Blog : Movement Has Meaning

Exertion/Recuperation: Riding a Bicycle

February 21st, 2012Athletics Health0 Comments

My husband, a cycling enthusiast, changed my experience of riding a bicycle forever. Previously, the extent of my experience on a bicycle consisted of coasting 200 yards of rough pavement ...

How do you recuperate at the end of the day?

February 3rd, 2012Health Workplace0 Comments

The past few weeks I've spent a lot (too much) time in front of a computer. I really don’t idle well. I like to move. Shocking, I know. One of the things I ...

Encouraging the Connection; Teaching Dance Technique in Higher Ed

January 10th, 2012Onstage12 Comments

I love teaching at the University level. There is something about the age of the students that is hopeful. These students enter their college careers with only a small inkling ...

Embracing Change with an Open Self in 2012

January 6th, 2012Health Relationships3 Comments

With the New Year come numerous resolutions to be healthier, to lose weight, and to find more balance in our hectic lives. I know I have been pondering such things ...

Broadening the concept of “Balance”

December 20th, 2011Health6 Comments

As a dancer, you would think that balance is a natural, or at least a readily accessed concept. Dictionary.com defines balance as a state of equilibrium or to be equal or proportionate. ...

Movement Observation: 10 year old Rene Serrano (WOW!)

November 22nd, 2011Athletics0 Comments

My husband showed me this video a few weeks ago and it's just been simmering in the back of my mind. As I've mentioned before, I'm not really "athletic." And ...

Back pain from a Movement Analyst’s perspective

November 11th, 2011Health Workplace1 Comment

Almost everyone has experience back pain at one time or another. Back pain has regularly been linked to reduced productivity. In the United States, lower back pain is the number ...

Laban Movement Analysis: What is it anyway?

November 7th, 2011Athletics Health Onstage Relationships Workplace1 Comment

When people ask me what Laban Movement Analysis is, I am always puzzled. I have so many answers that I don’t know where to start. Simply, LMA is a system ...

Zombie Connectivity: Want to be a Zombie?

October 31st, 2011Onstage Relationships5 Comments

Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year--not only because there is an overwhelming plethora of candy at every corner, but because it is the one chance during ...

Public speaking analysis follow-up

October 31st, 2011Relationships Workplace2 Comments

Well we are back, and it’s time to return to our friend Phil Davison. I’m going to start with my observations as I watched this clip, followed by why I ...