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Chew Challenge

by Barbara Horsley | Mar 9, 2017 | digestion, Happy Belly | 3 comments

Do you wonder why you get gassy and bloated after meals? Do your friends refer to you as the easter egg nobody found? Well, it’s important to know that each stage of digestion works as well as the previous stage. The chemical process starts before we even put... READ MORE

Teen Menstrual Health Questions Answered

by Barbara Horsley | Dec 20, 2016 | Happy Belly, Happy Uterus

Thank you all for filling out the Survey! I’ve compiled the answers to your questions here for easy access. Keep in mind, I’m not a doctor. I’m a body worker specializing in reproductive and digestive health. My training as a Visceral Manipulation™... READ MORE

Manual Thermal Evaluation

by Barbara Horsley | May 10, 2016 | abdominal massage, Happy Belly, Happy Uterus

Manual Thermal Evaluation (MTE) is an evaluation technique I use to look for a shift in temperature and then evaluate the size, shape and qualities of the thermal shift. These variations give me information about functional, emotional or structural areas of imbalance.

Abdominal Adhesions

by Barbara Horsley | Mar 3, 2016 | abdominal adhesions, Happy Belly, Happy Uterus | 6 comments

Abdominal adhesions are fibrous tissues that can form between abdominal tissues and organs. When adhesions are present the tissues no longer glide and the internal organ’s motility is inhibited, organ function may be affected, pain may result. Manual abdominal therapy can help mobilize tissues and increase internal organ motility.

Weaving Self-Care Into Your Day

by Barbara Horsley | Dec 23, 2015 | Alignment, Happy Belly

I had the entire day off today, so I decided to give myself a “spa day” with all the things that nourish me. I used to think I had to get away and spend $$$ at a spa to be pampered. I now find it’s the simple things that truly nourish me, things that I can weave into every day.

Mechanical Causes of Heartburn

by Barbara Horsley | Nov 13, 2015 | Alignment, Happy Belly | 4 comments

There are different schools of thought on the cause and treatment for heartburn. The mainstream medical model sees the problem as too much acid, which makes sense at first glance. “If I had less damn acid I wouldn’t have this problem!” But, if you look a bit deeper, you may come to the conclusion that you have too little gastric acid.

Menstrual Health Q and A part 1

by Barbara Horsley | Nov 4, 2015 | Alignment, Classes, Happy Belly, Happy Uterus | 3 comments

Questions answered regarding heavy menstrual bleeding, low progesterone, symptoms of a displaced uterus, clots in menstrual blood, lymph drainage

Inner Medicine

by Barbara Horsley | Sep 29, 2015 | Alignment, Happy Belly, Happy Uterus

Have you ever come across a message in a book that resonates with you so deeply that it seeps into your daily consciousness? For me, that book is The Path of Practice
by Bri. Maya Tiwari. Path of Practice is about igniting your inner medicine through finding wholeness by reconnecting with the earthly and cosmic web we are all a part of.

Don’t Just Sit There Program

by Barbara Horsley | Aug 28, 2015 | Alignment, Happy Belly, Happy Uterus

Ok, this is super cool! My teacher biomechanist Katy Bowman and Mark Sisson of Primal Blueprint created this Don’t just Sit There Program. I can sincerely say that I believe that if everyone followed these simple suggestions, they would be less fatigued, have fewer back, feet, shoulder and neck pain and have better reproductive and digestive health.