The Wright Stretch

Happy Monday! ☀️👏

The first ever special issue of the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapy has been released! This special issue covers “Fascia and Chronic Pain."

Check out this editorial, where manuscripts from over six different countries share a viewpoint on the bridge between the intricacies of the fascial system and its potential role in chronic pain: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1360859224002493?dgcid=author

“Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had.” Linda Wooten

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the fierce and beautiful Mamas out there. If you have embraced the monumental task of motherhood then you deserve the utmost respect today and every day. Great Grandmothers, new Moms, Step parents & guardians of every kind. If you have lost a mother, if you have lost a child, if you long to be a mom or find sadness in any form on this day, you are not forgotten this Mother’s Day. Sending love and support to you all.
🌺🩷🌷❤️💐💜🪻💞🌸💛🪷🌷🌻💐

I will be teaching a special Mother’s Day MELT class via zoom from 1pm-2pm Hawaii time today. DM me for details if you’d like to join! 🩷

My heart is full after my last MELT class at ! Mahalo to the amazing students that helped me to grow as a teacher. I will forever cherish my experiences out of this lovely studio. 🥹👏💙

“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” 🌎🌱💙💚💛
William Shakespeare

🌎

“I have been in many training rooms as a former athlete but my experience with Leslie was much different. With soft, fluid movements I felt my tension melt away. I would definitely recommend stretch therapy and specifically Leslie!“

Don’t forget about out Sunday MELT class from 1pm-2pm! There are only 8 more opportunities to come practice your MELT Maps with me at the amazing so come join us if you can!! 💕👏🧘🏻‍♀️

Your girl’s been busy nerding out again. 🤓 I’m excited to announce that I received my certificate today and became an
Active Release Techniques® (ART®) Certified Provider. The upper body class was AMAZING and I can hardly wait start applying this incredible new skillset with clients!! Active Release Techniques® is a non-invasive treatment system precisely engineered to locate and quickly resolve soft-tissue disorders.

💨🍃🌬️💚

The more that is going on around you, and in the world at large pressing upon us (and there is a lot going on, right?!), the more necessary it is for us to consciously self-regulate, so that we are not literally pulled apart by forces outside of ourselves.

Fortunately we have some very effective leverage-points for auto-regulating the state of our nervous system that are available to us 24/7. Breath, for instance, is a direct access whereby you can consciously interact with the unconscious autonomic processes of our habitual states. These states can easily and inadvertently become entrained to external forces rather than our highest intentions for ourselves. If you notice you are feeling "off," that is half the battle!

Before laying blame for that feeling on what someone else said or did, or on the larger and very real issues facing the world in any given moment, believe for an instant that in spite of all those that, you are capable of feeling better, and are more capacitated to deal with all those things, when you have directly addressed your own internal state of affairs. Then pay attention to your breath. Feel the way that at the "bottom" of your exhale, there is a quiet moment where nothing is going on at all.

That's a brief nourishing vacation from it all during which your nervous system can adjust. Then notice that with no effort at all on your part, your lungs suddenly begin to fill with no effort at all on your part as the air, that nourishing spirit, rushes in and reshapes you and moves you. Observe that flashing pause at the top of that free-fill-up when, like at the peak of a roller coaster, you are neither going up nor down, but just taking in the expansive view afforded from that place. Then feel the air rush from you, again without effort, a model for "letting go," freed from constraints internal or otherwise. This is not a "breath exercise" but rather a process of intentional self awareness in the space of the unconscious.

When we choose to walk between the worlds like that, even for just a few cycles of breath, we can shift our state.

Happy Halloween!!! 🌻🎃👻

It’s a busy week for . I’ll be subbing at the in town this morning and wednesday night. There will be a demo for the lovely Fall Festival on Saturday from 2pm-6pm and a full body class on Sunday from 12:30-1:30. So if you haven’t had a chance to MELT yet there are lots of options. Hope you all have a safe and lovely finish to your holiday weekend. 🩵👏

Please join us for an evening of gratitude and celebration at Bella Kai Hot Yoga tonight! A new chapter begins for this beautiful and recently remodeled studio. Help us to congratulate Kalia as the owner of this lovely space. 🩵
The evening will include a traditional Hawaiian blessing, energy clearing and pupus in the courtyard.

We are suggesting giving a donation for our brothers and sisters on Maui at the event. Please help us support the healing process for our neighbors if you are able.

What’s in the bag?

I use to tell people to use a wooden footsie roller to loosen up the plantar fascia on the bottom of their feet. As the years went by I found an assortment of tools and even used golf balls for a while. 🫣

This little hand and foot treatment kit has 4 large balls (2 soft, 2 firm) 4 small balls (2 soft, 2 firm), a bunion band and instructions. Hands down the BEST set of tools I’ve come across in my career for address ing the plantar fascia. You can find the MELT hand and foot treatments to follow along with on youtube or commit to MELT on demand and get a huge assortment of treatments using your kit or the soft MELT roller.

