Answers about movement, pain, and your nervous system

You've tried the obvious things. These are the less obvious ones.

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I stopped stretching and gained mobility and flexibility.

What if the thing you're doing to feel better is the reason you still hurt?

When my back was out, the only relief I found was digging into my psoas with a Thera Cane.

You've been told your hips are tight. But tight might not be the problem.

Many of my clients who came for neck pain just needed a new pillow. But the ones with real relief found something else.

If your neck pain keeps coming back, this is worth reading.

Usain Bolt has scoliosis. He's also the fastest human in recorded history. Movement is more adaptable than you've been told

A scoliosis diagnosis is not a sentence. Here's what's possible.

How to find comfort when nothing feels comfortable.

Sitting shouldn't hurt. But for a lot of people, it does.

The shoulder you've been protecting might need something different than rest

Avoiding movement is keeping your shoulder stuck.

My private Feldenkrais practice was filled with women with consistent Pilates practices. I got curious why.

Pilates is supposed to help. So why are so many dedicated practitioners in pain?

Pain with age is not inevitable.

We've been sold a story about aging and pain. It's not the whole truth.

I was a lifelong insomniac. I started doing Feldenkrais for back pain. I began sleeping better

Your sleep problem might not be a sleep problem.

I was sleeping eight hours and waking up exhausted. Rest wasn't the problem

If rest isn't restoring you, your nervous system might be why.

My Feldenkrais trainer said I was the most changed person she'd trained over four years. It wasn't my training. It was my daily at-home practice

The 30-day program promised results. Here's what actually takes longer — and why it's worth it.

I spent years trying to stand up straight. It made everything tighter

The posture advice you've been given is probably wrong.

You've had the scans. You've seen the specialists. They tell you nothing is wrong. But you still hurt.

If you've been told nothing is wrong but you still hurt, this is for you.

I was skeptical of the phrase 'trauma stored in the body.' Then I started paying attention

You've heard the phrase. But what does the science actually say?

The diagnosis gives you a name for your pain. It doesn't always give you a path forward.

A diagnosis is a starting point, not a destination.

My body started attacking itself. Nobody connected it to how I was living

Autoimmune conditions and chronic stress have more in common than most people realize.

Somatic exercises made me feel worse. Sound familiar? Here's what might actually be happening.

Not all somatic practices are the same — and the difference matters.

I used to fill every moment. Stillness felt like failure

Rest isn't laziness. But your nervous system might have forgotten the difference.

Everyone wants certainty. It's in the uncertainty where you may find what's true for you

We want someone to tell us exactly what will work. What if that's the wrong question?

I kept doing these lessons for back pain. So why did my inattentive brain get more focused

The ADHD community found Feldenkrais by accident. The results weren't accidental.

I didn't know I had ADHD. But I was doing audio lessons for back pain, and my attention and focus improved

It wasn't until later I found out what I was improving was my undiagnosed ADHD.

I was deep in peri-menopause and the only advice I got was to wear short-sleeved shirts under my jacket for when the hot flashes hit

Nobody told me movement could help with menopause. They should have.

You're investing in your face. But how you move is what people actually see

Mobility after 50 isn't about doing more. It's about doing differently.

You don't hate moving. You hate how moving has always felt. Those aren't the same thing

What emerges when movement feels good might surprise you.

For years my self-care required an appointment, a credit card, and someone else's hands. Then I found something I could do myself

Real self-care shouldn't require a booking.

I did yoga twice a week for a decade. My movement patterns never changed.

Yoga does a lot of things well. Here's what it doesn't do.

You've tried everything. You're still hurting. The problem might not be that you haven't tried hard enough

For people with chronic conditions, striving can be part of what keeps you stuck.

People think it's incredible that one Feldenkrais lesson helped my back pain. But it's the fact that it hasn't come back in 12 years that makes me a believer

One session changed something. Twelve years confirmed it.

Not all somatic practices are the same

Somatic is everywhere. Here's what it actually means.

There are 365+ lessons in Pauseture. Every one of them is rooted in a method that's been changing lives for 70 years

The method has 70 years of history. The app puts it in your pocket.

Regulating your nervous system — and gaining awareness for lifestyle choices around exercise and nutrition — can improve your overall health

Let's talk about what somatics actually does. And what it doesn't.

In my private practice, caregivers brought in the people they were caring for. But it was the caregivers I helped the most.

Taking time for yourself isn't selfish. It might be the most important thing you do for the person you love.

Biohackers will try everything. Almost none of them have tried this

Moshe Feldenkrais was optimizing the nervous system before biohacking had a name.

I play pickleball. Every week I hear about another injury. Here's what most players are getting wrong.

Stretching before the game isn't the answer. Here's what actually is.

Retirement. Empty nest. Divorce. Career change. Who are you when the role disappears?

You might need to be introduced to yourself for the first time.

My client taught meditation. He still needed help with his back pain

What if your meditation practice could also fix your back?

I spent decades fighting food noise before GLP-1 existed

The medication quiets the noise. Attention to movement helps you get to know your new body.

I did Ironman Hawaii without knowing how to swim. Twenty years later, I'm faster. Here's why

Movement efficiency is the athletic edge nobody is talking about.

Musicians practice for thousands of hours. Their bodies pay for it. They don't have to

The injury isn't in your fingers or shoulder. It's in the pattern.

My back was out. I tried PT, chiro, yoga. The thing that helped was something I'd never heard of.

You've done everything right. So why does your back still hurt?