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I learned anatomy from the dead before I ever taught the living...
Image taken at an archaeological mortuary excavation in Poland, 2006. There's a strange silence in a morgue. Not eerie like television makes it seem. It's not dramatic. Just... still. It's a silence that I have always been drawn to. Long before I taught movement, before I spoke about fascia or nervous system regulation or why your balance system affects your anxiety, I worked in forensic medicine assisting with autopsies. This intro to the human body (through the tissues, pat
Body Labs Yoga
May 72 min read


Your progress isn't dead
With the spring temperatures here in Alberta, it feels like we should be walking out to spring flowers and plenty of green... but instead (at least in my yard) I have found brown... the deadfall from last year's bounty. The overwhelming amount of brown in my yard had me turning up my nose... until I paused, stepped a little closer to the muck, and saw it. Green shoots popping their heads up through the monotonous brown!!! Glancing at my garden this week had me thinking about
Body Labs Yoga
Apr 222 min read


Why you don't feel like yourself in pain
(And why that makes sense). There’s something I hear often from people living with chronic pain: “I just don’t feel like myself anymore.” And usually, it’s followed by frustration… confusion… sometimes even grief. Because it doesn’t just feel like the body has changed. .. it feels like you have changed. Let’s talk about why that happens. Here's the hard truth: The Brain Has a Priority List (And You’re Not at the Top of It) Your brain is not primarily concerned with your pers
Body Labs Yoga
Apr 103 min read


The System that Keeps You Upright
The vestibular system: tiny, mighty, and the unsung hero of balance. I wrote about it after my child's surgery and what it taught me about orientationn and resilience.
Body Labs Yoga
Feb 242 min read


When did you start learning about your body?
Last night I was helping my eldest child, who is in junior high, study for a science test. They are learning about the human body (insert...
Body Labs Yoga
Nov 17, 20222 min read


It's the Bee's Knees!
It’s the Bees’s Knees! Or rather, it’s your knees... This image is a depiction of what is called the Q-angle. Essentially, if you were to...
Body Labs Yoga
Jun 3, 20221 min read


What is the "F" word anyway???
"FASCIA" The “F” word is pretty popular in the yoga world these days. But what exactly is it?? To make a complex subject simple... fascia...
Body Labs Yoga
Apr 2, 20221 min read


It's such a pain!!!
More and more people are turning to movement practices such as yoga and pilates for managing chronic pain. I have had numerous people...
Body Labs Yoga
Mar 10, 20221 min read


It's a yawn. It's a stretch. No! It's... pandiculation??
We’ve all seen it. That moment when a baby wakes and they arch their back and stretch their arms overhead. Or when your dog or cat stands...
Body Labs Yoga
Nov 4, 20211 min read
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