Join New Paradigm Wellness on Facebook: Inflammation is your Worst Enemy! Learn the top 5 things you can do to deal with it. As a Physical Therapist and bodyworker for over 20 years I have learned a thing or two about what injured or inflamed tissue feels like under my hands. There are 2 kinds of inflammation. The first is acute […]
The Rocking Step: Age Gracefully and Find Ease in Your Motions
As we age we lose the ability to balance on one foot. Balance slowly deteriorates, often without people even knowing it’s happening. Focusing on balance in motion is important exercise towards aging gracefully. “The Rocking Step” is a small movement piece that can be a big change in your life. It translate the balance and ease of a […]
Weekend Warriors
Despite our best intentions to stay active, for many of us, our activity level is the first thing to go during the week. It’s pushed aside for checking emails or getting kids to camp. Finding a way to get daily exercise becomes a chore rather than a release. And it’s quickly bumped off the schedule…. […]
How I Love Massage, Let Me Count The Ways!
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love a good massage. Massages are relaxing, pampering, and rejuvenating. Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. It goes deep to relieve stress, pain, and improve connectivity in the body. Over the next months I will be exploring the range of benefits from bodywork. Bodywork can: low-back pain […]
The World’s Not Flat
We often make assumptions about the way things are. Whether we think the world’s flat or margarine is the same as butter, we hold tightly to our beliefs until someone comes along with the proof to challenge us. In PT school I learned how to break down complex movements into simple 2D components. It was taught, […]
Easy Tips and Healthy Treats for the Holidays
Most people gain 5-10 pounds over the holidays, and the fear of that fact is enough to make most people go into an all or nothing mentality around this time of year — either it’s a personal war against holiday sweets or an calorie blind open-arms welcome to feasting. The important thing is to Enjoy […]
