Regular Bodywork is a great thing to offer yourself and I also feel that finding a daily practice that you enjoy is immensely beneficial for your over all wellbeing.  It doesn't have to take too much time but consistent maintenance can reap heaps of benefits. Here are just a few examples of balls that work for me.  

BODY ROLLING

Self massage is a great way to heal your self and there are infinite ways to explore all the posibilities. Like anything, there are strategic ways to get the most effective results. You can find a bunch of great videos on YOUTUBE or we can set up a private Ball and Foam-roller coaching session available now on the service menu. Click Book Now then Coaching Services. Here are some of my favorite tools depicted in the picture above but you certainly don’t need this many. I will suggest the ones I use most frequently.

The trusty foam roller

The Advanced Blue Yamuna balls

The Franklin Method Balls… The green ones and the slightly bigger orange ones and the pump

The firm spiky Green Relex Balls

YOGA

Find a teacher that you resonate with.

Shadow Yoga is a form of classical Hatha Yoga that has a definite martial art influence.  I have found it to be very effective in cultivating the inner/subtle body and can also be a powerful practice to “correct” the dysfunctions of the physical body. Mark Horner is a senior teacher in the Bay Area and I feel very blessed to study with him.

I highly recommend Dr. Blossom. He has been my teacher for many years and has a very deep connection to the practice.

Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco is a great place that offers mixed level classes.

Yoga Nidra is a practice that guides us into the deepest states of relaxation while still maintaining full consciousness. Youtube has lots of options.

Meditation

Finding a style of meditation that resonates with you can be an arduous journey but very well worth the exploration.  I have been practicing Vipassana or insight meditation for many years which to me feels like a bare bones technique. Lojong and Tonglen  have been an invaluable tool for my peace of mind and heart.  One of my favorite books on this practice is Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron.

Jennifer Welwood has been the most influential and profounds spiritual/meditation teachers whom I have been lucky enough to meet.

The Insight Timer app is a nice way to support a daily practice with 1,800,000 other online practitioners and heaps of guided meditations. 

feildenkrais

The Feldenkrais Method is for anyone who wants to make the things they do easier, more efficient and pleasurable. Feldenkrais Method is a mind-body approach, which combines movement and awareness to help you move and live more comfortably and effectively.

Cliff Smyth at The Feldenkrais Center for Movement and Awareness teaches an awesome class on line.  

And of course, nothing beats a good dose of the great outdoors. 

“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” John Muir

Books

Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by John E. Sarno

Anything by Pema Chodron