It was an ordinary day at Root Whole Body. The yoga students’ oms could be heard resounding in the front hall, the massage clients were shuffling out, rosy and smiling, a fresh tray of cookies from Blossoming Lotus had been delivered and sat huddled together awaiting their fate. Then, the mail came. I love mail. Who doesn’t? Our mail woman …
A Healthy Lifeline
Care for your active body starts with a healthy lifeline. Most folks don’t realize how essential chiropractic care is to your overall health. Far too many people still believe that chiropractic care is needed only when one has a severe headache or low back pain. Truth is, millions of folks get adjusted regularly to improve their health and their body’s …
Healthy Back Clinic with Dr. Herold and Pam Blair
Back Pain. We all suffer from it now and then. We can’t get comfortable in bed at night. We bend over–something feels wrong. We stand up–something doesn’t feel right. And so many of us sit at computers all day typing away. By lunch time, the muscles in our mid-back are whispering, “ouchbackpain ouchbackpain.” By 5 ‘o clock, it’s more like …
Cilantro-Eating Mutants
I've been in a smoothie sort of mood. It's probably due to summer lingering right around the corner. So, when I came across this recipe for a cilantro shake, I got very excited. I love cilantro. Cilantro makes me think of summer too, of cool yogurt dips, and spicy salsa, and a margarita to wash it all down. (Martha Stewart …
Dr. Stefan Herold Speaks Out
HOW LONG COULD YOU DRIVE YOUR CAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT? As a chiropractic physician, my job is to be a doctor for the whole body. I do not specialize in just one part of our system, but look at the relationships of all parts witin the whole. If you’ll indulge me, I have an analogy I’d like to share involving …
Thinking About Skin
I think about my skin, of course. I see it every day. I inspect my reflection, I squint and frown at blemishes, I pluck out unwanted hairs. But I never think about it too much. I didn’t used to anyway. I didn’t want to. I had other things to think about. Besides, I’m busy. By the time I’m getting ready …
Happy Feet
Back in spring 2010, I was thrilled to see flat shoes everywhere. Ballet flats, ballet flats, ballet flats. The styles with the little bows were a little too cute for me, but they were flat, heelless. I thought back to the day in 2009 when I wore enormously high heels to an interview. I wanted to be tall and intimidating. …
Don’t Judge a Lip Balm by its Packaging
I’m no fashionista. Nor am I trying to do my best impression of one. But I was reading Vogue the other day for the same reason I read each of Jane Austen’s books one after the other. After I’d read one, I realized they aren’t so girly after all. Jane Austen presents scathing critiques of the upper classes and hilarious …
Integrity Series with Jay Fields: Mula Bandha
Botany: A root anchors a plant into the ground, absorbs water and nutrients from the soil, and sends them to the stem. Math: A root is a solution. A square root of a number x, is the number that when multiplied by itself produces x. Music: A root in a chord is the fundamental note. It also sounds like this. …
Integrity Series with Jay Fields: Breath and Pranayama Basics
INSPIRED I often find my self in downward dog, or tree pose, wishing I had a pen and paper, and could somehow make a few notes without losing my balance. Yoga teachers have a tendency to say beautiful things, and as a writer, I have a tendency to take note of good dialogue and save it for later. In class …
Surprising Spring Greens
STINGING NETTLES Stinging Nettles. Those words make me sort of itchy. Or maybe I’m just itching for warmer weather and I shouldn’t blame the nettle and it’s spring growing season for my problems. As it turns out, Nettles are an amazing plant, good for you, and even delicious. They have a long history as helpful plant, dating back to prehistoric …
Flow: Vinyasa Basics Workshop
FLOW Merriam Webster gives several definitions for Flow. To circulate, to rise, to abound, “to proceed smoothly and readily.” One definition, I found to be particularly intriguing: “to deform under stress without cracking or rupturing –used especially of minerals and rocks.” My sister is a geo-biologist. She’s a geologist and biologist. I usually explain her work by telling people that …