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Welcome to Sanctuary

Author: 

Ronelle Wood

Date: 

May 5th 2011

At Sanctuary we combine Body Mechanics Instruction with Myofascial Release. Combining these therapeutic modalities provides you the owner's manual to your body and teaches you how to self-heal through movement. Learning to walk and move in alignment will reduce both the pain and symptoms that accompany many common ailments, such as:

• Back Pain
• Bunions
• Hammer Toes
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Low Bone Density
• Pelvic Floor Disorders
• Cardio-Vascular Disease
• Arthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteopenia
• Scoliosis
• Sciatica
• Joint Pain

What Is Myofascial Release?

Scientific answer: The body is connected from the top of the head to the tips of the toes with fascia. It is a fibrous substance just under the skin and penetrating all the way into the deepest structures of our body. It is made up of collagen and elastin and surrounds our muscles (myo) and all our internal organs with connective tissue (fascia). It becomes tight over the course of a lifetime for various reasons: habitual posture, trauma and surgery, and dehydration. When thickened or scarred it can exert as much as 2,000 lbs./sq.

Fitness vs. Wellness

April 1, 2010
By: Ronelle Wood MS

“I want to have arms like Jennifer Aniston.” vs. “I want to live an active, healthy pain-free life.” We are often being bombarded with commercials that promote “rock hard abs” and “buns of steel” and promises to “look better than you have in 10 years”. The models they use are images of physical perfection. They even show before and after pictures of how these people look from the outside.

They don’t show the results of their blood panel, their hormone levels, their X-rays and MRIs and they don’t talk about how their joints feel when they get out of bed in the morning.

We Are Featured in the Media!

Author: 

Ronelle Wood

Date: 

July 13, 2011

It was a red-letter week for us!  We are the Featured Healer on the Ojai Healers website this month!  Here is that link: http://www.ojaihealers.com  They also did a feature article about us in the Ojai Valley Newspaper.

We Don't Want You to Need Us!

Author: 

Ronelle Wood

Date: 

July 13, 2011

Our goal is to become obsolete!  Can you believe that?  Where Myofascial Release and Restorative ExerciseTM is concerned, we want you to come here, learn what we have to teach and NOT need us anymore.  Unusual in this field.

Body Mechanics Explained

We use physics and engineering principles for maintaining optimal health through proper body mechanics, eliminating pain and physical deterioration

There is no genetic/hereditary basis for: bunions, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, pelvic floor disorder or Dowager's Hump. We learn by imitation. Therefore we walk, talk, and eat like those that surround us. Sanctuary gives you the "owner's manual" for your body!
Learn how to move through life without incurring pain and deterioration.

Glide 2

$109.00

Women's - Glide 2
MSRP: $109.00 (USD)

You can cruise…or you can glide. Either is effortless in this sporty oxford with an incredibly lightweight bottom that feels like you’re walking on air. What’s even more remarkable is what it’ll do to your body: reducing pressure on your joints, and improving posture with each step. Your chi will feel perfectly centered – suitably in touch with the ground as you move easily through the day

Urinary Incontinence

June 1, 2010
By: Ronelle Wood, M.S.

According to the National Association for Incontinence, 25 million adult Americans experience transient or chronic urinary incontinence. They estimate that 75-80% of those sufferers are women and that information on healthy bladder function can help promote the understanding that incontinence is not a normal part of aging but a symptom of another problem.

A tucked pelvis can be the single most aggravating factor in urinary incontinence. We now know that in spite of what your ballet teacher or aerobics instructor or even physical therapist might have told you, tucking your pelvis is not good for you.

Bunions

March 1, 2010
By: Ronelle Wood, M.S.

We learn by imitation. We learn how to talk, eat, and walk by watching what our parents (or primary caregivers) do. That’s how we develop the same accent and eating habits and gait patterns they have. Bunions are not passed from one generation to the next through our DNA. Bunions develop as a result of the first metatarsal bone of the big toe being loaded with weight.

Our skeleton is designed for osteogenesis (making more bone) as a result of the amount of weight it has to carry on a regular basis. That is why it is so important to keep your body weight in your heels! Every time you take a step and your heel strikes first, it vibrates your entire skeleton and it generates exactly the amount of bone it needs to support your body weight.

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