Have you ever been able to tell someone's mood just by how they walked into a room? We all have! It's a great example of how our posture and attitude are connected. Within seconds, you can look at someone and tell whether they are confident, depressed, withdrawn, or happy. Emotions, posture, and pain sensitivity are all influenced by each other. Postural change has been linked to depression and other health challenges. Maintaining an unnatural, stooped posture can often create aches and pains … [Read more...] about The Surprising Link Between Posture and Depression
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Posture: Balancing Strength and Flexibility
Both strength and flexibility play a significant role in how your posture develops. For instance, a strong and flexible core helps the body dynamically adapt to every environment. The spine is supported and moves well, reducing the possibility of injury or pain. While it’s true that "perfect" postures may not exist, improving our strength, flexibility, and ergonomics goes a long way toward improvement. Your body is dynamic and designed to move, but over time, it may feel less dynamic … [Read more...] about Posture: Balancing Strength and Flexibility
The Anatomy of a Spinal Disc: What Does it Look Like?
Waterbeds were something else, weren’t they? It’s still crazy to think there was actually a time where so many of us were sleeping on vinyl “mattresses” that were filled with gallons and gallons of water inside of our carpeted bedrooms. What’s crazier still is that… they were actually pretty durable. They made it through round after round of young kids playing on them and jumping off the headboard and otherwise hurling themselves right into the middle of the mattress unscathed. For … [Read more...] about The Anatomy of a Spinal Disc: What Does it Look Like?
3 Easy Ways to Naturally Increase your Energy Levels
There’s a reason you see so many commercials for “do-it-all” energy drinks like Red Bull and “have-it-all” energy shots like 5-Hour Energy… We are exhausted, people! The mid-afternoon energy crash is very real for just about everyone. And the mind-boggling thing is we’re often left wondering… why? If we got enough sleep, already had 2 coffees, didn’t skip lunch, and haven’t had a particularly stressful day, why is our energy still lacking? We think to ourselves that we must need … [Read more...] about 3 Easy Ways to Naturally Increase your Energy Levels
How to Stretch Your Way to Better Health
Life is motion. “Motion is lotion” for your body. You get the idea. The point is that moving every day is crucially important to your overall health and wellness, and stretching (and knowing how to stretch properly) is just as important to making sure you’re moving well. The truth is, stretching is an often overlooked element of self care. That’s a big part of why we offer stretch therapy in Seattle. Many of us think the need to stretch applies only to athletes or that we need … [Read more...] about How to Stretch Your Way to Better Health
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