From Pain to Possibility

In this episode, I'm sharing why it is so easy to assume that the foot is solely responsible for bearing our load and why this isn't truly the case. Discover the importance of learning how to adequately transfer load, the impact this has on the way your foot functions, and some ways to find stability to enable you to transfer and absorb load.   Get full show notes and more information here: https:...

The feet are incredible compensators and often key strategists for when we have hip instability or other functional limitations. If we don't absorb and dissipate load well throughout the body, the feet can take the brunt. So this week, I'm digging in to the feet and hip connection and why, as we resolve that patterning, the feet will start to shift.    Get full show notes and more information here...

I work a lot with clients who have been given corrective exercise techniques as part of their rehabilitation program, and I train health professionals who have professional training in the application of these corrective exercises. So this week, I'm digging into corrective exercise techniques and how they can be amplified by adding yoga therapy. Discover what corrective exercises are and three thi...

In this episode, I'm walking you through a multi-step practice to help you explore your ribcage and collarbones and their relationship with breathing. Learn the different impacts this practice can have for different people based on the way that their tissue is and the number one thing that influences my clients' healing process and the pace at which they get better.   Get full show notes and more...

This week, I'm sharing a fascinating, nuanced view of the psoas. You'll learn some interesting facts about the psoas, and I'm walking you through a reflective practice to help you tune into your awareness and ability to feel.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/151

Join me this week as I talk about the anatomy of the QL, some of what the anatomists say about the relationship between the QL and breathing, and how there are some conflictual ideas about it. I'm also leading you through a somatic experience to help you tune in to your own QL and breath.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/150

This week I'm talking with my dentist, Dr. Larry Stanleigh, all about the benefits of retraining how you breathe and how breathing better can help you move better. Hear the relationship between sleep apnea, grinding, clenching, and issues with other parts of your body and why understanding how it all weaves together can help you assist yourself and your clientele more effectively.   Get full show...

In this episode, I'm continuing on our biomechanical, anatomical exploration and mindful awareness journey and bringing you another guided practice to help you tune in to your breath and body. I'm taking you through two side bends to help you connect with your ribcage and feel what happens, and showing you how to breathe into it and acknowledge what occurs elsewhere in your body.   Get full show n...

Tune in this week for another gentle practice to help you explore movement and breath. With this practice, we're focusing on the feet, hips, and abdomen. I'm guiding you through this practice and showing you how to notice what your body does and how to tune in to the information your body gives you.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/147

In this episode, I'm taking you through a gentle practice to help you tune in to your ribcage, your breath, and how that breath moves the ribcage. I'm going over the connection to your neck, head, and feet and helping you tune in to awareness about your breath and what's going on within your body and mind.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/146

I have had great success working with people with migraines and I have seen some amazing results from my clients. So this week for the next installment of the Exploring Your Breath miniseries I'm diving into migraines. Learn how I teach people to tune in to their body, mind, and system to recognize correlations to the migraine and the power of becoming more aware of conditions and triggers that le...

In the second episode of the Exploring Your Breath series, I'm sharing my definition of the core, how I view it and what I see as the relationship between core and breathing. I'm also guiding you through a simple exercise to help you explore the relationship you currently have with your core and make it stronger.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/14...

In the first episode of this series all about exploring your breath, I'm diving deeper into the phases of breath, the functional anatomy of the thorax and abdomen, and what I see as a pattern that can negatively impact exhalation. I'm sharing what I do specifically to help support people to improve the way they exhale and two exercises to try associated with your exhalation patterns.   Get full sh...

Many people believe that they have back pain because of their hamstrings. In this episode, I'm explaining why I don't necessarily agree with this, what I tend to do when working with people who complain about the hamstrings, and why I think what I do is so helpful. I'm digging deeper into the anatomy and function of the hamstrings and sharing some perspective on them to help you start thinking abo...

There is a specific part of my private sessions that can, in many ways, change the trajectory of someone's healing process. In this episode, I'm digging deeper into this part of my private sessions and showing you why it is so significant for my clients. I'm sharing some key points that you can utilize for yourself if you are a client or professional working with clients, and some key things I am...

Join us this week to hear from Sue and Carolyn about their experiences of learning to listen to their bodies and tuning into the messages that arose from their pain. Hear what brought Sue and Carolyn to utilizing yoga to reduce and eradicate pain, and what they want you to know about what's possible in your 60s and 70s.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy...

Tune in this week as I'm explaining the anatomy of the rotator cuff and digging deeper into its relationship to the neck to help you think about it in terms of your own body. I'm walking you through an awareness exercise to ponder the rotator cuff relationship and giving you some suggestions to implement when you are doing rotator cuff exercises.   Get full show notes and more information here: ht...

In this episode, I'm sharing some biomechanical principles I utilize when I look at the relationship between the pelvis and the neck, and some ideas for you to explore in your own practice. Discover what contributes to your neck starting to settle out, the anatomy of the pelvis, and how to bring this awareness into your practice so you can establish whether you have a relationship with your pelvis...

I'm talking about the anatomy and function of the shoulder girdle, some downsides to knowing the anatomy, and what it can sometimes do to mess up the recovery process. I'm taking you through your own exploration of the shoulder girdle function, and showing you why tuning into this area can change so much in your neck.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.c...

Utilizing the power of touch to explore the tissue around your neck will help you gain a deeper understanding of the areas that are contributing to what you're feeling in the neck itself, and I'm showing you how to get started understanding your sensations and symptoms in this episode. Tune in for my process of using your fingers to tune into the tissue of your body, and what everything you discov...

Over the next few episodes, I'm going to be speaking about the neck: its anatomy, its function, the movement, and how different parts of the body relate and correlate to what is felt in the neck. This week, I'm taking you through some movements to help you experience your neck and learn how it impacts and influences other parts of the body.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://...

So often, the issues in the way of our getting better are not the issues we're actually aware of. We think where we feel pain is the problem, but it isn't. The problem is actually beneath it. So join me this week as I take you on a journey inward to yourself. I'm guiding you to a place of connection with yourself and helping you tune in to your body to see what's beneath the surface for you.   Get...

This week, I'm sharing two versions of Nadi Shodana that you can use and continue to practice to reduce stress and develop a calm, clear, quiet mind. Hear how these two practices can help you reduce stress and anxiety, as well as improve your breathing. Learn how to utilize this practice to focus your mind and how to quiet and lengthen your breath for downregulation.   Get full show notes and more...

In this episode, discover some key insights I have learned and noticed among my clientele who are going through perimenopause and menopause and the way they view the sensations associated with them. I'm sharing some of the interesting patterns that have been acknowledged through this transition of life, and the benefits that come with listening closely and tuning in to your own experiences.   Get...

In this episode, I'm sharing all about the private sessions I teach, the changes I have made over the years, and how I settled on the structure I currently have in my business. And if you run your own practice, I'm sharing some ideas that you can take and integrate into what you're already doing.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/131