Equalign Podcast

What does serendipity mean for you? Serendipity can be all around you and if you are not open to it then it will pass you by. It does not come from your cellphone! You have to open your eyes, ears and heart to allow it into your life. Listen along as we speak about serendipity and how you can find more of it. 

Disappointment comes when expectations are not met. Do you know what specifically your expectations are and are you able to communicate them to your practitioner/client/spouse/coworkers? Listen along to find out how expectations are a part of everyday life and how you can lessen disappointment in your life. 

We are social beings that need social connections. How we choose our connections and how we make connections works consciously and unconsciously. Listen along to find out how to improve your connections to self and others both two legged and four legged beings.

This time of year a lot of our clients are traveling back north and we always get asked what can we do for our animals to make them more comfortable for the drive home. Listen along as we talk about how kinesiology tape can make a big difference in how that animal travels and the benefits they receive from taping.

In order to have proper motion and balance you must have mobility in balance with mobility and this is true in every aspect of your life, not just on the physical level. Listen along as we delve into each aspect of mobility and stability

Having the right tool for the right job makes things so much more  efficient. Collecting the tools you need will depend on what you do and how your practice works. Sometimes you get tools and then they never get used. We have a thermography camera we spent a lot of money on and it sits in the closet because we find it really didn't fit into our practice. If you choose a specific tool learn as...

We have been using kinesiotape since the 80s and on animals since around 2012. We initially tried to use human kinesiotape on animals but could not get it to stay on longer than a few minutes. Rocktape came out with a tape they called H2O and it was for triathletes so it would stay on underwater. This is how we knew it would be perfect for animals and it was. Knowing the basics is essential for ge...

We stepped into our wayback machine and brought out an old version of cartoon figures that a patient made up for us many years ago that we named "The Bod Squad". If you have never heard of the old TV series called The Mod Squad, look it up. The Bod Squad consists of three characters that each represent a specific task. The detector, the corrector and the professor. Listen along to find o...

Liz Ehrlich developed Equine Elixirs as a necessity to help her own personal horse. She now has 13 products available to help horses and three new ones now in the works that will be available by the end of the year. Listen along to learn more ways to help your horse. 

What are you known for in this life? If you ask the people you know what is the one thing they say you are known for that is your voice.  It becomes your identity. Once you have a clear idea of what that is now you can define and refine that specific quality. Listen along to how to find your voice.

If you are too focused you will miss clues to what you seek. In this session let's find out how to take in more information so we can find out what we need to focus on to help our clients. 

In this world of healthcare you need to have options. More options will lead to more success in your treatments. We all would like to have a magic wand and we don't so what do we do? We develop a bag of tools that can be used together and interchangeably according to how the client reacts to each tool. Listen along to how we make our choices.

Dr James Spencer is a Wellington Fl practitioner and focuses on human movement and balance. Improper movement can eventually progress to the leading cause of injury in the home: falling. Listen along as we discuss how you can self assess your balancing abilities.  Dr. Spencer can be reached by email at Drjspence@me.com. If you are not in the area he is also available for online consultations and e...

We love this tagline from Galaxy Quest. What do you do when things start to get hard? Do you stop and do something else? Do you just say it can't be done? Hard is where the learning comes in. Hard is where determination overcomes frustration. Learning something new takes time to develop the skills necessary to complete the task. Listen along to find out how to push through and Never Give Up a...

The One Third Rule is about life. One third of the time things are going to be great, one third of your life will be good and one third of your life will not go the way you would like. It is how you deal with the last one third that will make a huge difference in your life. 

Having a backup plan is one of the most important things you can add to you plan. Things don't always turnout the way you expect so then what do you do? Having a backup plan will keep you from stumbling or letting yourself shut down. Your attitude will make a difference. Turn frustration into fascination and choices will become evident. Listen along  and  be ready to have a backup plan.

Fit to Be First is our tag line. We came up with that when we were thinking about the work we do and the people and animals we treat. Who doesn't want to be first? How many are willing to do everything it takes to be first? It takes commitment physically, mentally and spiritually. Listen along as we discuss how to be Fit to Be First!

You can choose to empower others or you can choose to enable. Enabling is more like commiserating  with them. Let's all be negative together. Empowering involves teaching someone so that they have a new skill. Enabling is doing it for them. Listen along as we teach you how to empower yourself and others.

We live in a world of Now. We want our food fast, our data intake fast, our cars fast, our success fast. We have become the Verucas of the world. I want it now. When it comes to healing wanting it now does not happen. Healing is a matter of patience and time. We can apply multiple therapies and techniques to aid the healing process but it still takes time. Listen along and be patient.

One of the most common questions every practitioner hears is "How often does my animal need to be treated?' As a practitioner we generally base our treatment schedule on our past experience dealing with similar issues and a number of other issues. These can include time the practitioner has, the financial commitment of the client, severity of the issue, perceived need by the client and t...

Virginia Sunshine is a personal chef and healthy lifestyle coach. Nutrition is one of the most important aspects of our life and yet how many of us have no clue what healthy food really is? Listen along as Virginia gives us an idea of what it is and how we can achieve health. 

Being open to new things will allow you to add to your toolbox for helping others. You may not know you need something until you see it and realize how it is used what it is used for in your world. We have been introduced to many things over the years of working with animals and have tried many. If it fits into our practice and will get used we will use it. If it does not fit in our practice but i...

One of the best things in life is being able to help others and even better when nothing is expected in return. We have been lucky, worked hard and had a successful career. This has taught us that we are where we are because of the people that helped us along the way and the best way to pay that back is to pay it forward. Our most recent endeavor has been to help an artist that lives in Uganda. He...

Where do you go to learn and develop your craft and network with like minds? Seminars are a great place for continuing your education, refueling your brain, adding tools to your toolbox, meeting like minded people on similar life paths. Listen along and find out all the ways seminars are necessary for your life and soul. 

Feedback is a very important part of your animals health care. As a practitioner is necessary for creating a treatment plan and making decisions for future care. Feedback is not criticism. It is information based on your own evaluation of how the animal has accepted the treatment provided. Better or worse gives us specific information to plan future treatment needs. Listen along as to how feedback...