First of all, have you ever tried massaging your own shoulders? We are sort of working against ourselves in our attempt to create ease. 

During those minutes while you are in the day-camp pick up line, hiking, mowing the grass, or any of the other activities you do during summer, maybe ask yourself some of the deeper questions you might avoid.

Through pain, numbness, tingles, prickles, twinges and aches. It speaks through solid, ropey feeling muscles and tight joints; or even joints that are loose. It communicates through ease or lack of ease of movement or even how easily ( or not) we breathe. The trouble is, we haven’t learned to a) listen to and b) comprehend what the body is trying to share.