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Here you’ll find articles covering Stretch-eze news, education, exercise tips, and more!

Moving Together: Helping Parents and Children Bond through the Body

There is something quietly powerful about moving with your child. Not teaching them, not correcting them — just ...

How Stretch-eze Amplifies Gravity — and Teaches You to Work with It

Gravity never stops. It presses down on every joint and fiber of your body, every hour of every ...

Say Goodbye to Heavy Boots: Sleeping in the Shoulder-Foot Wrap!

If you've ever dealt with plantar fasciitis, you know the dreaded morning routine: that sharp, stabbing pain in ...

Your Body Is Talking — Here’s How to Listen

In recent years, the term "somatic" has become increasingly popular in wellness circles, but what does it actually ...

Pregnancy Support and Postpartum Recovery

Pregnancy transforms your body in remarkable ways, and finding the right support during and after this journey can ...

The Perfect Low-Tech, High-Impact Somatic Tool

In a world obsessed with the latest fitness gadgets and high-tech equipment, there's something profoundly powerful about simplicity. ...

Stretch-eze® for the Nervous System: A Soft Container for Calm

Most of us intuitively reach for a warm blanket when we’re overwhelmed, tired, or simply longing for comfort. ...

Side Kicks with Stretch-eze® – Goodbye Hip Flexor Tension

Side kicks look beautifully simple… until you feel your hip flexors doing all the work. Many people experience ...

Find your Perfect Fit: Choosing Stretch-eze® Sizes

When it comes to using the Stretch-eze® to support the body or deepen a stretch, size does matter. ...

The Living Web Within Us: Understanding Fascia 

Most people think of the body in parts: muscles here, bones there, joints somewhere in between. But beneath ...

Sensorimotor Fitness as we Age…What’s That?

A new study highlighted by Woman & Home found that for adults aged 55+, one of the most ...

Wrapped in Calm: How the Stretch-eze® Supports Children with Autism

A child stands timidly as if trying to take up as little space as possible. Shoulders stiff, eyes ...

Rebound, Elasticity, and Compression: The Fabric, Your Body

Tired of movement tools that feel rigid or lifeless? The Stretch-eze® changes that. When you step into it, ...

Build Breath Strength and Ease with the Stretch-eze®

Do you ever feel like you’re not breathing as deeply as you could? Many people don’t realize their ...

Find Your Lift: Transforming Teaser and Boat Pose

The Teaser in Pilates and Boat Pose (Navasana) in Yoga both challenge balance, control, and deep core strength. ...

Head Held High: Secret to a Stronger Neck

The neck is a vital link between the head and the rest of the body—directly influencing alignment, breath, ...

Shoulders Relax…You’re Home

Take a moment right now and notice where your shoulders are. Chances are, they’re sitting a little closer ...

Colors that Move You: Why it Matters

When we think about movement and exercise, we often focus on posture, alignment, and breath. But one element ...

The Science and Art of Touch

"Touch is one of the most powerful words in the English language. We touch people with our hands, ...

Easing into Strength with
the Stretch-eze®

When most people first see the Stretch-eze®, they think stretching. And it’s true—the continuous loop of fabric offers ...

Rekindling Passion Through Innovation

If you’re a Pilates or yoga teacher, chances are you started teaching because you love movement—and because you ...

A Hug for your Nervous System

In a world that constantly demands more—more output, more speed, more alertness—many of us, including our children, are ...

A Game Changer for Cueing Alignment

Helping clients find and feel proper alignment is one of the most fundamental—and often challenging—aspects of teaching movement. ...

Stretch-eze® On the Go: The Ultimate Travel Companion

Travel can be exciting, but let’s face it, it can also be hard on the body. Long flights, ...

Stretching into a New Challenge

I am thrilled to write this article introducing myself. My name is Zila (my full name is Fazila). ...

Who is this Wonder Prop For?

Designed for Constant Feedback The late Jennifer Stacey, an exercise physiologist/ biomechanist, was the owner of Peak Performance ...