Northwest Sports Acupuncture

03/03/2024

Learning some new stuff!!! ♥️🔥

10/21/2023

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06/16/2022

And it’s official!

Grants Pass Healing Arts Welcomes Paula!!!!
Paula was born and raised in Grants Pass. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Willamette University in 2002. She majored in Sociology and minored in Spanish. Paula was awarded a vocal scholarship to attend Willamette and she continued to study and perform opera during her time there. She graduated from the Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine with a Masters degree in 2007 and has been a licensed acupuncturist practicing in Grants Pass since 2008.

In 2013 she completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training with Tiffany Cruikshank of Yoga Medicine. In 2015 she completed an apprenticeship program in orthopedics and sports medicine acupuncture with Whitfield Reaves. In 2019 she completed the Crossfit Level 1 training.

Paula has a passion for movement. Her goal in her work is to help people feel strong and resilient in their bodies and the freedom to move without pain. She believes that physical and mental strength and stamina go hand in hand. A flexible body lends itself to a flexible mind.

When she isn’t working or teaching, Paula enjoys trail running with her dog, riding her horse, traveling, enjoying good food and laughing with friends.

Paula will be teaching Thursday evenings from 6-7:15.
Enjoy A light-hearted class to unwind body and mind. Paula connects breath and movement teaching with a joyful approach. Class will include standing poses, seated poses and some twists. All students welcome but getting down to mat and back up with ease is recommended. No pre-registration is required at this time.

08/28/2021

You are what you eat! He explains things so well! Happy Saturday 🍉🌽🥦🥑🥕

02/09/2021

Happy birthday Horizon Acupuncture LLC! It’s official! Seems fitting we were both born in February ❤️🥂Cheers!

09/05/2020

So cool!

08/26/2020

Boom. ❤️

Stop looking where you fell. Start looking where you tripped. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The nerve roots nearby to the neck and shoulders (called the brachial plexus) are felt downstream in the arm, wrist, & hand. Diagnoses such as carpal tunnel are typically an issue farther upstream at the brachial plexus. Focusing only on where you feel the symptoms will not resolve the cause. You’re going to keep falling if you never fix where you tripped. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Compression of the brachial plexus is established from poor patterns of postural positioning, limited movement ranges, and inefficient breathing. The head forward with a neck constantly flexed, shoulders rounded with a tight chest, arms & hands turned downward to type, and overuse of accessory muscles in breathing feed into a body that is no longer working for space. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Work to gain that space again. Direct the body toward expansion in posture, breath, and movement. Alleviate the tension in the brachial plexus and the nerves will stop screaming “you’re smashing me!”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This arm position, demonstrated by certified instructor Carlene Malack, is more than simple prayer arms. When set up from a place of expansion and postural alignment through FT Decompression Breathing, transitioning to this arm position provides space in brachial plexus while positioning the thoracic spine wide under healthy tension. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Learn more about this and the other FT arm positions that counteract brachial plexus compression in our streaming platform. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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06/30/2020