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Learn about the benefits and background of stretching! We look forward to sharing our knowledge of the body and how stretching benefits your physical and mental well being.

Making Stretching Easy to Understand

Making Stretching Easy to Understand

There is so much misinformation and confusion about stretching that people just don't stretch. But, Stretching is so important, we have clarified the confusion so you can finally understand how important stretching is to your health and wellness.
Simple Stretches are good for everyone

Simple Stretches are good for everyone

Your body is a complex matrix of tight muscles that need to be addressed very carefully. Knowing how all of your tight muscles are relate to each other is foundational to health and wellness. Simple Stretching is a great way for everyone to learn their own tightnesses.
Good Posture Defies Gravity

Good Posture Defies Gravity

Good posture defies gravity because as the body ages and life wears the body down, the head neck and shoulders start falling forward and the body begins to slouch. Stretching is a great way to fight back against this tight pull forward and downward and helps you regain good posture!
Healthy Stretching Depends on the Right Timing

Healthy Stretching Depends on the Right Timing

Healthy stretching is good for everyone. To get the most benefit you need to know the best time to stretch and for how long a stretch should be held. There is still a lot of confusion about the benefits of stretching because of people doing passive stretches before exercise. Improper stretching techniques like; over stretching, acute and ballistic stretching and passive stretching performed before exercise, competition or event have all led to injuries.
Low Back Pain is connected to the Muscle of the Soul

Low Back Pain is connected to the Muscle of the Soul

The Psoas muscle is referred to as “the muscle of the soul” because it holds on to traumatic experiences on a cellular level. It is one of our deepest core muscles, and is known as the protector of our core. A tight psoas is a major cause of lower back pain.
Stretching is Essential to Reducing Stress

Stretching is Essential to Reducing Stress

Stretching is the best way to counter your bio behavioral DNA response to stress. The fast pace and high stress of the digital age triggers our fight or flight response system to tense our muscles throughout the day, making them shorter and tighter. Understanding this problem and learning to control your stress through stretching is the best way to improve your emotional health and overall wellbeing.
What is Your Biobehavioral DNA Response to Stress and How to Control it!

What is Your Biobehavioral DNA Response to Stress and How to Control it!

Stretching is the best way to counter your Biobehavioral DNA response to stress. Fight or flight in the fast paced, high stress digital age is tensing our muscles every day. Understanding this problem and learning to control it through stretching is the best way to improve your overall wellbeing.
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