Monica has been training at Symmetry in Motion since late 2017 and has gone from rehabbing old injuries to creating new athletic strength in her body. In addition to twice a week in the studio, we meet once a month at her property to use neurologic drills while she is riding: the ultimate in practicing […]
Do you feel more stressed at the holidays? Or do you find more time to relax? If getting through the end of the year fills you with cortisol, you need some easy and fast strategies to help out. 1. Put it on your calendar: that is, schedule your breaks. Want to get 5 minutes of […]
I knew my daughter was stressed and unhappy in school, but it wasn’t until school was out for just a couple of days, that I heard her laugh and I thought, “Oh my gosh, my daughter is back!” She had slowly slipped away over months of being caged in a classroom, under the heavy load […]
In 1998, I was on a sailboat in San Francisco Bay and put myself in a careless position that herniated L4/L5. The pain was severe and rehabilitation took almost a year before I could again walk normally. During the past two decades, I’ve babied my back and my activities taking care not to put myself […]
It is a privilege to watch people moving in my studio every week. I notice patterns in individual bodies, and sometimes between groups of unrelated people that help me understand what each person needs on their movement menu – what nutrients are they missing? What can I add to our “laboratory” to help build an […]
Over the years, I have had to befriend summer and soften my feelings for what feels to me like a harsh season. My husband, on the other hand, loves summer. I think there are many reasons for this difference between us: I was born in March; he was born in early September. I grew up […]
Students at Symmetry In Motion usually have multiple goals when learning about movement, and recently there has been a theme: burning muscle (bad) vs burning fat (good) vs feeling like not burning anything at all (frustrating!). One element that complicates the fatty-cell-reduction process is our hormones, specifically cortisol. Cortisol levels are naturally higher in the […]
IS there a most important movement? A BEST movement? Something that satisfies all “requirements” for “working out” (whatever that is) – calorie-burning, muscle-building, endorphin-boosting awesomeness? If we had to make time for ONE thing to get MORE of in our daily movement, it is walking. Add more walking to your life. Being a bi-ped is […]
“I’ve had a lot of computer work to do this week so my body isn’t too happy.” “Doing the Near/Far drill is a great one during frequent breaks. (You’re taking breaks aren’t you?)” “Near/Far…I don’t think we have done that one!” “Well! Let’s do it now!” Our eyes provide SEVENTY percent of the sensory input […]
For as long as I have been a movement specialist, I have taught people the idea that they need to have a balance of “passive” and “active” movement if they want to have lasting change to the way they inhabit the body they live in. The fun we have in my studio has been the […]
