Stillness in Motion

Stillness in Motion As an Osteopath, Pain Care Educator and therapeutic Pilates, yoga & Somatics teacher, I'm passionate. Email me at coljorgensen13@gmail.com for details.

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The cerebellum - latin for 'little brain' is a powerhouse when it comes to:👉movement👉coordination👉motor learningIf you g...
07/24/2025

The cerebellum - latin for 'little brain' is a powerhouse when it comes to:

👉movement
👉coordination
👉motor learning

If you give exercises to your clients, keeping the cerebellum in mind is a game changer.

WHY?

The cerebellum:
COORDINATES MOVEMENT
fine tunes muscle activity for smooth, precise movement

BALANCE & POSTURE
communicates with the inner ear, muscles and joints to keep us upright and stable

LEARNS & AUTOMATES MOTOR SKILLS
helps to encode and refine simple & complex movement patterns

CORRECTS ERRORS IN REAL TIME
it compares intended movement with actual performance and makes micro-adjustments on the fly

🤯😲🤯😲

Not yet thinking about the cerebellum when you put an exercise program yet? No worries, start today!

I've shared 3 exercises here, there are tons more. Start with these and watch your clients shift from frustrated to strong and coordinated, it's pretty cool! These brains of ours know what they're doing!

Tag a colleague who does exercise rehab, coaching or personal training.

Gaining movement ANYWHERE,helps movement EVERYWHERE.It's so easy to get tunnel visioned and focused on symptoms. But if...
07/24/2025

Gaining movement ANYWHERE,
helps movement EVERYWHERE.

It's so easy to get tunnel visioned and focused on symptoms. But if you keep targeting the symptoms and nothing changes, step back and take a look at the WHOLE person, the whole body.

The nervous system gets a LOT of feedback from all the joints in the body.
Give your clients joint mobilizations for the while body and see what else shifts.

Share your successes in the comments.

This is one of my favourite neuro drills! Most people, myself included, point to where they think the sound came from w...
07/22/2025

This is one of my favourite neuro drills!

Most people, myself included, point to where they think the sound came from with such confidence...and we're often way off!

It's humbling and a great learning opportunity.

If that happens with you or your clients, zero judgement. It's not good or bad, it's valuable information.

It's an opportunity to get super curious.

And it's an opportunity to clarify this input so you can have an effect on the outputs and change pain and dysfunction through:

👉less protection
👉less tension
👉less inflammation
👉less pain
👉more coordination
👉more balance
👉more strength

Tag a colleague who needs this tool.

The retreat is now FULL!For all those signed up, I cannot wait to see you in 2 weeks.For those who wanted to join us but...
07/21/2025

The retreat is now FULL!

For all those signed up, I cannot wait to see you in 2 weeks.

For those who wanted to join us but couldn't this year, there's more to come!

😍Scan the QR code if you want front of the line access to next year's retreat. This does not obligate you in any way, just ensures you get first dibs!

and...

😍Keep your eyes open here for details about the local one day retreat I am co-hosting with my amazing friend and colleague Diana Perez this fall. Details coming soon.

So simple, so effective!Have a client with joint pain? Tried manual therapy, exercises, breath, mindfulness and still y...
07/20/2025

So simple, so effective!

Have a client with joint pain?
Tried manual therapy, exercises, breath, mindfulness and still your client has pain?

Go to the opposing joint (See the 3rd slide).

The brain processes movement patterns in mirrored or diagonal pairs. We can influence a painful area without even moving that area.

🦵L knee pain - give them mobility of the R elbow
🤛R wrist pain - get that L ankle moving
🦶Pain in the L big toe - move the R thumb in all directions

Have you tried this yet in your practice or on yourself?

Tag someone who needs to hear this.

When you have those clients that don't seem to respond to anything you try, assess how they are breathing.The vagus nerv...
07/19/2025

When you have those clients that don't seem to respond to anything you try, assess how they are breathing.

The vagus nerve (CX) is directly connected to the breath and to what nervous system state they'll be in.

The breath is like holding a mirror up to their nervous system. If their breath is:

😕fast
😕shallow
😕held
😕jagged

These are all signs of being in their SNS - fight or flight. It's impossible to heal if you're in fight or flight the majority of the time.

