaged in casual conversation, you have almost certainly heard me go on about feet. And how their health is absolutely vital to the fluidity, function,... Read More

Bunions are Not Genetic

Some of you may be surprised to learn that growing up I was always known as a bit of a drama queen. These days I’m not always quite so histrionic on the exterior but one of my favorite little drama moments is dropping the fact that Bunions are Not Genetic. 😱 “What?? But my mom, grandma, and aunt ... Read More

Normal vs. Natural Feet (fun images!)

A Brief Primer on Shoes These past few weeks I’ve been writing about the importance of the foot’s ability to be strong, mobile, and able to access and use all of its muscles, joints, and nerves. Specific foot exercises are key to bringing back or maintaining this capacity.  And so is noticing whe... Read More

“I’m in it for the Longevity” (uhh, what now?)

I was thinking about “showing up as myself” last week when I attended a speed coaching session for women running their own businesses. The topic I brought to the table was finding  accessible and true words to describe and market the movement work I do.  I find it really hard to speak to the one ... Read More

I Want YOU…to have Bodily Autonomy

How about truly knowing your pelvic floor? Have you ever been puffing along in a yoga or fitness class when the teacher calls out that if something “isn’t working for you” to “just listen to your body” and “modify”? What do you do with that? Do you listen to your body, heed what she’s saying and ... Read More

The Loyal Body Consort

Listen y’all, I’m going to make this a short and to-the-point one with...  Two Things I Just Want to Say: 1. We know we’re supposed to “love our bodies,” right? And “listen to our bodies.” I find these to be difficult. (So much more to say about this but not now.) What I’m learning though is that... Read More

A Conversation with the Demon Drink

New Year’s Resolutions: Do we still do those?  I feel like in recent years we may have come to the other side of resolutions, acknowledging their arbitrariness and that maybe we can just all be grownups and not make promises we’re pretty sure we won’t keep. And yet…oh, I really wanted to make a r... Read More

Pelvic Bone Connected to the…Voice Bone?

I know there are myriad ways we women to some degree all experience silencing; fear or reluctance to speak out; editing ourselves into acceptability. These social and emotional patterns have deeeep roots (lookin’ at you white cis-hetero capitalist settler-colonial patriarchy), we all know that. B... Read More