MaryAnn Reynolds
Category Archives: body
More on the power of standing
Stand Up, Walk Around, Even Just For ’20 Minutes’: NPR. Terry Gross interviews Gretchen Reynolds (see my previous post The easiest shortcut to health you can make) about her new book, The First 20 Minutes. Reynolds recommends standing for two … Continue reading
Posted in articles, body, books, brain, science
Tagged fitness, Gretchen Reynolds, health, NPR, sitting, standing, Terry Gross, walking
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Structural integration (aka Rolfing) video
Rolfing frees you up from habitual patterns of restriction. It heightens bodily experience, as if you are “painting with more colors.”
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The world’s oldest living yoga teacher
A Meeting In Central Park With The Oldest Living Yoga Teacher In The World. ~ Photographed by Robert Sturman | elephant journal. Well, I’m not sure about that — BKS Iyengar is at least a comparable age — but these … Continue reading
Posted in yoga
Tagged aging, Central Park, elephant journal, fitness, health, yoga, yoga teacher
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The easiest shortcut to health you can make
Gretchen Reynolds on ‘The First 20 Minutes’ – NYTimes.com. Loved this article about Gretchen Reynolds’ (no relation) new book, The First 20 Minutes: Surprising Science Reveals How We Can Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer. Reynolds, a New York Times … Continue reading
Organic cotton sheets from Target
If corporations are now people, I would like them to be very good people who care about their fellow humans and the planet we all share. Continue reading
Posted in gratitude, massage
Tagged Citizens vs. United, goodness, massage, organic, organic cotton sheets, responsive, Target
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Toxic stress, school discipline, and unconditional love
Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tries new approach to school discipline — suspensions drop 85% « ACEs Too High. Thank you, Katie Raver, for sending me this blog post about a principal at a high school for troubled … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, brain, compassion, inspiration, love, science
Tagged ACE score, Katie Raver, resilience, school discipline, toxic stress, trauma recovery, troubled kids
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“It’s the sitting, stupid.”
Stand Up for Fitness – NYTimes.com. Exercise only slightly lessened the health risks of sitting. People in the study who exercised for seven hours or more a week but spent at least seven hours a day in front of the … Continue reading
Meeting Tom Best, who became my teacher
I felt seen. I felt engaged. I felt cared for. Wow, all that in just a few seconds! Continue reading
Posted in brain, breakthrough, compassion, connecting, gratitude, happiness, inspiration, joy, love, NLP, story, wisdom
Tagged Arizona, Katie Raver, Linaka Hana, Linda Moore, NLP, Norm Sternfeld, Prescott, presence, Tom Best
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In praise of reflexology and reflexology sandals.
So I bought myself some reflexology sandals, and I have to say, I love them! They feel great, the little nubs pressing into my soles with each step. Continue reading
Posted in sitting
Tagged Academy, Adidas Adissage, Amazon, feet, Footlocker, Lauterstein-Conway Massage School, Marsha Walker, massage, reflexology, reflexology chart, reflexology sandals, sandals, soles, Zappos
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