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The Foot Fall
How do your shoes wear out? Most shoes wear out on the outside, from the outer heel through the outer foot. This is because we tend to walk with our feet turned out and weight transferring from the shin to … Continue reading
WHY WALKING
When Mary S. came to our studio with a chronic ankle injury that wouldn’t go away even after repeated attempts with a physical therapist, endless chiropractic sessions and a host of different orthopedists who couldn’t provide relief, she was skeptical … Continue reading
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Walking, The Psoas and The Diaphragm
According to the body’s design, every breath we take should tone and massage the contents of the trunk between the base of the ribs and the base of the pelvis. The … Continue reading
Walking with Your Butt Out
It is important in both standing and walking to stick your butt out. This simple statement seems to go against the grain of what many people want to think and believe is correct. As a culture we love to tuck … Continue reading
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Walking Correctly- The Three Point Plan
Walking correctly is a full body experience. If we move well the front and the back of the body are equally broad and open, the legs are rooted to the ground as the head is lifting up to the sky, … Continue reading
Walking Lessons- The Psoas Major in Infancy
Let’s talk about babies. It is so easy to see the little blobs that lay before us just that. Cute little blobs to be cooed at and passed around for others to coo at. But physical development in the first … Continue reading
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Walking is a Means to Rebuild Yourself
Our posture and the way we walk reflects so much of our journey through life– from imitating those who you bonded with as a child, to bearing the compensatory scars of accidents and injuries both large and small, and the … Continue reading
Muscle Tone: Walking is a Core Event
Walking is a core event that requires a good deal of muscle tone. The core refers to three main muscle groups: The inner thighs, the pelvic floor and the abdominals. The psoas (our favorite muscle) is the main engine of … Continue reading
Standing and Walking with Ease
Standing and walking with ease allows the body to minimize the muscular forces working to hold us up. Walking can be an effortless event carried along by the force of gravity. As we learn to live in this place of ease on … Continue reading
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Walking and Breathing: The Psoas muscle and the Diaphragm.
Walking and breathing are intimately connected through the psoas muscle and the diaphragm muscle. The psoas major is the main muscle of walking, an action ideally initiated deep in the core of the trunk. The psoas connects the spine to … Continue reading
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