suburbanhippie.life a weekly series to learn a bit about the body + a subtle shift to start to apply the new knowledge curiosity killed bad posture we’ve reached the final building block of our mini-series on diy’ing a fascia focused movement plan it might be last piece but it is definitely the most important. it’s what makes the whole plan doable over the long term and that piece is compassion. if the word compassion feels too fluffy maybe curiosity feels more fitting? I tend to use them...
12 days ago • 2 min read
suburbanhippie.life a weekly series to learn a bit about the body + a subtle shift to start to apply the new knowledge resistance is more than getting stronger we’re on the second to last building block of diy’ing a fascia focused movement plan and that’s resistance. you might have heard how resistance or strength training makes our muscles bigger and bones stronger but it’s deeper than that. weaving resistance into our daily routines creates space and order in our fascial system. think about...
19 days ago • 2 min read
suburbanhippie.life a weekly series to learn a bit about the body + a subtle shift to start to apply the new knowledge we're designed to move in spirals we’ve explored getting big and getting small and this week we’re looking at how we move through the world: in spirals. our bodies weren't just built for straight lines. we are literally designed to spiral, rotate, and twist and so this should be considered when creating a fascia focused movement plan. we actually have what's called a spiral...
26 days ago • 2 min read
suburbanhippie.life a weekly series to learn a bit about the body + a subtle shift to start to apply the new knowledge how to stay fluent in fascial language the other week we talked about getting big and taking up space so our fascia system would stay expansive. this week we’re going to the other end of the spectrum, talking compression and getting small to diy a fascia focused movement plan we can apply the same thinking to getting small as we did to getting big, in ensuring we maintain...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
suburbanhippie.life a weekly series to learn a bit about the body + a subtle shift to start to apply the new knowledge it's time to bounce back the interesting world of fascia just keeps going as we learn that fascia has different properties to it. as we continue to diy a fascia focused movement plan we’re diving into one of those properties…it’s the fascia’s ability to be elastic. just like the elastic in a waistband or hair tie, your fascia is designed to bounce back to shape. the key...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
suburbanhippie.life a weekly series to learn a bit about the body + a subtle shift to start to apply the new knowledge expansion - get big. take up space. have you ever heard of the goldfish theory? that a goldfish will only grow within the limits of its tank? I don’t know if this is true but we’re going with it today… our fascia system really does operate the same way as the goldfish theory, only stretching to as big as the space it has. the situation is that we live a very ‘mid-range’ life:...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
suburbanhippie.life a weekly series to learn a bit about the body + a subtle shift to start to apply the new knowledge diy consistent movement for your fascia last week we chatted about the idea of getting consistent movement [outside of exercising] and finding simple ways to do this during our daily routines. my hope is that you’ve at least picked a time of your day where you’d benefit from a little more moving…bonus points if you implemented a subtle shift to increase your amount of...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
suburbanhippie.life a weekly series to learn a bit about the body + a subtle shift to start to apply the new knowledge diy consistent movement for your fascia the first thought I originally had when hearing the importance of being consistent with movement for the health of my fascia was “I workout 30 minutes a day, 4-5 days a week, I’m consistent, I’m good”. however the more I learn about fascia the more I’m starting to see consistency in a new light. I recently was introduced to some math...
2 months ago • 2 min read
suburbanhippie.life a weekly series to learn a bit about the body + a subtle shift to start to apply the new knowledge diy a fascia focused movement plan! if you know me at all you already know I’m a diy’er to my core. so it’s no surprise that this same mentality weaves into when I’m working with clients. I want to provide all that I can so clients can diy their daily routines to benefit their fascial health. the goal of occupational therapy after all is to support people so much that they...
2 months ago • 1 min read