I am so glad I braved weekend summer traffic to Portland to see the latest iteration of Gil Hedley’s somanautic dives. Start here to get a sense of Gil: – but there are many YouTube videos, and the full catalogue of his work and schedule is at: www.gilhedley.com Gil is currently on a nationwide tour… Read more
By Laurice (Lauri) D. Nemetz, Anatomy Trains faculty Anatomy Trains® faculty, Laurice D. Nemetz (U.S.A.) and James Earls (UK) recently presented the oral presentation, “The Connected Body: Born to Walk and Dance. Bipedalism to Artistic Expression Through the Lens of Anatomy Trains®” at the International Movement 2017 Brain, Body, Cognition Conference at Oxford July 9th-11th,… Read more
A follower on Facebook writes in with this question: I understand from the Anatomy Trains book that fascia has a lot of fluid in it. What I can not figure out is what type of fluid this is, where it coms from and where it is drained out? I wonder if the fluid in the… Read more
Sing Ho! for this helpful and anatomically detailed look at C-section scars from Anatomy Angel Dr. Dooley. Read the article here. For us bodyworkers, we can help re-establish proper balance in the intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) and pelvic floor using the following: To gently free a horizontal scar: Place your client seated on a bench or… Read more
More news on the epigenetics of exercise – lots of genes turned on to change physiological levels in old folks like me when we move. See the New York Times piece, The Best Exercise for Aging Muscles. The HIIT – High-Intensity Interval training – produced the best results, but most of us don’t rest enough… Read more
I don’t want to say anything against my friend Michaelle, but Greg Lehman makes good points in this article: If You Want to Stretch Your Hamstrings, Please Continue to Do So Greg is responding to this article, Stop Stretching Your Hamstrings! Yoga is beset by ‘lore’. Sometimes research is the answer, sometimes not – I… Read more
