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2/23/19: Blackbird

2/13/19: Fascia & The Mystery of Chronic Pain

I’m not sure how to preface this one, but hope it helps us. Tom Myers’ Anatomy Trains is probably the best book to explain fascia, but this is a great and *brief* overview of the subject. PT’s who use manual therapy and understand fascial fabric or connective tissue of the body are likely our best healers.

2/12/19: Tribute to Patti LaBelle

Go on now. Change someone’s life.

2/7/19: How to Do the Thing!

Yaaaaaasssss…! Do it badly if it means doing it *at all*. (Don’t miss all the solid strategies for getting stuff done that she mentions in the song, either!)

2/7/19: Planes: Fire & Rescue

For Debby Rahl and the rest of us.

2/2/19: The Testing-Tree

In a murderous time
   the heart breaks and breaks
      and lives by breaking.
It is necessary to go
   through dark and deeper dark
      and not to turn.

– Stanley Kunitz, from “The Testing-Tree”

1/31/19: Broken

I don’t love the term “broken,” but it’s definitely how I felt 14 months ago, when I went searching online for answers, and found Hamsters.

1/31/19: Anna Hartmann

Anna Hartmann is a PT and athletic trainer whose work I admire and follow. This quick bit of advice from her came up fortuitously in my feed this week, and I thought it’d be good for any Hamster whose job it is to take care of others.

This month & next I’m gradually taking over the lead trainer position at a new gym. It’s a new job in the same franchise I’ve been working in for three years, but with more responsibility & hours. I’m nearly 14 months PO and doing really well with strength and flexibility, but my greatest challenge as always is to slow down and not do too much – in this case, not do too much demonstrating of moves for clients. Anna’s comments are a great reminder of why.