I got on a plane. It's been ages and I had to do a lot of sweet talking to myself and of course, it was no big deal but try telling your nervous system that it's no big deal. Bracing for the what-if comes in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes pushing through the feels, just like pushing through pain, is not the way through. 

Knowing your edge and honoring where you are is how you find your way and as you find your way, you are discovering the best parts of yourself.

All that sweet talkin' is really bringing in empathy and compassion...for yourself. Try that on. That voice in your head that might be heckling you, pushing you to do more, do better, can be reprogrammed to be your biggest cheerleader, and who couldn't use a little more cheerleader in their world? Imagine a day that is full of ease and grace and as you climb into bed and turn off the light you know, deep down, that in all that you did, all that you...

That's some beautiful blue sky out there. The light that lingers on at the end of the day...bring it!  I'm so ready for spring and yet here's the sweet spot. Change is in the air. Anticipation of what is to come. Whether you are looking forward to that call with your bestie, the yellow of the forsythia in your backyard, or your next pajama day, the moment, right now, is full of what is to come. And what is to come can be anything you set out to bring. What are you calling in this spring?

Knowing what you want is quite different than asking for what you want...and just like the seasons, what brings us joy shifts and changes along the way. 

What if you don't know what you want? It's not always so crystal clear and that's ok. Start with the little things...what brings you joy? That cup of tea, the walk in the woods, that song that you like to play in the car....that's your map. Start there. 

If you've got a biggie want that seems so far away or out of...

I never thought too much about the word AND. I think I lived in the land of one or the other. This OR that and when one cancels out the other, that can make for a hard decision and lead to the land of No decision. If you get stuck and find it hard to take action...check out your options. I can't work out in the gym yet AND I can go for a walk. I'm not sleepy AND I can get on my cozy pants and read in bed.

Adding the little word AND can add some movement and motivation when you come up against that inner critic that heckles with can't and should. Adding the word AND can soften that draggy feeling of resistance so you can do the thing even if the thing is to not do.

Sometimes you're ready to take action and...stall and sometimes it's time to rest and yet you stay busy and keep hopping. How do you switch it up? 

1) First off you're gonna take a little inventory. What are you wanting...what's the goal? If your...

I went to my first physical therapy appointment this week. Cha Cha Cha! I've been lying around and recovering from long haulers since March 2020 and slowly adding more, like outings to the Clayton Art Fair and such. Good times but ya know how I like to ride my bike and jump around in the gym! Before I step up in the movement category, more than the neighborhood walks, easy yoga, and playing rock star in my living room, I want to build a base of core strength and mobility. I want to step it up without getting injured and really listen to my body. Sometimes ya gotta remind the muscles what their job is. 

It's ok to get support as you look at where ya wanna go and wonder how you're gonna get there. I know many things rehab, but having a one-one session bridges the gap. 

This is why people love working with us at Quantum Healing Arts! We have been specializing in and studying myofascial release for the last twenty years, helping you get out of pain...

Do you ever find yourself in the way? You know the thing that can help you and yet you don't do the thing? How do we find the time, the motivation, and the resources to make the change?

You see the goal (maybe it's to be pain-free, sleep through the night, have great sex with your partner, feel more at peace in your body) and you know the steps that can help you get there, and yet that two-step forward one-step back is as far as you get. 

You can have big shifts and build that momentum to healing AND to really embody that transformation it needs to seep into how you see yourself.

It's not just the activity, the stretching, the sessions on my table but how you think and feel about your body, your pain. As we say in the world of myofascial release...pain is the body asking for attention. How do you reply?

Is it like Miss Hannigan in the movie ANNIE, "...WHAT?!?!!"

So how do you get out of the way? How can you reach that...

I've spent the last few years taking things off my plate. Whether you are like me, and you had a big bout of Covid and the lingering side effects of long haulers or maybe you have had chronic pain, or you are watching pain and tightness creep up in your world and you are looking for the door that leads to feeling good in your body. So yes to taking things off your plate and slowing down your world...to heal, to integrate, to reassess what is working for you, and what still feeds your soul. Marie Kondo your day-to-day...the art of doing less. But how do you add more?

When you are feeling more spacious, have more energy, and that little bounce in your step is ready for new dance...let your heart and body lead the way. 

Your brain might be telling you to do more OR your brain might be warning you that to do more is gonna set you back. (Oh the dreaded setback!) As I say in my Myofascial Stretch class, to clients on the table, or in the world of coaching...

Do ya ever think there could be more? Not more as in "I'm dissatisfied" I need, I want, or even the realm of I can't have it...but more as in "yes please, bring it!" How much goodness can you stand without thinking it's too good to be true? Yes, we let go of patterns and heal the body, the heart, and the soul. What about the other side of that process? In our current healthcare system, the physical therapist is trained to get their patient to functional. I don't know about you but functional is not my stopping point! Body, Mind, and Soul, I am going for more!

 More love, more joy, more bliss found within your everyday. It's not over there or in the future or back when you were living it up. It's in the here and now.

Your nervous system is set up to detect danger. This is where the work comes in. You lay on the ball and create space where there was once pain and tightness. You notice your thoughts and counter that negative...

Can ya feel it? The subtle change in the air hints at the upcoming, fall season. I crave different foods, more nature, and I wake up with ideas brewing from a restful sleep. My summer companion (my 25-year-old daughter was home:) is back in her own world and I notice the space that is created. 

Sometimes we initiate change and sometimes change is simply upon us. The change in seasons is inviting you to not only pull out those cozy sweaters and all of the other things "autumn" but to search through your stash and see if what was last year, still fits in your world. 

You get to decide what you bring in. Here's the rub...you can only bring in something new when there is space created from the "letting go".

We are in the practice of "letting go" every week here in the Myofascial Stretch world. Gentle, sustained compression and elongation. Start the journey of learning how to track your body and take cues from your nervous system.  A...

Guess who's got a birthday coming up? I'm turning fifty this month and it brings all kinds of feels to the surface. I'm excited cuz that is amazing and fifty years is a long time and I can ponder my life and I am in awe of all that was, is, and can be. Everything we think, feel, and do add up and when I think of some of my favorites...Girl Scout summer camp as a camper and as a camp counselor, sports in high school...especially track and field (hello 400 meter run), my big move to Salt Lake City when I was twenty years old, buying my first guitar and writing songs, the car accident where I fractured my back and then I was a person who had pain, and then from my pain I figured out what I wanted to do with my life. I enrolled in massage school.

 It's not only the grand life experiences that lead you down the path to a happy, fulfilling life. It's the hard stuff that can shine a light on what really matters for you. You get permission to show up in a different...

This summer is a doozy. (Insert all things doozy here.....)

We don't have to make a list but list it is. We are strong and courageous and resilient and tired and prickly and in pain. We are reaching for our higher selves that can ebb and flow with the change and pivot even when it feels easier if we could just keep things the same. How do you manage all the things? That self-care I'm always talking about is more than just a body that bounces back after you fell off the curb. That self-care is building up your resources that help you when you are in the thick of it. Life, relationships, body, work, relationships...

 You don't have to work on "it" when you are "in it". Your newfound resources that you've been working on show up when you need them. If you can be with yourself, show up with compassion and empathy for yourself even when it's ugly.  You are building trust. You are creating a witness. You are honoring self.  

So let's...