Your body is capable of amazing things whether you know it or not. It's designed to move in seven distinct patterns and, because of them, can coordinate a wide range of actions. Some of them quite spectacular, some more practical. So, whether you prepping to scale Mt. Everest or simply looking to get up off the floor with ease, paying attention to these patterns will help you build mobility and strength in all directions. Not paying attention to them may increase chronic pain, as well as...

My country is the world and my religion is to do good. ~Thomas Paine Each time I travel, I bring something home with me. Not photographs, not souvenirs, not even the memories—although I treasure those too. What I really bring back is something quieter: a small shift in how I see the world. Sometimes it’s a tiny realization, sometimes it’s something big. Either way, it begins shaping me long before I can even put it into words, and I find another little piece of myself without knowing. My...

The long slow pause of winter helps me get quiet in my head so I can hear my heart better, and hold the lessons of the previous year close to me, letting them marinate. The intention setting of January never made sense to me. We need time to catch our breath, stand still, and then choose a path.  By the time February and March roll around, I'm antsy and ready to shed a few layers. By shedding layers, I make room for the next season and the year ahead, whatever it brings. And I'm all for...