Exploring how the breath rebalances posture, fascia, and freedom of movementIntroduction — Where Breath Meets StructureBreath is not just something we do; it’s something that moves us. The breath is [...]
Whether you’re hiking a steep trail, flowing through yoga, or mastering Animal Flow, your body’s true engine lives behind you: the glutes. These powerful muscles stabilize the pelvis, protect the [...]
Over the years, some individuals have implied that we should 'keep it simple' when teaching beginners — avoid anatomical language or complex alignment cues, and just tell students to 'stand [...]
Yesterday, while hiking a steep trail in the Highlands, I found myself instinctively doing what I teach in the studio — adjusting my alignment to the terrain, feeling the rhythm [...]
Fueling Recovery: What I Learned About Healing After a Tissue Graft Note: This version is intended for clients and general readers. A clinical companion article, co-authored with Mark Hamilton, [...]
Fueling Recovery: How Nutrition Supports Healing and Fascia Health By Patricia (Patty) Jimenez Hamilton When you think of recovery, most people picture wound closure, scars fading, or muscles regaining [...]
Note: This version is intended for clinicians and professional audiences. 1. Introduction Surgery repairs structural damage, but long-term recovery depends on fascia. While most surgical protocols focus on wound [...]
When most people think about the body, they picture muscles, bones, or skin. But there’s another structure just as important — and often overlooked — that connects everything together: [...]
Most people think stretching is simply holding a position and waiting for the muscles to lengthen. But there are smarter, science-backed methods that not only increase flexibility but also [...]
Although limited, the growth of funding for yoga research is growing rapidly. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center received more than $4.5 million from the National Institutes [...]
