I thought that it would be easy meeting my blogging schedule with a newborn because don’t they sleep a lot? Turns out, not so much. And it also turns out that I have too many…
Alignment Check
I’m not normally a ranter (lie. total lie.) but I had to tear this out of a magazine to share with you. See anything interesting? Answer me this. If the angle of the tires on…
ABCs, Baby Version
A baby was born. And then no one slept for one hundred years. What is up with that?? Breastfeeding. I love everything about it except for the sore neck and shoulders. After a fatiguing birthing…
Ratmechanics
Ok, before you read any further, you must read this article: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/04/virtual-whiskers-probe-sense-of-.html I TOLD you biomechanics was cool! So, here’s my commentary. We humans may not whisk (except for my dad, who like the rat…
A Baby Story and Giveaway Results!
Sorry to be gone for so long, peeps. I was busy, you know, having a baby. I am clearly not one of those bloggers who can post while in labor and take pictures of my…
Seeing the Signs.
Today, walking about town I was struck at the notion that someday, future populations are going to be making large assumptions about us just as we make large assumptions about populations past. These assumptions are…
15 Blogs in 60 Minutes
In my head-cold haze last week, I developed some sort of writer’s block. In an attempt to get the juices flowing, I asked on the Aligned and Well Facebook page for blog topics of burning…
Aligning or Relaxin Before Pregnancy?
This article from 2011 was updated and expanded in 2020. You can find all our favorite pregnancy resources gathered in Moving Well During Pregnancy. This morning I received this question and thought it was important…
When push comes to shove…
Last week we talked about pushing out the pelvic organs. Not the best thing. Today we talk pushing out a baby. Much better thing. I’m going to attempt to explain the physics of vaginal delivery…
Push em out, push em out…
If you’re interested in reading more on ideas presented in the article below, I suggest reading Diastasis Recti. If you’d like movement instruction via video, start with Nutritious Movement for a Healthy Pelvis. Did you…
Aching for an Answer
This article from 2011 has been EXPANDED, edited and resources updated in 2020. If you’re looking for more on the pelvis, find our overarching movement philosophy and how it relates to pelvic issues, as well…