I used to have “bad knees.” I’d been a dancer for 15 years, had several knee surgeries, and found myself, at age 40 unable to kneel for long periods of time and challenged if I had to sit cross-legged on the floor. Those days are gone. My knees are no longer “bad.” In fact, they’re [...]
Posts Tagged ‘walking’
Long Lasting Pain Relief for Knee Pain
Posted in Knee pain, Somatic Exercises, walking, tagged Hanna Somatic Education, knee pain, Somatic Exercises, walking on November 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Video Tips on Eliminating Foot Pain, Plantar fasciitis and Heel Pain
Posted in Foot pain, Hanna Somatic Education, Muscle pain conditions, Plantarfascitis, walking, tagged altered gait, Hanna Somatic Education, pain relief, pandiculation, Plantarfascitis, stretching, walking on August 17, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Plantar fasciitis begins in the center of your body and works its way out to the perpiphery. In my last post I described the Clinical Somatic approach to plantar fasciitis. It’s not simply a condition of the feet! Let’s recap the steps to eliminating plantar fasciitis (and other general pain in your feet): Determine whether [...]
Standing Tall, The Easy Way
Posted in Back pain, Breathing, Hanna Somatic Education, Hip pain, Movement, Muscle pain conditions, Posture, Shoulder pain, tagged back pain, movement, posture, walking on January 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last summer I spent a month in India. Being someone who observes the world through the lens of movement, I couldn’t help but observe the way in which people moved. I saw old women squatting to wait for the bus or to cook the family meal. I saw kids playing and running with abandon. I [...]
