by Jessica Kisiel | May 29, 2014 | Personal Wellness, Posture and Technique
The diaphragm has a dual role in the body: respiration and posture. When these actions occur simultaneously, we improve our core stability. This is particularly evident in the lumbar spine. My last blog, My Low Back Hurts Because I Can’t Breathe, described the...
by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 18, 2013 | Personal Wellness
Do you ever feel like you’re not enough? That you should be doing and giving more? I do! Where does this come from? Why do we feel inadequate despite our achievements? Perhaps we have bought into the beliefs spread through our society in the self-sacrifice or...
by Jessica Kisiel | Oct 31, 2013 | Personal Wellness
Two week ago my mother passed from this life. It has been a difficult period and a dramatic transition that has been defined by changes like helping my Dad pack, sell and toss over 50 years of life together. This blog contains advice that I wrote after my beloved dog,...
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 8, 2013 | Personal Wellness
At the 2013 Sun Valley Wellness Festival, I attended a presentation titled “Leading the Anti-Inflammatory Lifestyle” with Dr. James Rouse. Dr. Rouse is an accomplished naturopathic physician, triathlete, speaker, author, and more. After you finish reading...
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 2, 2013 | Personal Wellness
“We can experience wildly strong emotions (provoking our bodies into an accompanying uproar) linked to mere thoughts.” In other words, we activate the stress-response in our minds in response to our thoughts. This is the message shared by Stanford...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jun 20, 2013 | Personal Wellness
Popular thinking says that time management brings increased productivity and success. Yet the authors of The Power of Full Engagement believe “Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance.” Has this ever happened to you? At the end of...
