“Flexibility isn’t showing off how far your leg can stretch, it’s showing how far your perseverance can stretch” Chane VDW

Let me start by saying that I love stretching…. I try to start the day with an energizing yoga flow and end my day with a relaxing yin yoga. I want...

Turning a new leaf in fall prevention

DID YOU KNOW?

Falls continue to be the leading cause of injury among older Canadians. It is estimated that one third of Canadian seniors will fall in a twelve-month period and these falls will account for 85% of seniors’ injury-relat...

“Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional and mental states.”  Carol Welch  

As a physiotherapist I use Pilates exercises and/or the Pilates reformer with most of my patients at some point in their treatment plan, especially...

"Silence isn't empty, it's full of answers."

                                              Author unknown. 

Much has been written about "Noise Pollution" si...

The beginning of a new year always holds so much promise for better things to come and a chance to "start fresh".  This year in particular, at a global level, we seem to be fully embracing the notion of saying goodbye to 2016 and hello to 2017.  From the moment it arri...

10,000 Steps per Day

I am late to this party, that's for certain.  It is only this past week that I have started to record my daily activity via an electronic bracelet.  I do realize that most people jumped onto this trend years ago already.  I had never felt a need to...

Foam rolling has gained a faithful following over the last several years as a method of self-massage and joint mobilization. The concept of tool-assisted muscle release is not a new one as physiotherapists and massage therapists have been advising clients to sit on ten...

You do not have to travel to Thunder Bay or to Hawaii to visit a Sleeping Giant. You may have "Sleeping Giants" right in your own back yard, or rather, right in your own back-side. If you suffer or have ever suffered from low back pain, nagging hip pain, knee pain or f...

As we celebrate the beginning of another year, most of us will commit to making positive changes in our daily routines with the hopes of improving the quality of our lives.  Our list of positive changes often include the intention of finding more time for ourselves, li...

The key to abundance is meeting limited circumstances with unlimited thoughts.
                                                                        Marianne Williamson...