Let’s talk about tissue healing, recovery from injury, and what that means to everyone, including movement enthusiasts. Tissue healing simply means the bodies regeneration and repair by replacing destroyed or damaged tissue with new living tissue. So what are these tissues of the body? They include fascia, tendons, muscles, ligaments and bones and we cannot…
🤕 Okay, so you have just winced in pain again around THAT recurring issue. You have tried everything and nothing works, you are totally despondent so what now? 👌Here’s how I often start to work with my one to one clients with recurring pain and be warned, exercise and poses don’t feature so exit now…
Plantar fasciitis is a common foot condition causing heel or sole pain. It’s caused by inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick band of tissue that supports the arch of the foot, ‘itis’ means inflame. Common among runners and those who stand for prolonged periods, it can lead to stabbing pain in the heel, usually…
Sit up straight! Did you know there is no evidence to support the idea that slouching is bad for you? So if you find yourself slumped watching the television, in awkward shapes whilst reading or hunched over a desk, fear not. Stillness, being sedentary & slouching is a normal part of being human, whether it…
If you have ever tweaked your back or know someone who struggles, it’s really common that we stiffen up in an act of protection and try not to move much. Even in exercise, we are often told to only move from our hip, hinge or isolate, certain areas (spoiler alert: nothing can truly be ‘isolated’)…
The practice isn’t the problem. In fact, the practice is the solution (not asana, the ‘other’ bit) We may actually be the problem… who recognises this arc either as your own journey or someone who know? We start going to yoga classes. We go a LOT. Going to yoga defines us and we…
So what is solid, what do we know for sure when working with people in pain? Pain changes how we move. Changing the brain changes pain. Pain changes affect how we feel. I teach yoga teachers & personal trainers how to coach for this. We can start with a few pointers: A lot of…
Does bull**** really baffle brains? Well, yes, it can. We can all apply this to our workplace and people we encounter but in yoga and the fitness world there are a lot of self styled experts to avoid and a red flag is often dealing in absolutes not possibilities. For example ‘doing *this fixes xyz’…
A red flag that your physio, pain coach, yoga teacher or movement professional is seeing dollar signs when they look at you is their conversation around the importance of posture assessment, corrections or analysis. Human beings are perfectly imperfect and imbalanced. From iris to ears, knees to noses and spines to squats we are…
Hear me out. Has consent clouded our reasons for adjustments in yoga? Of course personal choice, agency and respect are important, as are the deeper elements of trauma, triggering and the freeze/fawn response- but what about the really, really simple and most obvious reason? Is there merit to weight loading a body that neither you,…