Core Wellness Institute

One of the complaints I hear all the time when people talk about their posture is…

"It HURTS when I sit (or stand) up straight!

Well, that's because whenever you try to correct your posture, you're still using your own dysfunctional movement programs to correct it!

You have an inborn, perfect organic posture pattern inside you that merely needs to be awakened with the right INTENTION or imagery.

All you did when you were a baby to evolve into your upright posture is "push away from your support points". 

And now you just need to remember that and start the process of reprogramming your body for more efficient, strain free movement.

Today's episode of Core Wellness TV will get you started.  The upcoming posture coaching course will take you all the way!  

Be sure to leave a comment below and let me know if this "push away phenomenon" works for you or not!

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I get a lot of emails asking what I think of this shoe or that shoe to help with reducing stress in the body.

Today I got another one but it was about not wearing any shoes at all!

I am a very big proponent of going barefoot as much as humanly possible.  TONS of "input" or "afferance" comes in through your feet!

As a matter of fact, a standard treatment for Native Americans suffering with back pain was to run barefoot along a river bank.  The flood of input or "afferance" into the central nervous system blocked pain, relaxed tight muscles, and improved coordination to the brain!  (This is also how chiropractic adjustments work, btw)

So if you've stopped using your feet the way they were designed in have buried them in leather coffins your whole life, guess what?

You're going to develop a "sleeping foot", or even a "dead foot" that has a real hard time interpreting the terrain underneath you and you're going to have a lot of trouble with your knees, hips, back, and even all the way up to your neck and shoulders!

So here's my response to the email I received and the videos about barefoot running which are all excellent!

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"The videos are very good.  i believe whole heartedly in being barefoot.  I do it mostly

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Today you learn the secret to the uncanny success my clients experience when it comes to getting rid of annoying pain and ultimately KEEPING the pain away!

The secret???  HYDWYDWYDI!!!

What's that mean?  It means what's really important when it comes to remodeling and rewiring your posture for a pain free, active, and energetic life is…

How You Do What You Do When You Do It!

It's about EVERY MOMENT!  This moment to moment awareness of living your life with maximum effeciency and maximum congruence or alignment of your joints is what allows your brain to "rewire" your movement pathways for smooth, integrated movement!

Yes, you can accomplish some significant rewiring with a daily exercise routine and I prescribe corrective exercise for everyone!  

BUT nothing compares to rewiring HYDWYDWYDI when it comes to remodeling and rewiring your posture for protection from disc injuries, sciatica, arthritic degenerative disease, carpal tunnel, plantar fascitis, and all the other completely preventable and often even reversable life-stealing conditions!

Enjoy this screencast that goes over some simple corrections to some of the common movements that "chew up" your joints when done incorrectly.

Be sure to let me know if these help you and what else you'd like to know how to do without injuring yourself by leaving a comment below!  Thanks!!

Movement Pattern Adjustments, core stability, exercise tips

A few episodes back I got some good suggestions for future videos and today I respond to Maggie May who wanted to know the best way to lift and carry a child.

Young mothers (and fathers, and grandparents) should ALL watch this video so if you know anyone who's regularly lifting a child (or anything else for that matter) everyday…share this with them!!

Remember…"little hinges swing big doors"!  And today's "little hinge" is a very important one for saving millions of backs and necks across the world!!

Be sure to leave a comment to let me know what you think of the video and also let me know what activity of daily living YOU would like to see covered on an upcoming episode!

Until next time…Happy "pulsing"!!

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