Ki-Aikido for Kids
Thank you to fellow Ki-Aikido instructors Derek Nabel and Lance McClure from Rocky Mountain Ki-Society in Westminster, Colorado, and Abel Villacorta from Boulder …
T’ai Chi for Health
Thank you to Joseph Brady and Jacqui Shumway for a great conversation — about their research on Tai Chi and its impact …
The Alexander Technique
Thank you to James Brody and Ed Bilanchone for a lively conversation about the Alexander Technique, a fascinating movement therapy/practice that works with …
SOS Outreach
Thank you to Arn Menconi, Founder and Executive Director of SOS Outreach – a national youth development non-profit utilizing snowboarding and other outdoor sports …
Neural Knitting
In 1906, the father of modern neuroscience, Sir Charles Scott Sherrington, described the central nervous system as “an organ of coordination” that …
Where’s your vestibular labyrinth?
A friend recently sent me a video of her one-year old granddaughter proudly pointing to her nose or eyes or ears when …
Navigation
A ride on my shiny new bicycle provides a mid-afternoon break from writing, as I navigate my way through side streets and …
Standing Tall
In Ki-Aikido training, a simple test of balance, done with a firm push by the instructor on a student’s shoulder or back, …
Dizzy
Why is it that dizziness happens in the head but makes us unstable on our feet? Blame the vestibular system – the sensory …
