I walked past a father and his young son last night. They were out on the lawn, throwing a baseball back and forth. The boy was about seven years old, and hadn’t yet learned all the details of throwing overhand. I am sure he will learn over...
The Feldenkrais Method. Named after Moshe Feldenkrais, it would possibly be a lot easier if it had a cute marketing name, but it doesn’t. I’ve been asked if I said “Fellows in Christ” and other interesting variations...
Plantar fasciitis feels like soreness and stiffness in the bottom of the feet. It can range in intensity from a mild itchy tightness to hot stabbing pain. Recovery can be a few weeks to many years. The are some good things to do that make it...
If we were to change our conception of what it means to live in a body, we would totally reframe the health care conversation. The violence of our cultural perspective on bodies is reflected in the tone of the “debate”. There is a...
Today my neck is hurting. More specifically, a thin line of muscle on the right side seems tight, hurts a bit, and hurts more when I tun my head. The pain comes on quicker when I turn to the right. I am guessing this is what most folks would call...
This blog is intended to give an ongoing look at what my interests are in somatics (the lived experience of a body), particularly my own personal somatic life. I sometimes realize that much of what I think about is unknown or at least not...