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 […]
Preparing for Childbirth: a life’s journey
Childbirth is an infinitely dynamic physical and emotional transformation for a woman. Afterwards, a woman’s body will never be quite the same as it was before she carried a child. […]
TreeSisters
Last year, it was discovered that 15,000 native oaks had been ripped from the Paso Robles countryside by Justin Winery, in order to make way for more vineyard. As this […]
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 […]
The P.F.D. (pelvic floor disorder)
There’s a children’s book by one of my favorite authors, Roald Dahl, called The BFG. It stands for Big Friendly Giant, a giant who uses fabulously made up silly words. […]
Are You Ready?
There is NOTHING of which I am more certain than the fact that no matter who you are, or what you look like, or what you believe, that surge of […]
These Aren’t Just Files…
These are the stories of the people I work with, the words of our history, of our trials and victories, and of our focus. When I carry a stack of […]
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 […]
Is A Group Class Right For You?
There are many reasons joining a GYROTONIC® group class is appealing, but how do you know if it is right for you? A good rule of thumb is to measure how […]