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…
Our ability to remain calm and at ease has never been more crucial given today’s interconnected, volatile and complex world. With so much uncertainty confronting us, it is important to remember that stress is an inside job. Stress does not…
In 2014, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives reported the top 100 richest CEOs in Canada earned a combined total of $896 M for this one year of work. On the other hand, the average full-time employee in Canada made…
For many decades, a typical measure of health has been the ability to touch our toes. Why? Long and strong psoas muscles, indicators of physical well-being, allow us to tilt our pelvis forward. The psoas, often called the muscles of…
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