Life is anything but an easy ride. We are born into this world with challenges to overcome, and for many those challenges can start young and continue to threaten any hopes of joy or peace. To be impacted by a horrendous assault or a life changing physical injury . . . a continuous series of…
Balance in life is something many try to achieve. It can certainly be difficult with all the pressures we face. Between family, work, health, rest, fun and all the other parts of life that we participate in, finding balance can be a tenuous game. However, there is a universal law that says that everything in…
People obviously have very different experiences in life. Depending on the country, family, religion, economic status, and all the other variables that we are presented with, life from the outside can have an infinite number of different possibilities for how we spend our time. Often it is thought that those born into wealth or those…
Many ask the question – when is it better to block, before or after exercise? The reality is that either time will benefit you, but let’s have a discussion on the differences. Exercise comes in many shapes and sizes, and whether you are about to hit the gym and do weights, play your favourite sport,…
If you are looking to change your size and shape, there are many different approaches that you can try. This can be overwhelming as there is so much information, and much of it can contradict from one viewpoint to another. In my view, it comes down to how you feel with the foods that you…
Every process in the body requires energy. If there is a lack, we may experience pain, fatigue, chronic inflammation, brain fog, issues with managing a healthy size and shape, as well as a myriad of other health conditions. Also, if there are challenges trying to conceive, this may be the reason why. I recently did…
Metabolic Syndrome is a condition that includes several risk factors for cardiovascular disease. These include obesity, high blood pressure, high blood triglycerides, low levels of HDL cholesterol, and insulin resistance which leads to Type 2 Diabetes. Improving diet and adding exercise is the recommended course to manage or reverse this condition, but is that the…
Fascia is the tissue that connects every cell in the body. Whether muscle, skin, organ, tendon, ligament, bone … if it is in the body, fascia is part of the equation. Like skin to the body, fascia is the skin to the cell. The main components of fascia are proteins called collagen and elastin. When…
Block Therapy is a self-care practice that is based on the concepts of fascia decompression. This journey began for me almost 25 years ago, and I am excited to share how it works. I first realized that the effects of gravity in our body could not only be managed, but reversed, by moving into the…
There are no straight lines in nature. Nature’s design is built upon the Fibonacci sequence, the spiral pattern. Energy moves as a wave if unobstructed, and then when it encounters a barrier, spirals, eventually turning into chaos. This can be seen in the flow of the rivers, the way smoke leaves a pipe, the contrails…
