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The ultimate goal of healthy feet is to be able to walk barefoot without pain or discomfort. However, that is not reality for most people. If you have been wearing shoes every day for years and transition immediately to being barefoot, you will experience many negative side effects of this transition. Moving to being primarily… Continue reading Healthy Tip #6 – Walk in Your Yard Barefoot
We have cardio classes to exercise the heart. We have abs/core classes to exercise our midsections. We have weights classes to build strong arms and legs. We have Pilates classes to build flexibility and core strength. Have any of you ever attended a foot class to strengthen your feet? Our feet are one of the… Continue reading Healthy Feet Tip #5 – Exercise Your Feet
Today we are going to take a look at the natural structure of our feet in comparison to the structure of our shoes. Often, we are placing our feet into shoes that alter their natural shape. When this occurs, it causes foot-related problems such as bunions, plantar fasciitis and Morton's Neuroma. Step 1: Grab two… Continue reading Healthy Feet Tip #4 – Trace Your Feet
Today's Healthy Feet Tip is one that not many people like to hear because people love flip flops. I understand that flips flops are easy to slip on and great for warm weather and the beach however wearing flip flops has significant negative effects on the health of the feet. Katy Bowman does a great job… Continue reading Healthy Feet Tip #3 – Ditch Flip Flops
Today's healthy feet tip in honor of National Foot Health Awareness month is, spread your toes several times a day. Our shoe choices often limit our ability to spread our toes. When the toes are crunched it causes the muscles of the feet to become stiff and tight and the muscles that spread our toes… Continue reading Healthy Feet Tip #2 – Spread Your Toes
April is National Foot Health Awareness Month, so throughout the month I will be sharing tips on how to create or maintain healthy feet. Healthy Feet Tip #1 is don't wear shoes in your home, that includes slippers as well. Allow your feet to move freely while at home. Taking off your socks will bring… Continue reading Healthy Feet Tip #1 – Shoes in House
This blog was first posted on Holy Yoga Global®, LLC: https://holyyoga.net/2019/03/28/healthy-foot-awareness-alignment-from-the-ground-up/ In honor of April being Healthy Foot Awareness month, I want to bring you a post dedicated to our amazing feet. However, for many of us our feet don’t feel like amazing structures. Some sources estimate that over 75% of Americans will experience foot… Continue reading Alignment from the Ground Up
The following blog was first featured on Holy Yoga® Global LLC- https://holyyoga.net/2019/03/28/babies-crying-and-yoga/ As the Program Manager/Senior Trainer for the Kids Holy Yoga Training, I read lots of books on yoga and babies. Most, if not all, books tell you to not practice yoga with your baby when they are crying. I understand the concept behind… Continue reading Babies: Crying and Yoga
Stand with your pelvis over your heels (not your toes) Carry your kids in front of you without compromising your alignment Posture is not alignment. Posture is about how you hold something, and many of us hold our posture very poorly. However, alignment is the optimal way that something should be placed in order to… Continue reading Moving into an Alignment Filled Life
During the month of December, Nutritious Movement did a Rock Advent countdown. The following posts were featured on my Instagram feed. Each day showcases a different movement to get you moving. Many of the movements include the use of a chair to make the movements more accessible. However, you can do the same movements without… Continue reading Rock Advent Challenge
