How To Use Your Dome
I’ve created this guide for my Restorative Exercise™ clients, so they have a handy dandy reminder of how to use their styrofoam domes. I love this inexpensive tool. Here are a few ways that I use this versatile little prop. I keep one at my standing... READ MORE
Reading List
Here is a list of books that have inspired me and influenced the way I approach life, my work and health. I’ve separated the books into categories, but just as I don’t view my emotional wellbeing, physical health, or the work that I do as separate... READ MOREPelvic Floor Health Class
This class is Restorative Exercise™ for Pelvic Floor Health and Uterine Alignment. Although you don’t need a uterus to attend, you will need a pelvic floor. This class is for everyone. When: 9:30-10:30 AM January 12th, 19th, 26th and February 2nd 2013... READ MORE
Oh My Aching Neck!
My dentist reported that I clench my teeth while I sleep. So, not only am I a (reformed) butt clencher, I’m a jaw clencher. I’ve been waking up with headaches and neck tension for a while now. I bet it’s my pillow! Maybe I need a new bed as well, one of those... READ MORE
Alignment: Back Up Without Falling Back
“Why do I feel like I’m falling back when I back my weight over my heels?” or “Why are my quads gripping when I back myself up?” These are questions I get quite a bit, so I decided to answer it in a video post. Notice how my pelvis... READ MORE
Walking Like A Lady and Incontinence
Incontinence may be a sign that you have a weak pelvic floor because you’re not using your body the way nature intended. Excessive sitting, positive heeled shoes, cultural messages (walk, sit stand like a lady) have all shaped our bodies. We are how we move…or don’t move.
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Rotate Your Femurs, Support Your Uterus
The title should read “Externally rotate the femurs (if your femurs are internally rotated) and align your pelvis to support your uterus,” But that would be too long a title. Slack muscles will respond by shortening, but short doesn’t equate to... READ MORE
Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
Sometimes it’s difficult to know what your alignment actually looks like unless you see yourself in a mirror, window or photograph. Sometimes that’s a good thing, like when you jump off the bed doing the splits while playing the air guitar. You think you... READ MOREAbout Me
I'm Barbara Horsley, practitioner & educator of abdominal massage, Visceral Manipulation™ practitioner, and certified women's health herbal educator. I teach self-abdominal massage & other abdominal therapies for reproductive and digestive health online. What lights me up is to see people connect with the inner beauty and wisdom of their bodies.
