There are a handful of movement patterns that are truly fundamental for the human body to move freely and have vitality. If you are among those who struggle to be regularly active and don't have periods of stress-reducing downtime, these healthy patterns may not be functioning in your body. The ability to move fluidly and with strength is strongly linked to increased longevity. And it's necessary not only to participate in the activities you love, but to simply engage in daily tasks under your own power. A good squat pattern is one of the most requisite motions you want to master to move without pain. Sitting and lifting are both variations of squatting that can be hampered if you don't have the ability to squat. Anatomically, the spine, hips and ankles need to obtain a functional range of motion. This allows the spine to remain neutral, the hips to sit back, the knees to track in line with the toes and allows the balls of the feet to remain grounded along with the heels. When you gain this range and align the body to use the stabilization and strength of the muscles and connective tissue, you can squat without pain. And teaching the quality of a squat is something i love to do. Not only because of the physical relief it brings when the body is strong, but the somatic and emotional sense of power you can embody with it. There is a more potent connection to grounding as well as freedom of your form when you realize, that a mobile body can move you forward in ways you cannot when you're stuck. Can I help you understand this on a deeper level? Message me ...or reach out to schedule a 1 to 1 consult . I am wishing you well and sending love :)

I would imagine most of us chide the pain in our bodies as well as the frustrating emotion we feel when life is not working out the way we expect. We push into and against the discomfort we feel. Rather than being in the present to understand the wise information contained within it, the tendency is to resist the feeling by pushing away or bypassing around it. Both approaches allow the pain to remain as the pattern it has always been, resistance within the body. When resistance develops, it doesn't exist in isolation. It impacts the whole of the body system. One of the most common malfunctions of the form, is the tug-of-war that opposing tensions create. For example, it is likely that if the hamstrings are tight, that some level of the quads will also be tight. Tension like this virtually always creates a misalignment that throws your center (COG) off from being balanced over your base (feet). Finding your way back to your physical and emotional center requires softening the forces of resistance that the imbalance is rooted in. This tension in your body, born out of some level of sensorial and emotional disconnect, needs a degree of yielding from you. Finding your tool to soften opposing forces, can help you feel at home again in your skin. I use both physical and somatic awareness tools in tandem to invite the mind and body back into equilibrium. I love bringing the anatomy and psyche together to affect change. If I can help you come back to this authentic center in your mind and body, reach out. Message me on my FB page ... Or schedule a 30 minute complimentary call with me ... Wishing you well...