The shoulders and the spine: The chicken and the egg
Do we pull our shoulders back to align our spine, or do we find a good spinal position to lead our shoulders to a comfortable position? The answer may surprise you, along with what many physical instructions we hear today lead us to try. Join Amy as she unravels this seemingly endless loop.
Breathing is more than a physiological act — it is a living dialogue that connects body, mind, and environment. An important part of this dialogue are the thoracic and pelvic diaphragms. These two diaphragms are not separate; they resonate with one another, shaping the way we move, find support, and experience ease.
When the pelvic diaphragm roots and the thoracic diaphragm expands, the body organizes around a dynamic core. Movement becomes less about effort and more about relationship — between above and below, inner and outer, stillness and expression.
a source of strength, fluidity, and presence. Through bringing our awareness to and embodying this connection, breath can become a ground for vitality and awareness throughout the whole body.
A New Day
by Vicki L. Flaherty
Here, today, is possibility. Now opens a fresh beginning.
You stand at a point of departure –a place from which to move…to powerfully transform,and grow.
Momentum starts as an idea formed from the still place within where intentions flow like water and possibility bubbles to the surface.
Choice offers itself to you. Stay here? Or, courageously step in the direction of dreams? What will be lost? What will be gained? Why change? Why not?
Inquiry offers its gifts. From reflection comes clarity –the insight from which inspired action opens like a river to the sea.
You find yourself leaning into change,
Moving like a breeze.
Integrity –with who you are, what you want why you are here –guiding you like a North Star.
Here, today, is possibility.
Now opens a fresh beginning.
May you have strong intentions for what you want to create in this new year, and may you find yourself moving gracefully from a place of integrity.
We have the gift of a new year – yet, each day – no, each moment – is a place from which to start anew.
May you seize each fresh beginning that opens for you.