Anatomy does not Equal Reality. Here’s What That Means For You. Communicating with clients and colleagues is at the heart of every bodyworker’s business. However the scientific anatomy that most of us learned in training isn’t enough to understand and describe our work. You need more and you deserve better! I’ve been an enthusiastic anatomy teacher… [Read more]
Practitioner Blog
Step by Step: Self-Care for Plantar Fasciitis and Achilles Tendonitis
Plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis are different effects of the same problems, involving a chain of tissue from your thigh to your toes. This string of structures works as a unit. A problem anywhere in the chain slacks or pulls on everything else. The most stressed or most vulnerable part is the one that will… [Read more]
Are You Sitting Down?
Dr. George Russell Are you sitting down? You are, aren’t you? Well, sitting may not be good for you. Dr. Russell, must you ruin everything? Hear me out. A long time ago – long before I was around to ruin everything – and before we evolved from four legs to two, our spines were parallel… [Read more]
The Spirit of Anatomy
It’s easy to think of contemporary scientific anatomy as the “real” anatomy. We have been acting on the assumption that medical/scientific understandings of the human are equivalent to reality, although we know very well that such a belief is not entirely true. What’s true is that there are many anatomies, and each of them describes… [Read more]
Find Your Balance
Here’s a fun fact to know and tell your friends: Like all the other animals with legs, you were born knowing how to walk – it’s in your DNA. What you had to learn is how to balance on two legs. In that sense, you are more like dancing bears at the circus (luckily, without being chained and abused) than you might care to admit. One way or another, your circus act must go on for the rest of your life, so you’d best keep up your technique. Here are some strategies: [Read more]
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