March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month. It is estimated that each year, 1.7 million Americans sustain a brain injury. According to the Center for...
Many of us look forward to Groundhog Day to predict how much longer we will have to endure winter. Will Punxsutawney Phil see his...
Going through short voluntary periods of time without eating is part of many cultural and religious practices throughout the world and pose...
Just by nature, dancers are motivated, hard-working and dedicated to their craft and at getting better at it. It doesn’t take a...
It’s here — your big performance. You’ve rehearsed for weeks, months, maybe even years. You have laughs and special memories, and maybe...
We think of cross-training as a way to strengthen and balance our bodies, when our dancing works them in the same repetitive...
Vitamin C is one of the most popular vitamin supplements taken by dancers internationally1, but this is a classic example of how...
Many of us are familiar with the “winter blues”, and some of you may even be aware of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a...
As the cold season sets in, being conscious of how you stretch is even more important than usual. Wearing warmups and leaning...
Our body is wonderfully complex and multifaceted. Yet broken down into its simplest parts, it is a collection of bones, muscles, fascia...
Lara Heimann had always been interested in movement, athleticism and the human body. From a background of professional physical therapy and Vinyasa...
What do you think of when you hear the word “fall”? Around this time of year, it may conjure up thoughts of pumpkin...
Before you decide that this article doesn’t pertain to you, that you are nowhere near ready to have children or have decided...
For as long as I can remember, I have dreamed of being in flight or a state of weightlessness. My performing years...
Humans were made to move. There’s no denying it. Yet hectic modern lifestyles too often make consistent, healthy movement all too rare...
Summer is the best season for fresh food, especially fruit. All fruits have compounds that reduce inflammation and oxidative stress. Don’t worry about the...
Formal dance training includes much about patterns in the body: the sequential arcs of port de bras, common step sequences such as...
“I want more energy, lower injury risk and a healthy weight.” As a registered dietitian who has been working with elite level...
Dancers often see motherhood as a completely separate entity from their performance life. The thought of managing a career and parenthood is overwhelming...
The rise in popularity of non-dairy milk alternatives can be attributed to many diverse reasons, including increased awareness of their health benefits,...
April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. If you are not familiar with it, Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the central nervous...
For dancers, getting injured is sadly both not at all uncommon and not at all easy. Even apart from physical discomforts and...