by Liv Rachelle | Nov 6, 2014 | Clinician's Corner, Self Bodywork Videos
“You’re giving me a headache!” How often do we find ourselves screaming this to family members or coworkers who are getting on our case? For many of us though, this statement can be very true. According to the National Headache Foundation, over 45 million Americans...
by Caitlin Klinger | Sep 24, 2014 | Athletes and Artists, Self Bodywork Videos
We all know that guy who discretely carries the team with his quiet but consistent performance every week but doesn’t ask for much acknowledgement in return. Many people associate a higher profile muscle like the trapezius with the upper back and shoulders, but the...
by Liv Rachelle | Sep 21, 2014 | Self Bodywork Videos
First, let’s dash some hopes by clarifying that this isn’t a list about secondary sex characteristics or mate selection—it’s about functional anatomy. The reason you should keep reading is because you, like most people, probably have tight chest muscles from doing...
by Liv Rachelle | Sep 21, 2014 | Self Bodywork Videos
After a long day at work, do you want a shoulder rub? a back massage? Many of us who spend hours seated at a desk often fall into a slouched posture. This position rounds our shoulders, hunches our upper backs, and strains the necks forward. Overtime, holding our...
by Liv Rachelle | Jun 5, 2014 | Athletes and Artists, Self Bodywork Videos
One big downer about prolonged sitting is its effect on circulation, especially in the lower body. If your knees are higher than your hips, then hip socket compression can cut off blood and nutrients to your legs, which can lead to uncomfortable tingling (bad) or...
by Liv Rachelle | Apr 7, 2014 | Athletes and Artists, Clinician's Corner, Self Bodywork Videos
Kathy Hartsell, PTA, RYT Associate Director of Dance and soma system® Instructor The Starting Line As human beings, we each have our own idiosyncratic movement profiles shaped by years of activities and habits that our tissues have adapted around. You can note these...