ADHESIONS AND BEYOND : with Isabel Spradlin
Isabel Spradlin 
One of the most inspiring things I’ve been hearing from people over the last year is how their loved ones (or trusted practitioners) have gone through the free or full hands-on program with them, and are now providing direct help. I must admit that when I first created the online program years ago, the idea of having … Continue reading …
Have you ever wondered . . . What your abdominal organs are doing (other than seriously stressing you out)? As a practitioner, I have worked with so many bellies, I have studied at so many illustrations, pictures, and models that I forget that most people don’t have a clear idea of just what it is they’re … Continue reading …
Casual hugs are great, but what happens when you make a hug intentional in your abdomen? Try this exercise for general abdominal health, as well as for abdominal pain: Advanced Hugging 1. Choose a partner or a friend who you feel very comfortable hugging, and who feels very comfortable with you. 2. Be sure to choose someone … Continue reading …
This is a snippet of an interview I did with Marty Ryan (on the left, above) for my upcoming book. Marty is a belly practitioner of more than 20 years, and is one of the best teachers I have had the privilege of learning from. He is based in Seattle though he travels around a … Continue reading …
Is it time to take care of yourself? And what does that even mean? I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how difficult it is to navigate chronic abdominal pain and dysfunction. I’m guessing that most of you found this website because you have this really significant problem of abdominal distress and you are looking for answers, … Continue reading …
A few days ago I had a long-time client come in for some neck work. Walking home from a neighborhood meeting in the pitch dark, she tripped on a garden hose and fell to her knees. She has a history of her neck being a big problem so as she was falling (and recovering), her … Continue reading …
“Nag, nag, nag…” My students sometimes toss this out in class when they’re trying to tease me about my repeated attention to detail. But secretly they love it! Right? Anyway, here are a couple of things that I talk about very often as they are soooo easy to incorporate into everyday life for the overall … Continue reading …
I’ve had a few questions come up over the past few weeks about working with breathing and with the diaphragm. Here is a great, simple way to work with your diaphragm!
I recently spent seven days on this river, the Middle Fork of the Salmon. Turns out none of our group of seven was fully prepared for what the river had to offer and in spite of some grueling, frustrating, beautiful and warm, cold and rainy days, everyone in our group remained magically happy-ish. I have … Continue reading …
Nowhere is the potential of food so fully revealed (I think) than in the bounties of Spring and Summer. I’m sure it’s no news to you that there are about twenty different ways we humans “should” be eating and it can get so distracting from what is really important. We start seeing food only in … Continue reading …