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Notes on feeling better
Short, practical reads on your nervous system, movement, and rebuilding.
You Don’t Need to Push Harder to Move Forward
Read the post: You Don’t Need to Push Harder to Move ForwardReal strength doesn’t come from force. It comes from feeling safe enough to move forward.
From Ashes to Arrival: A Full-Circle Moment on Raymond Avenue
Read the post: From Ashes to Arrival: A Full-Circle Moment on Raymond AvenueLosing home and studio in the Eaton Fire, and what rebuilding taught me about resilience.
What Your Body Carries Through the Holidays
Read the post: What Your Body Carries Through the HolidaysA simple shift in alignment that prevents back strain through a busy season.
Practical guides
Tame your neck tension in under six minutes
Read the post: Tame your neck tension in under six minutesThe gentle sequence from my free video, and why your shoulders carry your stress.
Rebuilding from the inside out
Read the post: Rebuilding from the inside outWhat losing my studio taught me about resilience, and how we practice it together.
Why your vagus nerve is the key to feeling calmer
Read the post: Why your vagus nerve is the key to feeling calmerA plain-language look at the nerve that runs your calm, and three ways to reach it today.
From the archive
Is Your Blood Pressure Starting to Rise?
Read the post: Is Your Blood Pressure Starting to Rise?Feeling agitated or anxious? A kind of buzzing inside? Try this tip for taming tension.
“I Usually Have Chronic Inflammation — and It’s GONE!”
Read the post: “I Usually Have Chronic Inflammation — and It’s GONE!”OASIS retreat wins: stress scores cut in half, and one participant’s chronic inflammation gone.
DE-STRESS to Avoid Holiday Distress
Read the post: DE-STRESS to Avoid Holiday DistressThree weeks of tools to nurture your nervous system: shed stress, tame tension, release resistance, procure peace.
Introduction to Your Vagus Nerve
Read the post: Introduction to Your Vagus NerveA 75-minute experiential workshop: freedom from pain and greater strength through nervous-system toning and fascia release.
What Are You Thankful For?
Read the post: What Are You Thankful For?Kelly thanks the teachers who taught her about the vagus nerve — and the colleague who sparked her first workshop.
Why Would I Zip Line Upside Down, “Look Ma, No Hands”?
Read the post: Why Would I Zip Line Upside Down, “Look Ma, No Hands”?Adventure, fun, decompress my spine! Why are you taking care of everyone but yourself?
People Who Play an Active Role in Their Health Care Recover Faster
Read the post: People Who Play an Active Role in Their Health Care Recover FasterStudies show it — and the implication for everyone managing their health through exercise is empowering.
Are You Like Me? Or Goldilocks?
Read the post: Are You Like Me? Or Goldilocks?A staycation: too little. A weeklong vacation: too big. A brief on-deck retreat: just right.
New Chapters: Launching a Son, Caring for a Mother
Read the post: New Chapters: Launching a Son, Caring for a MotherA bittersweet season — and why “senior stoop is NOT inevitable.”
September Is Fall Prevention Awareness Month
Read the post: September Is Fall Prevention Awareness MonthBalance and flexibility are among the first things to go as we age — so each gets its own week…