Anchor Mind & Body

The picture shows some movements of your shoulder joint. There are a few more

Flexion
Extension
Abduction
Adduction
External rotation
Internal rotation
Horizontal abduction
Horizontal adduction
The alignment of the bones of your shoulder joint (humerus, clavicle, and scapula) may affect how well you move through any of these motions.

By analyzing several studies, researchers found a link between steps and mortality.

Every 1,000-step increase gave people a 22% lower chance of dying from all causes.

Listening to water sounds and its benefits:

Anxiety relief
Stress relief
Increase concentration
Better sleep quality
Feelings of relaxation

Align: To adjust (parts of a mechanism, for example) to produce a proper relationship or orientation.

Align the joints of your body so they are at optimal position for loading and moving.

For arthritis, the breath must become easier and fuller without increasing pain or discomfort.

Techniques affecting this may also reduce pain by increasing endorphin levels and parasympathetic inhibition/vasodilation, decreasing SNS vasoconstriction, and driving pH balance more towards alkaline.

Your knee alignment matters for the health of your joint in regular squats or single-leg squats.

“I will be refined by age but, not defined by age.”

~Kathy Sporre

I believe that the unity of mind and body is an objective reality. They are not just parts somehow related to each other but an inseparable whole while functioning.

A brain without a body could not think … the muscles themselves are part and parcel of our higher functions.

Moshe Feldenkrais

STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE - Flexes and laterally flexes (side bends) neck; rotates head.

“Be patient with yourself.

Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground.

There’s no greater investment.”

Stephen Covey

Don't 'snooze' the breathing break. It just takes 2-3 minutes to reset your body and brain.

The Integrative Movement System principles include alignment, breathing and control. Use these to work towards optimal movement.