What parts of you lie beneath your consciousness? Do you think about breathing every time you breathe? Probably not. Breathing happens unconsciously. Same with movement. You don't have to explain to your hips and legs how to walk each time you take a step. If this was...
Cartoon from the animal cartoonist named Jimmy over at theycantalk.comHave you ever been in conflict with somebody who just checks out? Maybe you're trying to explain yourself, make a point, or get them to understand something, but they aren't responding. It's like they aren't listening...
Think of the thermostat in your home or on a space heater. You set a certain temperature and when the sensor senses the room reach that temp, the heat cuts off. What if something was wrong with the sensor and the heat didn't turn off? Of course...
January I tried something different with online OAY classes and went with the theme of "Anatomy Month." Over the last three weeks, we split the body into three parts – hips on week one, shoulders week two, and spine week three. This week, we put it...
She's the backbone of the family. That sent shivers up my spine. He's a spineless wimp and should grow a spine. It's spine tingling! The job is really backbreaking. I bent over backwards for them. Your spine is clearly very important. Besides housing your spinal cord,...
Shoulders – we've all got 'em. We've probably all had something go wrong with 'em too. Shoulder pain can be a tricky thing because the shoulder joint is so complex. Until I started studying anatomy, I was actually always a bit confused about my shoulders. Like, when...
Does it make sense that tightness anywhere around your lungs can restrict your breath? So...
Let’s talk autonomic nervous system. Why? Because anxiety, that’s why. And because you’re a body and you have a nervous system and it’s nice to make friends with yourself, all the parts. Your body and brain’s number one job is to keep you alive. When your body senses a...
In this modern age, our bodies aren’t all that great at adapting to our environment. Let machines do your work for you! (I'm only being somewhat sarcastic.) Hear me out. Technology minimizes the amount of work one must physically do to get a result. For your convenience, reduce energy...
Learn what interoception is and how yoga can influence it. Awareness of and practice with feeling your feelings. What is interoception? Visceral sensations in muscles and organs are soaked up by free nerve endings mostly in the fascial tissues, travel through the spinal cord, and enter the...