Alive! Bodies in Motion 
 thoughts on Movement, Fitness and integrated health

How to Improve Peri-menopause Symptoms with Self Care: Hello, Hot Flash Podcast
Client Feature – Rod Dagneau
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger… Doesn’t it?
How You Move Matters!
Is Pilates Just a Fad?
Core Stability: What is it and how do I get it?
An Open Letter to the Moving Spirit Community
Staying Healthy & Injury Free While Pursuing Your Active Lifestyle
Pilates and the Franklin Method
Trans Care – How Physios Can Help
Heart Flower, A Nature Meditation
“I Don’t Do Vulnerability” and Other Myths
The Mighty Kidneys
Pilates for Back Pain
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Medical Guidance for Menopause
Pilates – One Man’s Success Story
Exploring Fluid Body Movement
Six Steps to Success for Your New Year’s Resolutions
The True Core – Imagery for Organ Movement
A Gift that Keeps on Giving
3 Ways to Lighten Your Mental Load
Pilates For Osteoporosis
FLOW: Let’s embrace the overshare
It’s Time to Redefine Fitness
The Art of Listening
Pilates and Stress: Embrace the Power of Slow
TriPlane Training for Runners and Triathletes Prevents Injury and Increases Performance
Puddles in Yugoslavia: A Quest in Self-Identity
How Often Do I Need to Do Pilates to Get Results?
Mature Women’s Health: There is so much more to talk about
How Your Movement Patterns Affect Function and Performance, and What You Can Do About It
Self-Care: A Foundation for Everything
A Conversation with Pilates Teacher, Allison Birt
Spring Outdoor Core Stability & Mobility Exercises
Pilates for Men
How Your Body Cries: Physical Grief
Yoga vs. Pilates
Body Talk : Why words matter when you visit a health care provider
In Support of New Beginnings
Your New Year’s Resolution & The Ten Percent Rule
Peak Health, Wellness and Energy for 2019
Oh, Sweet Release! (Is It Really the Answer?)
It’s Time to Move the Battlefield
Is Yet Another “Exercise” Really What You Need?
Incontinence & Dementia: Your Incontinence Problem Deserves Attention
Skiing & Your Knees: A Pre-Season Primer
Wasn’t That A Party?!
Meet our Team Behind the Scenes!
Ladies! We Need To Talk About Our Underwear.
Surviving Your Sport: Keeping Yourself Together When You Play Hard
Notes from a Recovering Effort Queen
The Athlete’s Conundrum: When Structure Affects Performance
Up-leveling Your Core Training? Four Things You Need to Know!
Top 10 Ways Pilates & Movement Training Improve Athletic Performance
Is Your Workout Getting Too Comfortable?
Does Your Moving Body Have a Shelf-Life? Movement Training in a Fitness-Oriented World
Forget the New Year’s Resolution – Create Positive Change Instead
Creating Connections: Inspiring Change
The Lost Art of Recovery
Why a Standing Desk is NOT a Cure for Sitting All Day.
Do You Treat Your Body Like a One-Night Stand?
Celebrating New Possibilities: A Tale of Love
A Fine Balance: Finding Rise & Fall for A More Fluid, Efficient Run
Integrating New Movement Patterns into High Level Activities
Movement Practice, or Exercise… or BOTH?!
From Your Desk to the Trail: A Simple Way to Release Your Shoulders and Boost Your Breath
STOP Tucking Your Butt! Learn To Stretch Your Hip Flexors for REAL Mobility
Is Perfectionism Taking the JOY out of Your Activities?
Your Cardiovascular Fitness: 5 Ways to Get Better Results Fast
Bioplasticity & Fitness: 4 Things You Really SHOULD Think About
Babies & Toddlers are TOUGH on Your Body: Four Crucial Coping Strategies
What are YOUR Non-Negotiables?
Simple Ways to Combat the Dangers of Sitting… and Improve Your Sex Life Too!
Beware Putting Those Shoulder Blades in your Back Pocket!
What I Learned from Retired Astronaut, Commander Chris Hadfield
Your Body’s Story: The Anatomy of a Movement Pattern
Your Movement: It’s Not WHAT You Do, It’s HOW You Do It
A Quick & Dirty Holiday Survival Guide for Your Body
8 Steps to Integrating the Core: There’s More to it than Muscle!
Lest We Forget – this S**t is Real.
Finding the “Mind-Body Connection – Get out of your HEAD!
Juice Up Your Movement: Rotate Your Spine!
Un-cage Your Ribs for Better Mobility!
Sprains, Strains & Roll-overs – A Simple Trick for Improving Ankle Stability
Sensation – Mindfulness for Moving Bodies
Your Fabulous, Functional Feet: 3 Simple Ways to Show Them Some Love
Neck & Shoulder 911: Tips For Surviving Life at Your Computer
The Secret To Creating Longevity & Improving Performance in Your Physical Activities: Train To Do WELL What You Do OFTEN
Rosemary is going to NATIONALS! Canadian National Dragon Boat Championships 2013
How are your Movement ABC’s? Physical Literacy: Essential for Life!
To Stretch or Not To Stretch: That Is The Question. Four Things To Help You Decide!
Stress & Your Workout: What you NEED to know.
Posture – Who Cares? 5 Big Reasons Why You Should.
Want that Spring in Your Step Again? Forget Dialing Back the Clock – Find Your Spine!
The ONE Biggest Secret to Attaining Stunning Results in your Fitness/Movement Training program
Re-thinking Effort: 3 Ways to Improve Function & Find Ease
True Confessions from a Fitness Industry Insider…
Fitness Pros are Language Teachers!
Breath, the Psoas & the Thoracolumbar Spine
Are YOU a movement professional?
Interview with Silken Laumann
Why Do We Move?

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