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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 not discarded, but instead repaired so that the cracks are filled with gold. When I heard this, I began to tear up. I felt the […]
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 what we desire in our bodies when we reorganize from the inside. Our goal is – optimal bony alignment. As we fold into the downward […]
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 of years. We are still the same homosapeins – except…we live in cages. We work in cages. We drive around in little cages on wheels. […]
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 feet and hands, vit D. …just to get you started!
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 nested ribs means; all of your essential functions – body systems, movement, mindfulness – can be enhanced with the “simple” knowledge of where you put […]
