By definition a labyrinth is “a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze.” (Oxford) I often use this analogy with my patients during their initial evaluation. They are already in their own labyrinth. At SHW we consider it our job to go in and find them, to recalibrate, and to then figure out how to get them back out. Some of it is simply reversing direction and some of it is finding new pathways.
Read MoreIn the year 1946, Joseph Pilates published his book, Return to Life Through Contrology, where he identified correct breathing as one of the foundations of his work. Joseph states, “It may seem silly to say at first, but many millions of people never learn how to breathe properly. Unfortunately this is absolutely true and tragically deplorable to contemplate. Breathing is the first act of life as well as the last. One often wonders how so many manage to live as long as they do under this tremendous handicap to longevity."
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