by Barbara Horsley | Aug 25, 2014 | Alignment |
“Watch your habits, as they become your posture.
Watch your posture, for it creates your boundaries.
Watch your boundaries, for they restrict your growth.
Watch your restrictions, for they create immobility.
Watch your immobility, for it becomes your illness.”- Katy Bowman
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by Barbara Horsley | Aug 22, 2014 | Alignment |
I sleep in the closet. Or, as my husband puts it, “It’s like you sleep in a fricken altar.” I sleep on a 6 inch thick wool futon that sits on the floor surrounded by candles and soft amber lights. I started sleeping in the closet when my... READ MORE
by Barbara Horsley | Aug 14, 2014 | Alignment |
I offer digital alignment screening reports for my Restorative Exercise™ (RE) clients. The screening report will give you information about your structural alignment and be extremely helpful when designing an exercise and movement program tailored to your individual needs.
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by Barbara Horsley | Aug 3, 2014 | abdominal adhesions, abdominal massage, fertility, Happy Belly, Happy Uterus, ovaries, visceral manipulation |
Is your ovary pain digestive-related? Have you been told you have fallopian tube restrictions? Because of the proximity to the cecum and appendix, problems with the right ovary could have a digestive root cause. A right ovary may become inflamed if there are problems with the cecum (poor diet, or adhesions from surgery or infection).
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by Barbara Horsley | Jul 29, 2014 | Happy Belly, Happy Uterus
Fetal ovaries contain about 20 million eggs! The majority die before birth; at birth, only 1 million eggs survive. By the time a girl reaches puberty less than 1% of the eggs survive (about 40,000). Of those 40,000 only about 400 will be released during ovulation in her lifetime. That means you were one of those 20 million eggs that were inside your mom’s ovaries when she was inside your grandma’s womb! Don’t you feel special? You should!
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by Barbara Horsley | Jul 6, 2014 | Alignment |
Here I demonstrate how socks compress the toes. It’s well known that tapered shoes smoosh your toes together and negatively affect foot health, but have you thought about how traditional socks affect the foot? I didn’t consider the impact socks have on my toes because I figured socks wouldn’t compress my toes like shoes do. But, they do in fact squeeze my little piggies into a very small holding pen.
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by Barbara Horsley | Jun 27, 2014 | Happy Uterus |
I was fortunate enough to be a women’s health contributor for the book A New Cycle: Your Guide to a Better Period, Naturally. This lovely book was manifested by Glad Rags, a company who has empowered women to make healthier, sustainable choices by providing... READ MORE
by Barbara Horsley | Jun 14, 2014 | abdominal massage, Happy Uterus, menstruation |
When I first started my period I was responsible for buying my own pads. Since I wasn’t old enough to drive I’d walk to a local liquor store called Super Stop, which happens to also sell “sanitary napkins.” My heart sank when I noticed two men hanging my... READ MORE
by Barbara Horsley | May 13, 2014 | Happy Uterus
Vitex, (Vitex agnus-castus), also known as Chaste Berry, is one of the most popular herbs used as menstrual cycle regulator. Indications supported by clinical trials [1]: PMS, especially premenstrual mastalgia and fluid retention amenorrhea, especially related to... READ MORE