A lot of what I teach in lessons is essentially: How to change muscle tension that’s hard to shift; reliably for yourself. How to get a joint or area moving that doesn’t like to move, that’s guarded from pain, past or present. What you are doing in these cases is teaching your nervous system. That […]
Have you ever reached a holiday so utterly exhausted that all you could do was collapse, and then spend the first few days just trying to feel human again? For many of us, especially those juggling work, care responsibilities, and health challenges, rest becomes something we “earn” only after pushing ourselves to the edge. But
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Hands up who’s overdone it in the garden? Is it inevitable? No, but it needs to be thought about differently
When I see people trying to sort out their pain, I see them making their lives harder. Doing core exercises. Correcting their posture. Going to endless appointments to be fixed. This is what I did for a long time too. I was following advice. It was stuff that ‘made sense’, but it was always more
It is easy to get stuck in the serious business of trying to relieve your pain. Like: Training one abdominal muscle to fire more quickly ‘Correcting’ your posture. Doing a exercise you hate because it is supposed to help. But how do mammals learn best? Through play! Getting out of pain* involves a lot of learning
I don’t know why we have to make life changes in the dark and cold of January in the UK. I go for ongoing microgoals. Then maybe step something up in Spring when I feel a boost of energy with the longer days. But if you really must make a resolution right now… Then I
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