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  • Relieve Sore and Tight Muscles with Myofascial Release

    Relieve Sore and Tight Muscles with Myofascial Release

    Let’s talk about relieving muscle soreness and loosening up those tight muscles using a technique called myofascial release. What type of strangeness is that you ask? According to Mayo clinic, “myofascial release is a manual therapy technique often used in massage. The technique focuses on pain believed to arise from myofascial tissues — the tough…

  • Crowdsourcing Kindness

    Today is another opportunity to make a difference.  Even if it’s in some small way. The smallest act of kindness can make a huge change in someone’s life. Have you ever visited the Humans of New York website? I love seeing the posts every day. It’s a reminder that every one has an important and…

  • Heads Up: Website Updates

    I’m having some minor issues with my website that we are working through. So please bear with me as the layout may be wonky until we fix the situation!  

  • Life is Short: Forgive

    Thanksgiving went by so fast – if you stop and think about it, this whole year flew by. It is now December – a month full of joy and happiness but also stress and loneliness for a lot of people.  A facebook friend recently shared some perspective about life in general… Every time I help…

  • Stop the Body Shaming

    With summer practically here, I’ve been seeing a lot of stories about body image, exercise, and obesity. Nothing like reading about how fat we all are to get us feeling comfortable to get in a bathing suit, right? Yesterday I came across the story of Taylor Townsend -who was told she was too overweight to be…

  • Nature Boosts Your Mood

    They say that if you are feeling down – go outside and get close to nature. So, after the kiddos went to school and boxing, I laced up and hit the W&OD trail and ran. As I ran, I also stopped to appreciate how beautiful the trail is. I took a lot of pictures and…

  • Learn To Communicate

    I like to think I am a fairly good reader of people — so when I sense there is something up with someone, I usually find out I’m right. And what I find out in almost every situation that bubbles up into some hurt feelings, communication was the issue. Poor or lack of communication is at the…

  • Sick Days

    I have been fighting off a chest cold for a few days now and it finally kicked my butt last night and today.  It hurts to cough and that’s all I want to do, so I have rested quite a bit today to make sure I am not making it worse. Some rest days are…

  • Filter Water Using Bamboo

    I’ve been meaning to share some interesting things I noticed while on vacation in San Fran and how they have inspired me to make changes to my daily life… First,  if you are shopping in San Fran and want a store provided shopping bag (plastic or paper), you are charged 10 cents. How many of us have…

  • Perspective is a Gift

    While I am on my girl’s trip with my daughter, I have compiled some thoughts about Perspective. I believe that events and experiences that offer a chance for us to gain perspective are gifts. By gaining perspective on life’s events, you are better able to think through and handle whatever comes your way. It’s not…