by Carol Montgomery | Feb 15, 2020 | General, Holistic Wellness, Mind Body Spirit, Research
Madeleine L’Engle, author of acclaimed children’s book A Wrinkle in Time, once wrote, “When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up, we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be...
by Carol Montgomery | Dec 13, 2019 | General, Mind Body Spirit, Somatics
Do you have the stress relief techniques you need to reduce and recover from the impact of busyness and stress? Moshe Feldenkrais once said, “Know what you are doing so that you can do what you want.” When it comes to stress, that means knowing what your body is doing...
by Carol Montgomery | Nov 11, 2019 | General, Holistic Wellness, Mind Body Spirit, Research
What is body language, and why does it matter? Body language, or non-verbal communication, is essentially how we carry ourselves, how we move, our facial expressions, our gestures. It is an essential part of how we interact with one another. It affects how we perceive...
by Carol Montgomery | Aug 21, 2019 | General, Mind Body Spirit, Somatics
For every action, there is a reaction. This statement is true in both physics and in life. When it comes to movement, how you express yourself is a physical demonstration of your lived experience in your environment. When you embody healthy, functional movement, what...
by Carol Montgomery | Jul 8, 2019 | General, Mind Body Spirit, Somatics
In physics, potential energy refers to the stored energy in an object because of its position relative to other objects or its state. An example might be a ping-pong ball rolling toward the edge of the ping-pong table. While the ball has kinetic energy by virtue of...
by Carol Montgomery | Jun 11, 2019 | General, Holistic Wellness, Mind Body Spirit, Physical Therapy, Somatics
What is emotional maturity? Is it the ability to understand and control your emotions? If that is true, then what, if anything, does emotional maturity have to do with the choices that we make in our daily, habitual movements? Every person has a different emotional...
