Pursuing Peace and Understanding Your Poop

My partner and I enjoy having deeper conversations and over the weekend he brought up a really interesting concept. The other day, he was listening to a podcast and the guest was talking about how we shouldn’t try to pursue happiness but we should try to pursue peace. At first,

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Self-Compassion and Shoulder Pain

I hope this finds you happy and healthy. And if you aren’t… that’s ok. As you can see, this newsletter usually is sent to your inbox Monday morning before 9 AM. Well, yesterday was not going to happen for me. At first, I felt disappointed in myself that I just

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Healthy Gardening Tips

Since a lot of us are staying home more often, we are tending to our yards way more than we have in the past. Lawns are looking extra green, less weeds are in our flower beds, and new structures have been created. We love that you are getting out of

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Change and Growth as Seen Through Kara’s Eyes

And just like that, we are almost through June. This month has been challenging to say the least. With the surge of COVID-19 cases in most places in the country, the very public civil rights movement for POC and queer people, and the ramping up of political campaigns… our nervous

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How Much Water is Appropriate and Why?

Summer is here and that means temperatures are rising! Even though we should be drinking water no matter how hot it is outside, it is really important to stay hydrated during this time of the year.​​​The recommended amount of water to drink per day is actually based on your weight.

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Power Up Your Health

Cheers to a new week! It seems like things are moving super fast in our world right now… I know I am struggling with knowing what day it is. But writing this newsletter every Monday morning helps ground me as we start the next week. I hope you are finding

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Proper Lifting Techniques

Proper lifting techniques is a common ask from many patients and clients in the clinic. There is a lot of poor information that is given about proper lifting techniques along with increased fear that you may hurt your back. Generally speaking, to improve your lifting abilities, you need proper form

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How to Reduce Neck Pain on Your Own

With most of us sitting at weird desks to work from home or having more stress due to recent events, many of us may be starting to have some neck pain. Here are some guidelines to help with neck pain: Self-massage: this could be myofascial release or lymphatic drainage You

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