I talk about the pelvic floor a lot with my pregnant clients. They quickly understand how important this kind of work is to keep them comfortable during pregnancy and for their postpartum recovery. But the pelvic floor isn't just a women's health topic. You might be surprised to learn that... men have one too! It's just as worth looking after, but nobody talks about it. sorry about the unsollicited d*ck pic The pelvic floor is a group of muscles, kinda like a hammock at the base of the...
13 days ago • 1 min read
If you've ever been mid-yoga session and heard a loud crack from your knee, a pop in your shoulder, or an unexpected sound from somewhere lower 🫢 you're in good company. Body noises during practice are incredibly common, and they're one of those things people quietly wonder about but rarely ask. So let's talk about it! The three types of sounds that can come from your joints (and when to worry) The first is cavitation: the same mechanism behind knuckle cracking (btw, it used to be so common...
20 days ago • 1 min read
I recently discovered a scientific field that is as little known to the general public as it is fascinating, and I really wanted to tell you about it today! The fascinating world of epigenetics So, as you probably already know, we are born with a unique set of genes (unless you have an identical twin or a clone). But these genes are a potential. They're a set of possibilities, some of which get expressed and some of which don't, depending largely on your environment and your lifestyle. Twins...
27 days ago • 2 min read
When someone gets a herniated/slipped disc diagnosis, the instinct is almost always to stop moving, be careful and wait for it to pass. I get it, the last thing we want is to make it worse. But it's also exactly what we shouldn't do. When the balance in a region of the spine is disrupted, the surrounding muscles compensate. They have to work harder, so they fatigue and become irritated. But also, your nervous system is on high alert. The whole area has become flagged as a threat. And if we...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
A few weeks ago, I talked about persistent pain that doesn't seem to have a clear explanation. The tests that show nothing, the doctors who sound increasingly skeptical... and us, wondering if we are not getting mad? There's something else I'd like you to know about that. We now know that pain isn't a direct readout of damage in our body, but a decision our brain makes. Your brain is constantly gathering information. The state of your tissues, yes, but also your emotional state, your sense of...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
I was recently asked this very astute question. Why astute? Because the answer is fairly counter-intuitive, which allows me to dispell a very common myth. The short answer is: not really... It's necessary to stretch to become more flexible, but in order to see real progress, it's a little more complicated than that. And that's because flexibility isn't primarily a muscle issue, but a nervous system issue. "Again with her bloody nervous system??" Hey! Don't shoot the messenger! According to a...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
You had a routine, and it was working pretty well. And then something changed in your life. A move, a new job, a baby, a separation. And the habits you had built simply fell apart. Now, when you look back at what you used to do, you think: I'll never get back to that. It's a common situation for my clients (and soon for me as well I'm sure 😁) It's disheartening, for sure, but I still have good news. It's not a willpower problem, you're not lazy. It's very, very normal. Our habits are neural...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Normal X-rays. Normal scans. Normal blood tests. And yet you're in pain. In a specific place, here or there, sometimes all over... And it can last for months, even years. You've seen specialists, done all the tests, and every time you get the same answer: we can't find anything. If that's ever been your experience, let me be so clear: "We can't find anything" doesn't mean it's imaginary. It doesn't mean you're exaggerating. And it definitely doesn't mean nothing can be done. Our understanding...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
So, two weeks ago I went on a ski trip for the first time in my life. I knew it would be hard to learn how to ski at nearly 40, but what I underestimated was the FEAR. The fear of falling itself, but also the fear of falling down the mountain, the fear of losing control of my speed, the fear of falling again where I’ve already fallen. I’m a big scaredy-cat in general, and that REALLY tested me! But I did it, I cried a lot, I learned a lot, I had a horrible time and a wonderful time. And I...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
