I've been doing a daily breathing practice. Not always at the same time everyday, but focused breathing when I remember… breathing in through the nose, in to the belly and then into the ribs with focus on my mid thoracic spine, expanding, with a slow breathing out of my mouth, pursed lips, relaxed jaw, steady stream all the way, all the way, all the way out... and then again.
It's not been too difficult to do, especially when I'm relaxed, doing nothing or sitting in the car driving, lying in bed before sleep, on the floor before doing movement.

But today, I feel I had a leap of progress! I remembered to do it while also doing a mad dash dish cleaning! It was much more difficult, but much more important to take breathing to a new level, while doing something else! I noticed my posture as I did the dishes, I noticed my feet! firmly on the floor! I had less tension overall. It felt great!
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If you notice you don't breathe well, hold your breath when doing other activities, or just can't get a deep breath in, or if you have neck pain, rib pain (or actually pain anywhere!) and would like to learn how your breathing can impact your well-being, give me a call! 508 397-4184

Movement - I am making another step in the direction of better movement for me. On Wednesday I had a first appointment with an NKT and AiM therapist.

I help other people move better. I am an NKT practitioner and a Core Movement Integration practitioner as well as a Massage Therapist and a Rossiter Coach. I know a great deal about helping others, integrating what I have learned from all these techniques. However, I can only go so far when it comes to my own body. I can move, I can massage some, foam roll some, I can be disciplined - and I am committing to purposeful movement every day. But, I also need to be assessed and I also need input from an objective practitioner, so in 2016 I am committing to working with another therapist to help me. I find myself encouraging others to take this step and so I encourage myself as well.
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Today - day 1 (1/1/2016) my movement: foot mobilization, cogs, breathing, slow dance, shoveling.