Age-defying Pilates
Pilates is the best fitness routine for everyone, but specially for baby boomers! I just had my birthday last week and honestly I feel like I am getting better and better in terms of strength, flexibility, body awareness, coordination and stamina. I feel blessed because this year is my 18th year as a breast cancer survivor. Thanks to my years of stretching, meditation and exercise I have been able to overcome all the negative effects from surgery, chemo and radiation. What really changed my life was the Pilates method. Once I started practicing this age-defying routine I felt completely...
Read MoreMother’s Day
Today May 8th we are celebrating Mother’s day. Being a mother is the most difficult task that anyone can imagine. There is no way to be prepared for such a hard, time-consuming job. I admire women specially those who are mothers, that make so many sacrifices for their families putting themselves second or last because their main priority is the wellbeing of their loved ones. Happy mother’s day and God bless you all!
Read MoreSecond day at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Sunday morning was a gorgeous day. The weather couldn’t be more perfect, sunny and breeze. The flow of people coming in started way before ten; you could tell how enthusiastic was everyone as they walked by the booths. This day was not different from Saturday. There were times that I had six to eight people in my booth, skimming through the book, asking me questions about stretching and demonstrating how flexible or tight their bodies felt as they tried to touch their toes. I have been a physical therapist for over 30 years, and I have never seen so many people trying to touch their...
Read MoreFirst day at the L.A. Times Festival of books
We got to the U.S.C. campus early morning on Saturday the 30th to be able to unload everything. We did pretty well, in fact in less than an hour we had everything organized and ready. It was a beautiful morning and all the exhibitors were very excited to be at this event. After 10:00 am people started to arrive and you could already feel the energy in the air. The banner hanging in front of my booth had the title of my book: Can you touch your toes? and underneath the title The power of stretching. There are not words to express my amazement as I watch people walking by the booth, stopping...
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