How to Sit Better
Sitting is a reality in our modern lives. But, how much we actually need to do it is up for debate. I’m sure you’ve seen the headlines screaming SITTING IS THE NEW SMOKING in Huffpost, Forbes, NBC News and even Runner’s World. Most of those articles focus on the potential for earlier death due to […]
Align Body and Voice: The Feet
One of the first things we learned in my movement teacher trainings was the feet are our foundation. When we have problems in our ankles, knees, hips, spine, shoulders or neck, look at the feet first. We were taught to have students stand in mountain pose and lift and spread their toes in as a […]
The Problem with Posture
As of this writing, googling “Noble Posture Singing” gets 533,000 returns of articles, books, blog posts etc. that address the topic. Clearly, there are a lot of thoughts out there about how to stand while singing. I am going to add my voice to this chorus, but I want to rethink the noble posture based on biomechanics. The […]
My Feet Took a Walk in Heavenly Grass
If you’ve attended any of my workshops or taken lessons with me, you know I am a big fan of being barefoot and will expound on walking as one of the best forms of movement there is – our bodies are built to walk and walk and walk. Our feet have 100 muscles, 33 joints […]
Legs up the Wall
In my top 10 favorite ways of moving my body, I hold a special place for Legs up the Wall. The American Chiropractic Association indicates that at any given time 3.1 million Americans are experiencing back pain. In my movement class last night I asked how many of the attendees experience back pain. Every single […]
Forward Head Posture and Your Voice, Pt. 2
In the first post about Forward Head Posture, we looked at a few ways to move the neck into a more neutral place to help eliminate “Piano Head”, where your head is thrust forward of your shoulders. In this post, I’ll share a few simple (though they may be very sensational!) movements to help explore […]