Big Toe Love The Back Story A friend and I met to talk about her foot and the visit to her podiatrist. She had been previously diagnosed with bone spurs at the place where the big toe meets the foot, the MTPJ, or metatarsophalangeal joint. Many of us experience or Read more…
Last Thursday I took an excellent online zoom yoga class from my friend and colleague, Christina Sell. Christina and I share common tendencies and similarities in our teaching. Christina is also very different from me, too, which is great because I already practice by myself and guide myself on a Read more…
I received an email from a long time student saying, “ I was surprised to hear that most elder falls cannot be helped by balance exercises as they occur while the person is in motion.” That was obviously received as pretty scary news. Agreed and I sure hope I didn’t Read more…
Embracing the wobbles in terms of balance means learning to accept that losing our balance can be a learning opportunity. Our nervous system requires us to lose our balance in order to adjust and adapt. This is neuroplasticity at work…. neurons that fire together wire together. What if we played with our balance and did so with a neutral mindset not worrying about whether it was right or wrong, but just is? We might then have the opportunity to work with both the mental and physical wobbles.
\ Link to Part one of the Series:https://mewithlauriebb.com/plantar-fasciitis-part-one/ Part 2 describes what the plantar fascia does during the gait cycle.I’ve tried to keep it simple, but sadly that’s not necessarily my forte, and this part of understanding plantar fascia function can be a little dense. Why is it important? What Read more…
In this Balance Tips and Tricks I discuss how changing the base of support challenges your ability to balance. I’ve included a short video and some “playwork” (my word for homework or practice).
As we age, we undergo physical changes. OK, that’s sort of a “no brainer” statement. Although physical changes occur with aging, we have the ability to bend the aging curve. It just requires us to better understand what can affect that curve and how to go about doing Read more…