Captain America Goes Vagus

Guest post by OS Certified Instructor, Sarah Young... "This is why you were chosen. Because the strong man who has known power all his life, may lose respect…


Movement and Mental Health - Understanding the Mind + Body Connection

In my last semester in college, taking a psychology internship, I thought to help people feel better, I had to work with their mind. Graduate school and our profession…


What Do You Believe?

I get daily emails of inspirational scriptures from the Bible. Sometimes I read them, sometimes I don’t. Often though, the ones that I read are the ones that I need to read at the time. It’s funny how…


Living in Your Design

Children become good movers because they live in their design. In the first few years of their lives, they spend their days exploring their bodies. They move and learn, then they learn and move. When…


Questions with Answers

This is a first for the blog - we are going to take a couple of questions we've gotten recently and answer them here in hopes that it may be helpful to you, our friend, the reader.  So, HERE…


Lower Back Pain

Lower back pain sucks. Ok, all pain sucks. But lower back pain is really a pain. Most people experience lower back pain at some point in their lives. Some people live with lower back pain through…


Walk Backwards to Move Forward Better

We are designed to move forward. We tend to move towards whatever we set our eyes on, in body and in mind. We walk where we are facing and our life gravitates towards what we focus on, good or bad.…


Let Your Breath

I recently posted a video on YouTube about whisper counting, a way to strengthen the diaphragm and soothe the nervous system. This particular video seemed to catch unusual traction in views and comments…


Bolder Shoulders

What if you could have bolder shoulders? I spelled that right. I’m talking about having brave shoulders, or having no concerns for the health of your shoulders.    Have…


The Big Toe

In a somewhat popular episode of Seinfeld, episode #25, the big toe was referred to as the captain of the toes, as well it should be. The big toe is the toe of toes. While all toes are valuable - that’s…