

Form & Function: Posture Fix (Slouching Rounded Shoulders)
Posture Fix: Slouching Rounded Shoulders Do you desire to have tall elegant posture, and/or to look confident and relaxed when you walk into a room? Both desires can be achieved by reversing poor upper body posture. Due to excessive computer use, bowing our heads to look down at our smartphones, and even lying in bed binging out one the newest cable TV show all aide in forcing our upper body into a bad posture habit. This happens because in these positions the upper back exte


Your Daily Move: Single Straight Leg Stretch
photo credit: Madison Swart Photography / Instagram: @madisonswart / Facebook: @madisonswartphotography Single Straight Leg Stretch Targets strengthening your abdominals, stabilizing your torso and stretching your hamstrings Setup: · Lie on your back, on your mat · Draw your knees in towards your chest · Curl your head and shoulders off the mat · Extend your right leg to the sky, and your let leg out at a 45’ angle. · Place your hands behind your right ankle, drawing your le


My Commitment Probe
“We’ve made it 5 months and 2 days," I joked at a dinner party last weekend with couples that have all been married for many years. “That is a serious commitment," one of our guests joked back with a wink. The exchange was simple, but it made me ponder the very nature of commitment, a concept with which many of us have a complicated relationship. No pun intended. ;) Commitment is the same ingredient that delivers our life dreams, our career goals, our health goals, our wealth


Ava Comissiong- Featured Teacher November 2017
The Essentials Name: Ava Comissiong Prefers not to be called: Eva Place of birth: Born in Barbados, but family is from Grenada Raised: Ava moved to the United States from Grenada with her family at the age of 7. Ava's parents presently live In Toronto, so this is what she now calls "home". Birth Date: April 30 Education: Studied dance at Alvin Ailey. Graduated with BA in economics from FSU Dance Background: Ava is professional dancer trained in ballet, modern, and jazz. She h