The Body Blueprint Blog

Humility Versus Humiliation
Thank you for for reading this today! I feel our heart to heart connection today, even stronger than in the past. On Saturday, March 27 sometime after 9am EDT my TEDx talk will be broadcast to the world. How would that make you feel? Yes, I’m stoked. Yes, I’m scared....

Healing From the Inside Out, Not the Outside In
Most people try to heal from the outside in. We are conditioned: if you have a headache, there's a pill for that. If you itch, there's a cream for that. If you have a can't sleep, there's a pill for that too. Is the world mindlessly popping pills that have unexpected...

What is Your Gut Feeling?
I hope you will humor me this month with a slight deviation from the norm. The majority of my writing is about eliminating pain from the body. Today is no exception, except that I am writing about the collective body. You may have noticed the background noise of...

Hips Represent Stability and Our Foundation
Saying goodbye to 2020 urges us to release. Release and exhale. What experiences would you like to forgive and forget this year? By holding on to past experiences there is less space open for new experiences. We learn from experience, but sometimes we also lose. If we...

Knee Pain and Inflexibility
In this PEP TALK, we ask, "Is there a story being revealed by my knee pain?" Sometimes pain is related to a mental, emotional and physical issue. Researchers call this the biopsychosocial reasons for pain. Let’s take a look at what we do on our knees: We pray.We...

The Cranky Ankle … an opportunity to be more flexible
Have you ever tripped and fallen so fast you barely had time to put your hands out to keep from face-planting? I have.
When I arrived to the World Championships of Track & Field in Osaka, Japan I was determined…

Foot Pain: Taking the next step in life
Have I mentioned recently that I love foot massage? Oh, I do. Love to receive and love to give. Gimme those little tootsies! Yes, there are a few folks who really don't like foot massage. But, I am not one of them. Pain in the feet is SO distracting. To find out,just...

A Deeper Meaning to Gut Pain
Karen describes herself as a bit of a worry wart. One of her earliest memories was of her dog going to the vet. Both she and her mom were ‘worried sick’ the dog wouldn’t make it. Thankfully Rufus was bouncing and back to normal after just an overnight. At 9 years old,...

TMJ represents communication…
Have you ever had a heated discussion around the holiday table with the family? Gee wiz, what makes them always want to talk about politics? Well at least its not religion, right? As you hear the comments flying back and forth, you manage to take a breath. You know...
Humble Pie
Just the other day I was telling my sister I’m sorry. I’m sorry for acting a fool when it came to her healthy eating needing to look my healthy eating. I’m sorry for rolling my eyes every time she called the front seat. (Yes even as adults) I’m sorry for hiding the...
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