Give them these 3 strategies:

1. soft, slow, easy breaths with your exhales a little longer than your inhales

2. humming, chanting, singing and / or gargling

3. cold water on your face, throat, neck, chest and abdomen

Starting a session with #1 or #2 can help get them into their PNS which means their body will be more receptive to whatever treatment or exercise you use.

So simple, so effective. And, easy for them to do on their own at home.

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This is it - doors close in 2 hrs!If you've been thinking about it, this is your moment to say YES to rest, re-connectio...
07/13/2025

This is it - doors close in 2 hrs!

If you've been thinking about it, this is your moment to say YES to rest, re-connection and renewal.

No more 'maybe, let me think about it'.
It's now or...it's not until next year.

I'd love to welcome you - solo or with a buddy. If you've been waiting for a sign, this is your last chance.

Just scan the QR code or copy the link below:

👉 https://my.marvelouspages.com/stillness-in-motion/yes-and-retreat-2025

This is the LAST DAY to sign up for my YES and... retreat Aug 1, 2, 3rd. Are you thinking of coming solo but nervous abo...
07/12/2025

This is the LAST DAY to sign up for my YES and... retreat Aug 1, 2, 3rd.

Are you thinking of coming solo but nervous about joining a retreat alone?

Do you get butterflies in the pit of your stomach just thinking about it?

Do you have the niggly whispers of doubt saying:
"What if I don't fit in? What if nobody talks to me?"

I know the feeling well!

Retreats are a solo journey. It can be wonderful to share the experience with family or friends but most of the retreat is about connecting with yourself.

Many people arrive solo with the same worries you have.

You are NOT the odd one out, you're who I'm waiting to welcome.


This community is filled with kind, caring, thoughtful people who like to learn, who like to get curious and who laugh easily.

👯‍♀️These are my peeps...do they sound like yours?


The community you didn't even know you were missing is waiting to welcome you.

Ready to join us? Scan the QR code or copy the link below (it's also in my bio):

https://my.marvelouspages.com/stillness-in-motion/yes-and-retreat-2025

No more being ok with always being in survival mode.Doors close on this opportunity tomorrow at midnight. Are you readi...
07/11/2025

No more being ok with always being in survival mode.

Doors close on this opportunity tomorrow at midnight.

Are you reading this asking yourself: "Why should I go on a yoga retreat?"
There’s a reason retreats exist...

It’s partly about “getting away” but more importantly it's about coming closer, coming home.

coming home to your body
coming home to yourself
coming home to what sparks joy in you
coming home to the part of you that’s been whispering: “There’ has to be more”

If you find yourself:


🙃aching to shift but not knowing how

🙃craving for space to hear your own thoughts

🙃being strong for everyone else and secretly wishing someone would hold you for a change

Then click 'sign me up' because this retreat is for YOU.

Rest and joy should not be a reward after doing hard things.
Rest and joy are a necessity in this chaotic world.

For one weekend, drop your to-do list, tune in to your own inner rhythm and let someone else (me!) take care of you for a change!

Inside these 3 days you'll breathe, move, laugh, reflect. You'll be held & supported in a space where growth is inevitable.

Yes and...you'll come home somehow different.
Not fixed.
Not perfect.
But more you.

Scan the QR code or use the link below to find out all the details and to register.

Never in a million years did I ever think getting a client to smell something may help them move better, be stronger or ...
07/10/2025

Never in a million years did I ever think getting a client to smell something may help them move better, be stronger or change their pain!👃

But it does! So now I use it all the time!

The sense of smell is one of many INPUTS that gives info to the brain.

The brain then interprets that info and figures out what to do based on how it PERCEIVES all the different inputs.

If one or more of the inputs are skewed - like when you lose your sense of smell after COVID or a sinus infection - then the nervous system ramps up its protective responses with things like:

👉muscle tension
👉muscle weakness
👉inflammation
👉pain
👉lack of coordination

By addressing the inputs that make the nervous system think we need protection, we strip away those protective responses.

Try it! Your clients will think you're doing magic tricks but you're not doing a thing...their brain is.

🤩Share this with any colleague who has a client who is stuck.

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