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Tiny silk kiss at the ankle is affection from a carabiner earlier this morning. Pulled myself too high for what we were doing. Many things were learned and will be done a bit differently with the easy solutions available. ^.^ until next time, the affection of my what holds my heart is reminded to me every time I tie my shoes for a bit >.< :)

Small ongoing project. :) this is my fourth attempt at making an article of clothing with an old retired silk. (Retired silks are silks that are no longer safe to be used as for practice due to damage of weathering, tears or rips, severe staining or other reasons to no longer be in use) still needing some minor adjustments, however I am quite pleased with the progress. ^.^

This morning’s arm bars and rest space ^.^ Such a perfect day for a practice flight

Last day for PAX! Check out while you’re here!

Some of the best human beans !
Photo by Such a delightful evening!! ^.^

An evening with the had us all flying high! ^.^ thank you for all the fun photos!

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Great! Let's hop, skip, jump over to Tibialus Anterior quick.

See? Onion layers. The Tib Anterior is the big, thick muscle in the front of the shin. It's a big player in inverting the foot (same direction as most ankle sprains go). It's huge! But one of the cool things is that it crosses the tibia in front to attach at the medial cuniform of the foot!

This is a power muscle of the lower leg and foot. It's also the easiest muscle to see and feel in the anterior compartment of the lower leg!

Taking a brief moment, let's jump down to the Fibularis Tertius. It's a deep muscle within the anterior compartment of the lower leg. I know, you're thinking there's not much there right? How can anything be that deep? Logically understandable.

However, if you think about the different parts of the body as a series of layers, like an onion (or parfait!), but mechanically, no layer has a specific width to it. It's all piled on top of each other, attached through pulley systems with folcrums and "for science!" here we are today. Ta-da!

Anyway, back to the deep, wee muscle of the Fibularis Tertius. The Tertius actually crosses the front part of the ankle around the top and helps to lift the foot up, pulling it off the gas pedal. It pairs quite nicely with the Tibialis Anterior, which we'll get to next, while still pulling the outside of the foot up. So we'd still be everting the foot here.

The term "self care" gets thrown around a lot but is exceptionally ambiguous with no clarity around it at all. It's important and by the way figure out what it means to each of us right?

Right, so here's my thought on it; there's the "to-do" list of all the things that need to get done for one reason or another and each thing has a personal energy consumption of varying levels. This isn't new information by any means, but here's the perspective around what the term "self-care" COULD mean and the range within it; having a small scoop of ice cream as you load the diswasher.

We are all aware of the largest bone of the lower leg, the "shin" bone, or scientifically known as the tibia. We've all heard of it, nothing new right? Great! It's not the only one in that region but it's the largest of the two so we'll start there.

Lower leg, that solidly, relatively straight space between the ankle and knee. Most of the time we don't really think about this area of our body until it slams into something that leaves a bruise later.

This seems reasonable for the most part, what actually is going on in this space anyway, it just sort of exists at the top of our feet right?

Just like the foot, there's more to the shin and calf than meets the eye! Starting at the ankle (I know, I promised we were done focusing on the foot, I'm getting there!), the two bones of the lower leg form the top of the ankle joint. There are three bones making up that joint!

Unlike the foot, the lower leg is not structurally complex; there's not much for boney movements. However it is fascianatingly nuanced!

My lovelies! These are such a part of my mental and physical well-being. From the colors to the movements they assist, the value of personal expression is invaluable.

Snow Days! - Oh goodness has the chill hit hard! Streets are icy and sidewalks are slick, be very careful going out! If you need to cancel for weather related reasons, I completely understand! Please prioritize safety and warmth!

Archers ready! Collaboration with a student and hosted by

Suddenly it’s November….

We have reached probably the busiest, most magical and maybe even some additional stress part of the year.

As we hunker down with the chill, the beautifully changing foliage colors and the anticipation of incoming snow again this winter, know that there is a place you can escape to for a moment that is just for your self-care. I look forward to seeing you soon for your next massage!

Performance at Folsom 2022 coordinated by Twisted Windows and photo taken by Philip Pavliger! Thank you all for the support! This was such a fun event!

Where do you notice you're holding tension, right now? Where is the tension not?

Take a moment and breathe into the space of freedom. Notice how it feels, how it moves through your body.

With your next breath, notice the space of restriction. As you inhale, notice the small pulls of resistance through the edges of that space, and with the exhale, how the same space eases.

Pause. Notice. Just for a moment.

Gentle reminder to take a moment, honor today's ability instead of the perception of expectation.

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Let's break this down With the first inversion, there's a lot of pressure on the lateral hips, compression around both groups of the hamstrings and quad areas but there's also the...

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