There was a creek on the farm I lived on as a little kid. In the spring the water rose with the rains and snowmelt, and all kinds of things found their way down it. Branches and sticks that had fallen over winter, autumn’s leaves, a squirrel or bird’s nest that had blown out ofContinue reading “Keeping The Flow”
Category Archives: Fascial Stretch Therapy
In Shape
The human body can make all kinds of shapes. Rounded ones, square ones, straight ones, curved and squiggly ones. The one shape that doesn’t seem to be too good for us is the one we make when we’re sitting. Being able to create a variety of shapes as we need them, get in and outContinue reading “In Shape”
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”
Mobility For Health And Performance
Two years ago I met Kelly Quist. Kelly works for the Minnesota Twins as their massage therapist and stretching specialist. She had been practicing something called Fascial Stretch Therapy™ and invited me to experience it for myself. The results were so noticeable that I sent one of the track sprinters I was working with toContinue reading “Mobility For Health And Performance”