Sometimes unwanted posture just happens, and no matter how many times we are reminded to “stand-up straight” or “roll your shoulders back” it happens again and again–not because of laziness, but because we can’t help it. There can be many reasons for certain postures we take on but you’ll be amazed to hear that much of it has to do with…..
Recently I had the daring motivation to take an inventory of my shoes. I had somewhat taken pride in thinking my collection was minimal and conservative, but I was wrong. The count was about 50 pair, and of those I only wore about 4 or 5 on a regular basis– and I had more on order. I decided to…..
I feel so grateful to Diane Ray, and to esteemed Hay House, Inc. for this interview on Hay House radio. Click below to hear it now!
Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines serendipity as “luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things”.
Based on my experience, I would define serendipity as a universal gift in a moment in time when nature communicates through form to help one awaken to a path of higher purpose and greater good.
Isn’t it curious to hear one say “It’s my calling”, or he or she was “called to do this work”, speaking with an admission of a higher sense of…..
During a recent conversation I was affected by a comment a woman made regarding her friend with foot pain–Pitifully, she said, “She’s got that plantar fasciitis and so she’s resting until it gets better-” She spoke with an aire of deep concern as if her friend had caught a bad cold or contracted the measles. I asked…..
The calf muscle and the heart.
According to Dr. Simon Wikler, MD, the calf muscle (primarily the gastrocnemius) can be considered the second heart of the body. In his decades of experience in working with feet he concluded that the gastrocnemius is anatomically designed to function as a pump when we walk and run which assists…..
What a delight to read Marilyn DeMartini’s review of Put Your Best Feet Forward. Her enthusiasm is just the emotion I hoped for! Thank you Marilyn!
There are various schools of thought and practice when it comes to the location of the spinal reflexes on the feet.
To answer this question appropriately we must view the feet as a microcosm (mini-map) of the body. It is popularly agreed by Reflexologists around the world that each foot represents one half of the body. The right foot is made up of reflexes that have connections to the right side of the body, and the left foot is comprised…..
Several years ago I had the privilege to visit with Mildred Carter, one of the great pioneers of reflexology and famous for her first book, Helping Yourself with Foot Reflexology, 1969. She was in her early 90’s at the time of this visit, yet still very able and spry. I had been traveling the west coast for a few weeks by then and feeling a bit tight in my digestive track, but I put this detail aside for my purpose…..
