Listening to the Body The Days When My Back Teeth Don’t Quite Meet
One of the biggest surprises from getting orthodontic treatmentwasn’t actually my teeth becoming straighter.It was reali...
Listening to the Body
Listening to the Body Listening to the Body Walking by Pushing the Ground
On my way to the supermarket,a thought suddenly crossed my mind while walking.How many people actually walk by pushing a...
Listening to the Body Walking with the Core Engaged
Yesterday,I wrote about trying to walk by pulling my legs farther behind meand pushing firmly into the ground through th...
Listening to the Body People Who Sleep “Perfectly” Might Actually Be Too Stiff
Lately,I’d been noticing how stiff and achy my body felt when I woke up in the morning.Especially my right shoulder.At f...
Listening to the Body Thinking About Posture in the Kitchen
While standing in the kitchen the other day,I suddenly found myself wondering:“What kind of standing posture helps prote...
Listening to the Body A Protruding Belly and the Body’s Natural Corset
As we age,I feel that many women’s musclesbecome thinner and softer.Our past exercise habits,how much we move in daily l...
Listening to the Body A Body’s Signals, Seen in the Act of Standing Up
Yesterday,I visited someone for rehabilitation,and I found myself thinking—maybe the issue lies in the core not engaging...
Listening to the Body What Is This Pain Trying to Tell Me?
Lately,I’ve been thinking about this tightness in my right shoulder.What is this pain trying to tell me?What if it’s not...
Listening to the Body Is It Pain, or Am I Paying Attention to It?
For some reason,that night I decided I wanted to sleep deeply.I felt like I hadn’t been sleeping well lately.My sleep ha...
Listening to the Body Becoming an Ally to Your Own Body
“There’s something wrong here.”“You should do this.”“Good posture is this, not that.”When you try to improve your body,y...