Listening to the Body The Switches in My Body
That older woman is wearing the kind of high-heeled shoes that she probably tried because someone told her they were eas...
Listening to the Body
Listening to the Body Listening to the Body Pushing the Ground
I was on my way to the supermarket when the thought crossed my mind.How many people actually walk by pushing against the...
Listening to the Body Feet That Keep Walking
When I visited my parents, my mother asked me about a few concerns she had about her body.She told me she was worried ab...
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 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...