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The Waist

3/4/2011

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Love-handles? Did you know that you can slim your waistline just by lengthening it … without shedding a pound?  Not to mention getting rid of back pain, gaining more mobility and your enhancing digestion!  Here is a simple way of measuring the structural health of your waist

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Go, go, go and Back Pain Explained

3/4/2011

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Our extensor muscles are the primary muscles of initiating action.  If someone calls your name or the phone rings in the other room, we all tend to straighten up a bit and perk up our ears, before even getting up.  This network of muscles

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Startling, Slouching, and Withdrawing: The Red Light Reflex

12/10/2010

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Did your mom ever tell you to stand up straight and it just felt like a chore? Or maybe even as an adult you try to have a better posture but it's difficult to maintain for longer than just a few seconds?  Why is that? 

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Why Is My Body So Tight?

11/16/2010

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I often get asked by clients, why is my so body tight? Or, why are my muscles contracted?  Sometimes, it just sneaks up on you - it doesn't seem like you've been doing anything differently lately or if you can remember the cause, that injury happened so long ago, it couldn't possibly be affecting you now... or could it?

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    Andreea Ichim is a professional bodyworker specializing in Structural Integration and Functional Movement Therapy.

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