“What keeps the body upright is a dynamic network of fascia and muscles maintained in a state of tension” ~ Robert Schleip The human body is a tensional network. That tension keeps us upright and moving. Remove the tension, like when your sleeping, and you collapse in a heap. Sometimes that tension becomes unbalanced, throughContinue reading “Tension”
Author Archives: Tim Clark
Patience
Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.” ~ Ralph W. Emerson When it comes to health, fitness and well being Emerson’s advice is well taken. There are no shortcuts to growth. Hacks and quick fixes are for machines. You and I are a part of nature, living, breathing human beings. Patience is theContinue reading “Patience”
Purpose
“Your exercise is always connected to a purpose and crafted to accomplish it. You must find purpose and put it to work.” ~ Twyla Tharp Purpose can sound burdensome and heavy, especially when it comes from outside. When were “working out” to meet others expectations or an outside standard it can become a obligation, aContinue reading “Purpose”
Start
“This is the moment of embarking. All auspicious signs are in place.” ~ Deng Ming-Dao Ready, set, go!? What are you wanting to start? The signs are there or you wouldn’t be thinking about it. While the signs may be auspicious, beginnings can feel awkward and scary. But, they also carry excitement and imagination aboutContinue reading “Start”
MAKING THE CHOICE
The athlete learns that the external stuff is beyond their control. The weather conditions, the officiating, the injury to a team mate or a competitor; all impact the game or the race and none of them are in their hands. So, they learn how to accept the circumstance, the bad call, the injury, the rainContinue reading “MAKING THE CHOICE”
Listening To The Body
The body says what words cannot.” Martha Graham Try this: stand with your feet about hip width apart, not too wide and not right next to each other. Close your eyes if you are comfortable and lean forward onto the balls of your feet until you feel you’re at the edge of your balance. FeelContinue reading “Listening To The Body”
Why We Stretch
We stretch because it helps us feel better. While we may not do it often enough, we all know the feeling of a good stretch in the morning when we get up before we start moving. We reach, twist, take a good breath and maybe a yawn. We know how good it feels to leanContinue reading “Why We Stretch”
Relax and Recover With Fascial Stretch Therapy™️
One of the biggest benefits of Fascial Stretch Therapy™️ is the powerful and effective role it can play in relaxation and recovery. Whether it’s the stiffness, soreness or heavy legs that come from working out and competing or the accumulation of tension from the physical and emotional stress of daily life that we all experience,Continue reading “Relax and Recover With Fascial Stretch Therapy™️”
Creating A Better Pattern
Trying to change a habit can be hard work – even when we know its not good for us or that it’s keeping us from being who we want to be or doing what we want to do. New patterns take time to establish and they often feel awkward and mechanical at the start. TheyContinue reading “Creating A Better Pattern”
Finding Happy Again
“We play because we have an exuberance spirts and energy … but, we also are exuberant because we play” Kay Redfield Jamison, Exuberance, The Passion For Life What happens when we loose that exuberance of spirits and energy? What happens when something that starts as play turns into an experience that leaves usContinue reading “Finding Happy Again”
FLOW STRETCH AND MOVEMENT 