A Moment with an Intuitive Chiropractor

Dr. Steven Hiebert

Massage therapy and personal training students at Saint Paul College are captivated as Dr. Steve Hiebert demonstrates muscle strength testing on a fellow student. The student has told him that she has a problem with her knee. He listens intently and proceeds to test the strength of her core. She said this was strong but he demonstrates it is actually weak. After some adjusting, he tests her core again by having her resist a strong, steady push, which she can now do. We are all amazed. Someone … [Read more...]

Spirit and the Personal Trainer

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Can working with a personal trainer not only improve your health and body image but also contribute to spiritual development, leading to continual peace and happiness? "Oh, absolutely," says personal trainer, Holly Margl, who trains at Flex Appeal in St. Paul. "The key is to be in the moment, while you're running or exercising...not to dwell on negatives but to be aware of the good things going on in the present, like how good your body feels or your beautiful surroundings. That's when those … [Read more...]

A profile on master teacher Ray Hayward

Ray Hayward

T'ai Chi promotes the whole person "You were born a t'ai chi master," says Ray Hayward, master t'ai chi teacher at Twin Cities T'ai Chi Studio in St. Paul. His eyes sparkle above the long, graying beard on his youthful face. He is talking about his journey as a t'ai chi student and about how this Chinese health maintenance system develops the whole person, body, mind and spirit, returning you to your original nature. "I had asthma, allergies, pneumonia. I spent so much time in the … [Read more...]