I’ve been craving laughter.  As a teenager, almost anything could send me into fits of hysterics – the side-splitting, cheek-challenging kind that left me exhausted and panting at the end. I was constantly shushed in school for giggling, and almost got kicked out of an assembly when a friend and I burst out laughing every

Interestingly, research is showing that in addition to causing physical issues, a tight psoas can affect psychological health and anxiety levels, and can even cause breathing problems.  Here is an excerpt from an article found on The Mind Unleashed website: “The psoas major muscle (pronounced “so-as”) is often referred to as the deepest core, or

Happy New Year, Everyone!! I am on vacation right now, ringing in the New Year at a tango festival in San Diego.  Talk about sore and tired feet!!  I am taking 12 tango classes over four days and dancing every night.  When I booked a hotel that was “within walking

Dealing with anxiety is no joke. The world is perceived differently in an anxious state; relationships, decision-making, self-care, and the ability to work or leave the house are often affected. And like Charlie Brown, some anxiety sufferers develop a secondary form where they are anxious about getting anxious.  To compound things, the commonly prescribed medications often have side effects

According to Garry Adkins, NCTMB, CMI, sciatic nerve dysfunction affects nearly 40% of adults at some point during their lives.  Many of those with sciatica pain actually have piriformis syndrome where the piriformis has contracted around the sciatic nerve.  Another cause of low back, sacroiliac and sciatic pain can be a rotated pelvis.  While working