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What Makes a Movement Better?

What makes any given movement good, or better? Like take any movement—a pushup, for example—and fill in the blank, “I’d consider this to be a *better* pushup if …” We brainstormed this question last night in class one of a 4-week … Continue reading

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Anatomy Pop Quiz!

Anatomy Pop Quiz! Ready? Q: How is the human body put together? A: It’s not. This dawned on me yesterday while driving and talking to myself — yes, I do that a lot — and how many times I have … Continue reading

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On Reverse Engineering “Alignment”

I have worked with lots, and lots, of people who are very skeletally “aligned” — and yet have some serious twists and kinks in their vascular, lymph and nerve, tissues. Tends to look like: shoulder dysfunction, SI and low back … Continue reading

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On Why You Should Try Contact Improvisation if the Idea Terrifies You

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We live in a culture that tends to support us doing what we’re good at. No? And, of course, this has its merit: you don’t want the doc doing your shoulder surgery in the room getting by on her efforts … Continue reading

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