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Stretch-eze® for Rehabilitation and Beyond
Returning to movement after an injury or period of rehabilitation is not always as simple as getting stronger. A client may have regained strength and mobility, yet still feel cautious about the area that was injured. They may be unsure how much they can do, where they should feel the movement, or whether a particular…
Read MoreInside Reins: A Simple Wrap with a Deeper Connection
Some of the most useful Stretch-eze® wraps are also the simplest. Inside Reins is one of those wraps. The Stretch-eze loops around the feet, with the fabric traveling along the inside of the legs. Hold the reins in your hands and you immediately create a connection between your hands, feet, legs, pelvis, and torso. But…
Read MoreOne Tool. Infinite Possibilities.
When you first look at a Stretch-eze®, it seems pretty simple. It’s a loop of colorful fabric. You can seriously stretch it. You can wrap it around your body, your hands and feet. You can use it to create resistance or support. But spend a little time with it and you start to realize there’s…
Read MoreBack to Basics: Helping Clients Feel (and Love) Stretch-eze®
Every Stretch-eze session starts with a simple truth: the wrap is there to help your client feel more, not do more. Before you get into sequencing or exercise selection, the real work is helping someone notice their own body differently. Here’s a back-to-basics approach for introducing the Stretch-eze in a way that builds trust in…
Read MoreResistance: What Stretch-eze® Can Teach Us about Letting Go
Resistance is an interesting word. In the gym, resistance is something we work against. In life, resistance is often something we hold onto. We resist change. We resist uncertainty. We resist discomfort. Sometimes we even resist moving. Whats fascinating is that these two forms of resistance aren’t as different as they first appear. We Don’t…
Read MorePre-Movement — Where Movement Begins
“Before we move, we have already established a personal attitude to gravity through the very act of standing.” — Hubert Godard One of the biggest misconceptions in movement education is that we change movement by correcting what we see. The knees collapse, so we cue the knees. The shoulders elevate, so we cue the shoulders.…
Read MoreTaking Stretch-eze® to the Equipment
If you’ve been using your Stretch-eze® on the mat, you already know what it can do — that sense of containment, the tactile feedback that wakes up your proprioceptive system, the way it seems to quietly remind your body what it already knows. But here’s what we’ve been exploring lately: the Stretch-eze® becomes something else…
Read MoreThe Spine Loves a Loop: Circumferential Feedback
Your spine is one of the most complex and hardworking structures in the human body. It carries you through every twist, reach, lift, and lean of daily life — and it does this largely without your conscious attention. But beneath that effortless performance lies a sophisticated communication network that most people never think about: the…
Read MoreThe Vestibular System, Balance & Stretch-eze®
Most people think balance comes from the muscles. But true balance begins much deeper — inside the inner ear. Hidden within the skull is the vestibular system, a sophisticated sensory system that helps us orient to gravity, movement, space, and stability. It is constantly asking: Where am I in space? Am I upright or turning?…
Read MoreUnlocking your Body’s Spiral Fascia using Stretch-eze®
What is the Spiral Fascia Line? Your body is a masterpiece of interconnected tissue — and at the heart of that web lies the spiral fascial line, one of the most fascinating myofascial pathways in the human body. Described extensively in Thomas Myers’ Anatomy Trains, the spiral line wraps around the body in a helical…
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