Headaches? Neck pain? Is Your Head on Straight?
Head aches? Neck pain? Is your head on straight? This little red tool, called a Maddox Rod, helps me figure out if your head is on straight. How can your head even get tipped? Imagine, [...]
Sometimes Healing Feels Like Breaking at First
Sometimes Healing Feels Like Breaking at First Have you even been in the middle of a positive life change when you start to feel sore, exhausted or like they're breaking. [...]
Getting Carried Away by False Truths?
Getting Carried Away by False Truths? Be careful when you go chasing butterflies. You may find yourself running around the field following the butterfly where ever it chooses to lead [...]
Burnout Culture?: Watch your energy so you can show up again tomorrow
Burnout Culture: Watch your energy so you can show up again tomorrow We clearly live in a "more is better" culture. If you didn't "crush" your workout, you didn't work [...]
“Heads up, chest up, shoulders back!”
"Heads up, chest up, shoulders back!" The cry of the junior hockey coach that I overheard this past weekend. A motivating phrase for a pile of 6 year old hockey [...]
May You Give and Receive Love and Compassion Today
May You Give and Recieve Love and Compassion Today Today, and everyday, may you be grateful and appreciative of the people and circumstances that are helping your grow; As much [...]
It’s a delicate balance between past, present and future focus.
It’s a Delicate Balance Between Past, Present and Future Focus With everything that is, has and will happen, it’s hard to know what to pay attention to.The future holds a [...]
Your Intention and Action Cause Change, not Time
Your Intention and Action Cause Change, not Time It’s been said that time heals all things. However, time on its own heals nothing without the right ingredients. Our intention to [...]
We’re All Connected
We're All Connected I talked to a friend about something I’m going through. It was about something my family member is going through. Because my friend has gone through it, [...]
The Mind is Always Reflected in the Body
The Mind is Always Reflected in the Body A gut feeling. A pain in neck. Holding your breath. Tightness in your jaw. A tension in your chest. Our bodies express [...]
Pain with a Purpose Builds you up!
Pain with a Purpose Builds you up! Pain seems to be an unavoidable part of life. It can come & go or stick around. It comes from broad sources - [...]
The Antidote for Confusion is Curiosity
The Antidote for Confusion is Curiousity Confusion is a lack of understanding or uncertainty. It can give a feeling of being bewildered or unclear in our mind. Confusion can create [...]
Did Criticism Ever Change Your Mind?
Did Criticism Ever Change Your Mind? Can you remember a time where someone’s criticism changed your mind about something? Me neither. Human nature tends to protect and resist against unsolicited [...]
Reset to Baseline
Reset to Baseline The body and mind has a baseline. Everybody’s is different. Our baseline is our starting point. The place where we operate and function optimally. The stresses of our [...]
Modulate your Voice to Activate the Healing System
Modulate your Voice to Activate the Healing System To modulate your voice means to change or modify your voice on purpose. The expression of affect, or emotion, in your voice, [...]
“New and Different” Changes the Brain… for better or worse
"New and Different" Changes the Brain... for better or worse You've heard the expression by Einstein, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different [...]
Just enough courage… to take the first step
Every winter we put in some good family and fitness time on Toronto’s outdoor ice rinks trying to master our skating skills. ⛸ Earlier this week June, my 8 soon [...]
It’s Like Coming Home
It's Like Coming Home More times than I can count on my two hands now, have patients spontaneously offering that they feel like they've "come home" at a certain point [...]
When You Don’t Know, Go Slow
When you don't know, go slow There's no harm in slowing down when you're uncertain. It's an often uncelebrated skill to pause to take it all in and let the [...]
We are our Strongest at our Tallest.
We are our Strongest at our Tallest There's something to be said to minding your posture. Years of scientific research has caught up to your Mom and her pointy finger [...]
Peace is Found in the Action of Quiet Inaction
Peace is Found in the Action of Quiet Inaction Looking for peace in the constant din of your busy life is a steep a hill to climb at first. Peace [...]
All of nature grows from the inside out.
All of Nature Grows from the Inside Out Like a seed, you too possess everything you need to heal, grow and thrive tucked away deep inside of you.
What Peak are you Heading for in 2020
What Peak are you Heading for in 2020? We're all climbing our own mountain. What mountain are you climbing? What ideal would you like to get a little bit closer [...]
What lit your fire?
What were you passionate about? Origin of the word passion comes from "to suffer". We’re passionate about things that call us to repair or right a pain or suffering in [...]