Stretch Therapy

The excellent Justin Goodhart (WellRoundedAthlete.net/home) interviewed me back in 2014. He wanted to know about the ideas and experiences that led to Stretch Therapy—and we talked up a storm. The following is a partial list of what is covered: The difference between children’s and adult’s bodies and what that means for your flexibility training. The […]

I have only met and worked (and ate and drank!) with Ryan Hurst, one of the three co-founders of Gold Medal Bodies, the best site currently available for information and instruction on men’s gymnastics strength training, anywhere. And Ryan is a lovely human being and as I get older, that dimension is far and away the most […]

Directly from the Propane Fitness site, run by my friend and ST Teacher, Yusef Smith. I am not responsible for the hyperbole! See the Propane Fitness page HERE; there are some nice images, too, and a link to the video version of the interview, if you’d prefer that. This is part two, and on Yusuf’s […]

Directly from the Propane Fitness site, run by my friend and ST Teacher, Yusef Smith. I am not responsible for the hyperbole! See the Propane Fitness page HERE; there are some nice images, too, and a link to the video version of the interview, if you’d prefer that. “This is one NOT to be missed. […]

The third in the series, DW and KL discuss the question of what makes a good student; and how to find a good teacher, among other subjects. Shot on location at Cherie’s and Ken’s place, two of Dave’s students (Vi and Michael) assisted us on the camera side; thank you! Two books mentioned are The […]

The second conversation in our series, Dave and Kit discuss a wide range of (we hope) extremely interesting subjects, including the ground-breaking books Antifragile  and Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind.  In addition, we reference a thread on the Forums, started by Olivia: kitlaughlin.com/forums/index.php?/topic/789-muscle-tension-and-flexibility/ We talk about conceptual schema, moustache wax (“Expedition Strength!), Swami Nityananda’s coffee ‘erbs, […]

“The Origins of Stretch Therapy, and Deep Well Being“ Part one of a series that we have been making over the last year or so, Dave interviews Kit, and together they explore the origins of our collective work called “Stretch Therapy“, or “ST“. Influences include G. Spencer Brown, Anthony Wilden, Alfred Korzybski, the Buddha, and […]