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”
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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”
Wisdom for the Weekend
A piece of wisdom to ponder over the weekend. I share this because I know from experience it is easy to forget. From THE INNER GAME OF TENNIS. “But who said that I am to be measured by how well I do things? In fact, who said I should be measured at all? Who indeed?Continue reading “Wisdom for the Weekend”
Embracing The Struggle
As Brene Brown says, ” We are hardwired for struggle.” Yet it’s tempting to try to manage our way around it or pull back rather than embrace it, even though we know it’s the struggle and challenge that provide the stimulus for our becoming better athletes and better people. In his book Listening Point, SigurdContinue reading “Embracing The Struggle”
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”
A Score Is Not A Story
We were doing assessments yesterday; times, distance, height, weight. Lots of numbers. High school lacrosse players starting a new training cycle. Hockey players wrapping up and preparing for tryouts. The hockey players are pumped, measuring their progress and improvement over the last 6 months; taking confidence from their results as they head in to theirContinue reading “A Score Is Not A Story”
FLOW STRETCH AND MOVEMENT 