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What is good posture? I had an email from a student after a class. She mentioned how she noticed when she stood, her upper body was leaning back. She said she’s going to have to fix that when she stands. She wants to improve her posture. I explained…

You don’t know what you don’t know. It’s an interesting thought. It very much applies to our bodies. We don’t feel what we don’t feel. Moving freely, relieving stress, many times requires us to feel our bodies in ways we are not familiar.  When we go about it…

After a long day on the job or an uber work out, it is important to let your body recover and readjust anything that you may have tweaked out of alignment—such as your lower back. That’s where the Hips on Two Balls move comes in! (more…)

A ‘Muffin Top’ is really just a silly way of referring to the muscles around the middle of the body that are somewhat underused. Many of us exercise and get disappointed when our shape remains the same. We want our core or waist area to slim down, tighten…

Elbow on Ball is a great way to relieve stiffness in your shoulders and tightness in your neck. See page 223 in The Miracle Ball Method™ book for more details — and check out this video to see ball placement. Remember to take it slow and BREATHE…

Most of us have areas of the body that are extra tight at the end of a day. Sometimes that tightness can even prevent a good night’s sleep and last through the next day. For many, the low back is one of those areas. Take a look at…

Talk to any runner, dancer, tennis player, martial artist, etc. and they will tell you how important healthy, happy knees are to the rest of their body. But as a lot of us experience — athlete or not – our knees aren’t always happy. (more…)

Gravity. Got it love it! Here’s a Miracle Ball Method student at her desk at Stamford Office Furniture letting the weight of her body do something that another MBM student calls “stretching without stretching.” So easy and your back will feel so great afterwards. Have you done a…

Happy Birthday John and Lucas! Although having two babies at the same time had its challenges, I can’t say it wasn’t amazing. I thank God that I knew the Method at that time. After the birth, I had what I found out was called “twin skin.” I could…

For stiff shoulders, carpal tunnel syndrome, and a great stress reducer. Hands are extremely connected to movement and to moving with freedom and flow – just look at any sport, dance, martial arts, or folk dancing around the world. Unfortunately, though, most of us don’t realize the connection…

When I look at peoples’ feet, I sometimes think of the scene in the Wizard of Oz where the witch’s feet shrivel up when the Wicked Witch of the West goes for her ruby slippers. Feet need to move — and in many, many directions. Most of us…

Do you know where your pelvis is? A lot of us get an achy low back and struggle between holding ourselves up stiffly and just collapsing. Why is it so hard to maintain great posture without it feeling so forced? The same reason our lower back aches. Tight…

Movement is simply moving weight in space. When sitting down, your head (which is the heaviest body part) often times is in front of the rest of your body—which causes the strain in your neck. Take notice of where your head is in relation to the rest of…

Look up and reach for the sky. We spend most of our days hunched over computers, steering wheels, kitchen counters- not to mention our phones– and our breathing gets constricted. Looking up lifts the ribs off the diaphragm and allows us to breathe again. Try it now: Look…

Happy Fall! I am so happy to announce that I have just firmed up the dates for the next Miracle Ball Method Level 1 Certification Training Course! November 2-4, 2018 in Stamford, Connecticut. The location will be determined soon. Remember: The Level 1 training is also great for one’s own personal growth…