Letting Go of Tension

We carry too much tension in our muscles. It shows in our posture, our movements, our attitudes, our thoughts, and our emotions. We are over-stressed, anxious, sensitive, and raw on any given day if…


The Ugly Duckling

For some reason, I was thinking about Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling story the other day. I’m sure you’ve heard it, the swan raised with ducks who everyone thought was an ugly…


Craft a powerful set of glutes the OS way

And now, a guest article from OS Instructor and friend, Aleks, the "Hebrew Hammer," Salkin...   Flapjack booty…


Captain America Goes Vagus

Guest post by OS Certified Instructor, Sarah Young... "This is why you were chosen. Because the strong man who has known power all his life, may lose respect…


Movement and Mental Health - Understanding the Mind + Body Connection

In my last semester in college, taking a psychology internship, I thought to help people feel better, I had to work with their mind. Graduate school and our profession…


What Do You Believe?

I get daily emails of inspirational scriptures from the Bible. Sometimes I read them, sometimes I don’t. Often though, the ones that I read are the ones that I need to read at the time. It’s funny how…


Living in Your Design

Children become good movers because they live in their design. In the first few years of their lives, they spend their days exploring their bodies. They move and learn, then they learn and move. When…


Questions with Answers

This is a first for the blog - we are going to take a couple of questions we've gotten recently and answer them here in hopes that it may be helpful to you, our friend, the reader.  So, HERE…


Lower Back Pain

Lower back pain sucks. Ok, all pain sucks. But lower back pain is really a pain. Most people experience lower back pain at some point in their lives. Some people live with lower back pain through…


Walk Backwards to Move Forward Better

We are designed to move forward. We tend to move towards whatever we set our eyes on, in body and in mind. We walk where we are facing and our life gravitates towards what we focus on, good or bad.…