5 Finger Shoes and the Mid-Foot Strike by John Wall @johnjwall Recently I’ve been talking with a number of people about my “crazy shoes” and about technique with a number of runners. Ever since I ran the Boston Marathon in 2002 I’ve had trouble with my left knee, a common runners injury called IBS. As […]
Bridging Heaven and Earth
August 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We are All Responsible My childhood taught me both compassion and courage and singularly taught me that I wanted to be of service and I wanted to help people. That being said, I care about ALL people no matter their color, religion, flag, country, etc. I care that humans act as stewards of the planet. […]
Going Beyond the Label
August 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A Body of Beliefs I sat alone in an exam room at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida buried under the diagnosis – Muscular Dystrophy. I had come to the hospital for a routine health check up and had mentioned in passing that I had occasional neck and shoulder pain and I had noticed that […]
Insults and Injuries
July 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Effects of Memories on the Body Everything that has ever occurred since the beginning of time is NOW is a recorded memory. There’s no doubt that every insult and injury — and memories of such — uniquely and collectively affect us. And, since most of us don’t suffer from amnesia, we need to strive […]
Whole Body Stretching
May 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Reawakening the Instinct to Stretch You would think that as we grow older and wiser we would automatically be better at doing what comes naturally ― stretching. Wrong. We need to relearn how to stretch as we once did as babies and young children. If you observe animals, you’ll notice, when they awaken they stretch. […]
Tennis Anyone?
April 10, 2011 by 2 Comments
Gravity is the unseen, powerful force that is with us 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, holding us on the planet Earth. As we become active on a flat surface, gravity is intensified, and joint and intervertebral spaces are compressed, creating pressure, wear on cartilage, bone lining and surrounding connective tissue. Tennis is […]
Cultivating a Relationship with Yourself
February 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Forgiveness, in my opinion, has nothing to with the “other” person. They are who they are and do what they do. It’s about forgiving yourself! We are ALL works in progress! Be kind to yourself and your body — releasing negative behavior and thoughts is the healthy first step of forgiveness. If we can […]
Tea Meditation to Share the Wisdom and Wonder of Life
January 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Having Tea with 1,355,033,812 People One of our amazing abilities as a Human Being is our ability to connect with others and with everything in the universe. When we are most alive we are most connected and whole. And it seems like a bit of a mystery that we are also our most unique and […]
