Elsewhere I’ve written about the mistake of applying cause-and-effect thinking to complex systems in general — and to the body in particular. It’s a pernicious trap of thinking, one that can lead to a lot of needless suffering and confusion. Unfortunately it’s also the default mode of Western epistemology (in…

I begin here with the understanding that what you are now is constituted of your past experiences, trillions of cells shaped by countless choices made — consciously or not — over the course of your life. You’ve developed into a certain sort of person who thinks, feels, and does certain…

Although it’s rarely defined, there is an ideal for human movement. It’s frankly baffling to consider the myriad modalities that have developed over the years, each of which claims to improve movement. None of these myriad disciplines can seem to agree on a definition of the ideal towards which they…

I’ll start this piece with an open hand, laying my cards on the table as to how we ought to organize a full practice: Practice such that you do not squander your last words, last meal, or last kiss. The thought occurred to me in the midst of movement practice…

I recently began work with a client who reached out because somebody told him that — due to his persistent lack of focus, fatigue, and negative loops — he might have trauma stuck in his body. …

Many reading this will no doubt have heard me say at some point that nobody has trauma. However, given that all of us are at some point or another affected by the phenomenon that we call “trauma,” it’s worth examining to see what sense we can make of it. When…

(Originally written October 2020 and still relevant) As we head onwards into having a majority of the year defined by pandemic and social unrest here in the US, I’m compelled to be an advocate for the boring stuff. In this case I’m talking about Constructive Resting Position. Most reading this…

What is it that we call purpose? And what is it that’s so damn necessary about it? Why is it that we feel groundless and disoriented without it, unable to move? I think we can take steps towards the compelling start of an answer when we get the body involved…

The problems we encounter in our bodies stem from the common tendency to think of ourselves as “things.” Indeed even the way we think of our physical existence reinforces this pernicious habit. We speak in terms of “structure” and “function,” as if: a. One could be separated from the other…