Student Spotlight
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 […]
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School’s Out!
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 […]
Your Upper Body Wants to Move!
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 […]
Bringing the Heat
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. […]
The Brain Behind the Brawn
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 […]
Kintsugi: Repair what is Broken with Gold
Recently Juliu Horvath (founder of the Gyrotonic method) shared a story with his master trainers that deeply touched me. It is the Japanese tradition of kintsugi. A broken bowl is […]
Optimal Bony Alignment = Happy Cells
My friend Mark first used the words “optimal bony alignment” at one of our Gyrotonic “playdates” and I have adopted it ever since. It is the perfect way to name […]
Human Zoo?
The human body has not evolved at the same pace as the human mind. We still have the same (brilliant and functional!) body design that we have had for thousands […]
Get ALL Your Vitamins, Chickadees!
Vitamin super-nutrients in eating strawberries: dense vit C, phenols and anthocyanins. Vitamin super-nutrients in picking them: macro movements of the joints, squatting benefits for the pelvic floor, articulation of the […]
Your Nested Ribs (and their secret for whole-body health!)
Peace, Tranquility, Power, Strength Would you believe that finding alignment for your ribs could allow you to feel each of these qualitites – at the same time? That’s what having […]