BodyJoy

I love how FB asks what's on your mind. This is exactly what's on my mind.

A word about working with bodies.... from me to you....

Mark your calendar: April 17 10:00-noon. We do this once a quarter in Release & Realign: we team up to turn this into a two hour experience. Yoga Jeanne Munoz and I have been teaching together since 2012. If you've yet to feel her chanting you into shivasana—-well, not to be missed. And in our new space, light pours in from the east onto the oak floor. We have props to borrow: roller, balls, straps, blocks. Come drop in and breathe, move and change with us for this special duet class. More info: https://www.bodyjoy.net/yoga

I have always loved bodies. Fascination with mine and curiosity about every body I witness. So it’s no surprise I do the work I do. This week on Wednesday I get to guide 5R https://www.bodyjoy.net/dance An exploration of where we’re fluid and where we’re holding. And then Friday https://www.bodyjoy.net/yoga a mat class along the same lines really. The intrigue of breath and sensation as alternative to the 6,000 thoughts we have every day. I hope we can practice together some day.

This morning I treated C.S., a middle-aged man I'd last seen 3 weeks ago. A one year history severe sciatica, even walking one block brought on intense calf pain. He'd been treated in physical therapy but, as so often happens, had hardly been touched. No one addressed the scar tissue built up in the fascia all along the route of the sciatic nerve. No one taught him how to release that and gently floss the nerve, untethering it from fascia & muscle. I treated him conservatively: hands on plus education for self care. I worried about him; it's always risky to start in a new direction. He returned today so much better, had even walked five miles with no pain. We progressed all the release work, the flossing moves and began subtle core toning. I can't even begin to tell you what daily joy my work brings me. I'm continually disappointed in many aspects of current medical care. We know so much about how to treat sciatica, way more than when I graduated 53 years ago. I remain heart-fully dedicated to remaining in service.

Physical Therapy — Body Joy Physical challenges are the norm. Tend your ever-aging body with effective, nurturing self-care.

Did you know I have a YouTube channel? Mostly it is full of videos for individual patients who were not able to record on their own phone. But it is chock full of a sample of the things you might learn when we work together. Made this one this morning:

for Nancy 1-20-26 Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

My two precious feet have carried me through this lifetime. There were times when the base support they offer was critically painful. Once I could hardly bear weight on the right tootsie thru four long months. Bless this episode for finally turning me on to how to fully address this oh-so-common problem. (Clue: it is not about rubbing the bottom of your foot.) We have 2 1/2 hours Sun Jan 25 for me to pass this wisdom on. I love being with you at Yoga Shala. Let's do it.❤️

Rooted Wisdom: a Journey Through Your Feet — Yoga Shala Sacramento Discover your body’s foundation in an experiential workshop that will reconnect to your roots, release tension and offer stability that radiates upward — from the ground into your entire being.

Interested in the final steps, what it takes to become a physical therapist? Really it started in Chapter 1----but here is Chapter 10.

Chapter 10: 🎼I left my cadaver, in SF🎶 — Body Joy My developing fascination with all things body and healing kept me going.  Through a heart-breaking stint working with amputees at Letterman Army Hospital, cerebral palsied kids at Shriners, burn patients at Alta Bates.