Yoga practitioners often hear from their teachers, “You are only as old as your spine is inflexible.” Body and energy workers would agree that the more supple your spine, the healthier and more youthful your overall constitution. The key to…
As Manitobans head to the polls for the April 19 provincial election, I think it is fair to say party politics locally and across Canada are going through major upheaval. At the federal level, both Conservative and NDP parties are…
As this April spring unfolds around us (LOL as huge snowflakes have just begun to fall), I am witnessing significant emotional drama playing out on our global, local and even personal stages. What I refer to as emotional drama is…
Did you know that quadriceps means “four heads”? This term of reference includes the four front thigh muscles that join at the quadriceps tendon to attach on to the kneecap. Quadriceps are some of the largest muscles in the body.…
It has been a long journey from World War I and II where competition and compliance were the reigning values and skills of the day. As I wrote last week, community living and collaboration (living and working alongside each other…
Until we experienced a yoga class, most of us never considered a person could be too flexible. In hypermobile bodies, ligaments and tendons can be too loose to prevent excessive movement of the joints, which can result in serious injury and,…
For the past 30 years I invited many friends to consider communal living, either locally or abroad. The conversation would flourish primarily for two reasons: • none of us wanted to live in a “drugged and drooling old folks home”…
This morning, I read the phrase “everything comes from being” which immediately inspired me to ponder the difference between a “ being” life and a “doing” life. Unfortunately, the language of being is quite abstract and often wrapped in the…
Most of us take our necks for granted, even though every bite and breath we take and sound we make activates impulses through this relatively narrow passage. The neck’s muscles and ligaments surround its cervical vertebrae, which are the smallest…
Over the past two decades of my life, I witnessed myself along with some friends and family become increasingly disinterested in religion while simultaneously seeking a sense of belonging within a meaningful community. In my case, what emerged is a…
Are you aware of how you breathe? Did you know that most people are chronic shallow breathers due to stress in their lives and tightness in their bodies? It takes a deep breath to fill our lungs, top to bottom…
I am pondering the possibility that globally we are an addictive society. If we were to suspend our defensiveness and open our minds to this possible truth, then is it also true that each of us has been or still…
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