Imagery For Ankle Mobility
Ankle mobility, especially dorsiflexion (bringing your toes up towards your head), is very important at all scales of movement practice. At one end, restricted dorsiflexion means that you’ll have …
Sitting As A Conditioning Tool
Last week I was in a residence with dancers and musicians, and one of our warm-ups was a collection of proposition by many of us. There I made us …
Breathing Imagery 3 – Sternum and First Rib
The previous posts about breathing were all about the abdomen, but obviously there is more than that to breathing! Today we will tackle some of what happens in the …
An Image for Relaxed Shoulders
Many people come to see their massage therapist with pain or stiffness in their upper back, neck and shoulders, so today I want to present an image to help with …
Walking Imagery 4 – Chameleon Feet
In previous posts I talked about how the placement of your ankle matters, and how you want your heel to point in a diagonal towards your back, rather than …
Spine Curvature
Of the issues that people come to see me with, two dominate by a long shot: neck and shoulder pain, and lower back pain or stiffness. In many cases, …
Self-Treatment for Headaches
London is an intense city, and lots of us Londoners suffer from stress-related headaches. In this post I’ll present a few ways to help prevent them, and some mild …
Self-Massage For Your Hands
Our hands are our most precious tools. Whether you throw javelins for a living or work at a desk, you use your hands every day for hours, and you …
Two Major Tips to Relieve and Prevent Back Pain
This weekend I was teaching blues dancing, and in one of the classes, some students started to experience pain in their lower back. This resulted from a combination of …
