Get a Gold Medal in Self Care! Healthy Moving Olympics Event 3 – Neck & Shoulders

Get a Gold Medal in Self Care! Healthy Moving Olympics Event 3 – Neck & Shoulders

This event is all about neck and shoulder tension! If you spend any time in front of a screen or behind the wheel of a car, you will love this short series! You can do these exercises standing, sitting or kneeling. Use your own judgement, and practice only what feels comfortable. Event 3: Neck & Shoulder Tension (Don't forget...if you love this...join me for my FREE No-Time Exercise Solution Class, where I share my four-step system for women who don't have time to work out! Register here.) Have fun!Read more
Get a Gold Medal in Self Care! Healthy Moving Olympics Event 2 – Speed!

Get a Gold Medal in Self Care! Healthy Moving Olympics Event 2 – Speed!

This event is all about speed! BUT...unlike many of the athletes in Rio, we aren't trying go as fast as possible. In fact, we are trying to do the opposite. For the next few days, I'm inviting you to SLOW DOWN your movement. (And maybe your life, too!) When we move slowly, we allow more muscle fibers to get in on the action. Try it with this three exercises and see how it feels. Event 2: Speed (Don't forget...if you love this...join me for my FREE No-Time Exercise Solution Class, where I share my…Read more
Get a Gold Medal in Self Care! Healthy Moving Olympics Event 1 – Balance!

Get a Gold Medal in Self Care! Healthy Moving Olympics Event 1 – Balance!

You don't have to be an Olympic Athlete to get a gold medal in self care! If you begin to weave more movement into the fabric of your day, slowly those "small hinges" will swing "big doors." This is a meet-you-where you are free challenge! Everyone is welcome! Event 1: Balance (If you love this...join me for my FREE No-Time Exercise Solution Class, where I share my four-step system for women who don't have time to work out! Register here.) Try these balancing exercises as you prepare meals, brush your teeth, stand at…Read more
10 Ways to Weave More Movement into your Homeschool Day

10 Ways to Weave More Movement into your Homeschool Day

One of the many hats I wear is that of home educator. I love how the Waldorf-inspired curriculum that we use incorporates lots of movement. To help encourage you to weave more movement into your homeschool day, I am thrilled to welcome one of my homeschooling mentors, Jean Miller, founder of Waldorf-Inspired Learning. Jean is the mother of three and a long-time homeschooler (over 20 years). She has spent years working on weaving more movement into her homeschool. She is still on this mission, even with a teenager in the house! In this post, you’ll find both inspiration and ideas that Jean has…Read more
Mid-Year Resolutions

Mid-Year Resolutions

The calendar is presenting us with a BIG opportunity in just a few days! A chance to change one of the most doomed practices of our modern culture – the setting of New Year’s Resolutions! I asked members of the Healthy Moving community to tell me one word that comes to mind when they think of New Year's Resolutions. Several people have a positive association with words like "opportunity," "reset" and "change." But, many people alluded to the reality that often befalls our resolutions. "Failure." "Futile." "Pressure." If we want to change how…Read more