Our hands and feet are an IMPORTANT part of self-care & I don’t feel like they get the attention they deserve but treating them doesn’t stop there. It affects the entire body.

Check out meltmethod.com for more info or reach out to me directly. You know I’m happy to nerd out on the stuff any time. 🤓

Flexibility is freedom. Freedom to move and live without restriction. But to attain true mobility you need more than flexibility. You need stability as well. I tell clients all the time “what we’re looking for is balance. A perfect marriage of strength and length.” I hope you find some balance today. Happy aloha Friday. 🌈👏

The Oxford dictionary defines the word “heal” as to “become sound or healthy again”. I hope that you can pause for a moment and heal in whatever capacity possible today. We are all on this path together. Wherever it may lead. 💙🫶🏽💙

Sunday MELT classes are coming to in Kailua!
If you’ve seen me teach a MELT move in session and want to know more or you’ve already attended a workshop and want to build a more consistent MELT practice, come check it out!
Our first class will be on August 6th. We’ll be doing a full foot treatment, face and hand treatment, rebalance and neck release. 💙

Happy Summer Solstice!
Today marks the longest day of the year & the beginning of Summer. Wishing you all a beautiful season in the sunshine. ☀️👏

Gentle Assisted Stretching can elevate your stretch game to another level. Of course it’s still great to stretch on your own but, nothing quite compares to receiving a stretch while you’re fully relaxed. PM me for questions or check out www.thewrightstretch.com to book online.

Lots of foot love in todays MELT class. 🌈💙

Who’s ready for the next MELT series?? 🤙🏼🌴

What sets Fascial Stretching apart? By viewing the human body as a tinsegrity model, FST practitioners begin to stretch by way of creating fascial tension using gentle exploration of movement paired with mindful breathing & gentle compression. This is not your usual 10 second linear hold stretch folks. This is a modified form of PNF that takes multiple planes of movement into account and works WITH the body to ease into increased range rather than forcing uncomfortable tension and creating resistance.
I was trained by Master Flexibility Specialists Ann & Chris Frederick. They are the authors of the books Stretch to Win & Fascial Stretch Therapy.
In Stretch to Win they break down the 10 principals for Stretching Success.
1. Synchronize your breathing with your movement.
2. Tune your nervous system to current conditions.
3. Follow in a logical anatomical order.
4. Make gains in your range of motion without pain.
5. Stretch the fascia, not just the muscle.
6. Use multiple plains of movement.
7. Target the entire joint.
8. Use traction for maximal lengthening.
9. Facilitate body reflexes for optimal results.
10. Adjust your stretching to your present goals.

If you haven’t had a chance to read these books yet, give them a try!! Of course I can’t recomend them enough. 😉 Good luck & happy Stretching!!

Another Intro to MELT Workshop complete. It’s always such an honor to share with the community. It’s overwhelmingly gratifying to have someone come up and say “I had so much less tension by the end!” Or “I couldn’t believe how much my hips settled during the class.” I love hearing that. 🙌🏽
Another one next week. 😉
Thank you for having me 🌈👏

Happy Spring to all of my past, current, and future clients. Your continued support is beyond humbling and I am so thankful for each and every one of you.
🌺🌼🌸💐🌷

Flashback Friday.

Your girl has been busy. Level 2 of the MELT Method complete! 🧡💙🧡
I still have a lot to chew on with the course material but I am beyond grateful for this method & can’t wait to share some of the new moves with the community.
Happy Aloha Friday guys. 🌈👏

We’re excited to see fascia getting wider attention! This article is from the February 2023 issue of Prevention Magazine, out soon. We’re also delighted that the article highlights bodyworkers who work with fascia, such as structural integrators. 🙌

“The fascia (pronounced like “fashion”) is a string of fibrous proteins (mostly collagen) that weaves its way throughout the body and binds everything in place, explains Tom Myers, a long time bodywork therapist and author of Anatomy Trains. Think of the fascia as Spanx you wear under your skin, pulling everything in toward your skeleton.” Pick up a copy of Prevention to read more!

A view from the top. 🫶🏽
Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely long weekend & had a chance to get some fresh air.

Self-Care Resolutions are my favorite kind & I know finances can get tight this year. So I am offering a Resolution series for the month of January with a HUGE savings as a token of my gratitude for your support in the coming year. Click the link up top to book or reach out directly and I’ll get you set up.
Wishing you all a healthy & prosperous 2023!! 💃🏻🎇💕

Wishing you and yours a blessed and Merry Christmas!❤️🎄❤️

Thanksgiving Turkey Trot with
I had such a fun time at this event. This community is so lovely & inviting. It was a pleasure to share some bodywork & stretching insight with them on Thanksgiving morning. 🦃❤️