ooh…video! In which, I chat about the power of breath

I made a video! In which, I chat about the power of your breath, offer a beginning belly breath exercise, re-introduce Winnie the BodyMeow mascot, and set up the camera so my feet look bigger than my head. Anyway, hope you enjoy it!

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The floppy puppet: How it feels to be hypermobile

My journey through chronic pain, and then my journey towards healing, began back in 2004 after a 5K run through Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York. But in hindsight, my journey began much earlier, as a young girl enjoying ballet, books and Billy Joel growing up on Long Island. The thing is, I was always [...]

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The Power of Meow

It was my husband who came up with the idea for BodyMeow. And, I loved the name right off the bat, because it immediately had powerful meaning for me. We have two cats — and anyone who owns a cat or has had the chance to watch a cat move, sleep or just hang out [...]

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Singing from the core — Pilates, movement and your voice

I started down what I call my “journey towards healing” back in 2005, when I began to try to find answers to what was becoming an ongoing struggle with chronic muscle pain. I began to pursue different movement modalities, such as Pilates, Yoga and Feldenkrais, because I wanted to get back to a pain-free life. [...]

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