CHEK Institute

Here I am taking Norm through a standing 90/90 stretch. I wanted to help Norm drop some lower back pain by creating length in his piriformis. It took us some quality time and assessments to get to this point, but Norm went from a 7/10 pain down to a 3/10 👌🏼

“You are what you eat” 🧠🌱 @paul.chek discusses the connection between your diet and overall well-being. 🎥 @jo_rushton_ #nutrition #youarewhatyoueat #organicfood #organicfarming #healthyeating

Today I’d like to show you the lower abdominal exercise which is usually the most important exercise to do if you fail the lower abdominal test outlined in How to Eat, Move & Be Healthy, HLC 1 & IMS 1 1. Lie on your back with your knees fully bent. 2. Place one hand under your lower back (or both if more comfortable), then bring your feet off of the floor. 3. Tilt your pelvis backwards and flatten your back against your fingers. 4. Hold pressure, keeping the bony prominence of your spine on your fingers as you lower your feet to the ground. 5. Pay attention to the bones of the spine as they press your fingers, not the muscles, for accurate testing. If you cannot maintain the pressure of your spine on your fingers as you lower your feet to the ground, you’ve lost the ability to coordinate pelvic stabilization along with leg movement. This is a common cause of low back pain. Follow @chekinstitute and I for more! Love and Chi - Paul

You’re adding fire to a fire that’s already raging Your body runs on balance. Yang spends energy. Yin restores it. When you’re in yang, you’re pushing. Working. Training. Producing. Foot on the gas pedal ⚡ But your body is made of living cells. They need time and energy to repair and rebuild. Here’s the problem: Most people are already running hot. Stressed. Overstimulated. Always “on.” And instead of restoring… They add more fire 🔥 More intensity. More stimulation. More output. That’s where things break down 📉 Because you can’t rebuild while you’re constantly burning. Real health comes from balance. Not just doing more… But knowing when to restore. Share this with someone who’s always pushing 👍 #CHEKInstitute #PaulChek #HolisticHealth #MindBodyConnection #StressManagement #Recovery #Balance #WellnessEducation #LifestyleMedicine #IntegratedHealth #SelfRegulation

I was reflecting on my podcast with Robbie. Isn't it strange that we invest so much time, money, and energy into our external world and things like vehicles, toys, games, clothes.. but we neglect the most valuable vehicle we have..? Our body. Our container of health. The thing that allows us to interact with this unique experience of living. Many of us treat our bodies like trash cans and we are surprised when we begin to experience illness. Some will say "we will all die some" But that's a terrible excuse to not enjoy this present moment - "Be here now" This is the only body we get in our current reality.

Your knee or shoulder injury might actually be a core problem In over 28 years of clinical practice, one pattern shows up again and again. Chronic injuries rarely start where you feel them. Knee pain. Shoulder issues. Repetitive strain. In most cases, they’re linked to one thing: Core instability ⚠️ If the body can’t stabilise at the centre… It can’t stabilise at the extremities. So the joints at the edges—knees, shoulders—have to compensate. And over time, that leads to: Poor movement patterns Excess stress on joints Chronic injury 📉 Of course, trauma is different. But for most people? It’s not where the pain is. It’s where the instability is. Start at the core. Share this with someone dealing with recurring injuries 👍 #CHEKInstitute #PaulChek #InjuryPrevention #CoreTraining #FunctionalMovement #HolisticHealth #MovementScience #RehabEducation #PostureMatters #IntegratedHealth #MindBodyConnection

We need our farmers. We need ORGANIC, REGENERATIVE FARMERS. How are we going to take responsibility for how we are voting with our dollar? Will we continue to give corrupt companies control for the ease of our life? (which is a paradox because the in the moment ease is the fuel for long term chaos) Can we realize the harsh reality of these convenience machines that are actually doing us more harm than good? Hopefully these 3 videos on food irridation / microwaves can shed light on the use of the microwave. I promise food tastes WAY BETTER when baked, cooked on the stove, boiled! Grateful for @paul.chek and my education through the @chekinstitute - the best decision I’ve made so far in the terms of education. Happy Thursday from your weird holistic aunt🙂 #chekpractitioner #integrativehealth #nutrition #microwavesafe #holistichealth

As I deepen my practice, continue working with clients, and continue my studies, I become more and more amazed by the human body and its abilities. Right now I’m studying infant development, which inspired this post, and it’s hard not to step back and appreciate how incredible human development truly is. Looking at the body through the lens of biology, anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, neurology, etc.. you begin to realize how intelligent and adaptive we really are. From the moment we are born, the body is developing patterns that shape the rest of our lives. The spinal curves develop through movement. The nervous system organizes itself through primal movement patterns. Stability develops from the core outward. Every stage of development has purpose. Embryologically, everything grows from the core, and in many ways that never stops. Every breath, every movement, every step you take still requires your center to stabilize before force can move outward. The body is constantly adapting, organizing, compensating, and evolving based on the patterns we repeat daily. Unfortunately the modern environment does not support our potential. It’s sad that most people are never taught the magnificence of their own body. We are rarely taught how movement shapes the nervous system, how posture influences function, how breathing affects the emotions, digestion, etc.. or how early developmental patterns still influence us later in life. The body is never failing us. Pain is not random. The intelligence within us is magical. It adapts to the environment, stress, movement, posture, and habits we consistently give it. Stop and ask yourself.. what inputs are you giving your body? Be honest. The more I study the body, the more I realize that healing, performance, and longevity are at every one of our fingertips. Don’t fall for the doomer shit. It’s never too late to build a relationship with yourself. 💯 #holistic #spine #infantdevelopment #nervoussystem #movement

Most people injure their back with light weights It rarely happens in the gym. It happens at home. At work. Doing something “easy.” Why? Because people stop respecting the load ⚠️ Strong individuals often pick up light weights casually… No focus. No structure. No proper mechanics. But someone well trained? Even with a light load, they maintain: Neutral spine Controlled movement Proper positioning 🧠 This is what it means to respect the load. Here’s what matters: At what point do you switch from poor posture… to proper mechanics? Because repetitive lifting with bad form leads to: Spinal stress Ligament strain Long-term injury risk 📉 It’s not the heavy lifts that cause most problems. It’s the careless ones. Respect every load. Share this with someone who lifts casually without thinking 👍 #CHEKInstitute #PaulChek #JPSears #InjuryPrevention #FunctionalMovement #PostureMatters #MovementScience #HolisticHealth #StrengthTraining #IntegratedHealth #RehabEducation

You don’t need one doctor… you need four. - Dr. Happiness — what are you doing daily that actually makes you feel good? - Dr. Movement — are you using your body enough to support your life? - Dr. Diet — are you giving your system what it needs (not just what’s easy)? - Dr. Quiet — are you resting, reflecting, resetting? Most people try to fix one… while ignoring the others. That’s why nothing sticks. — Health isn’t one decision. It’s how you manage these four… every day. No one can do it for you. Check the full episode with Paul Chek on our youtube channel. Link in bio 🧠

Circus shit with a purpose 🤔😆 Reactive. Not random. #reactivity #balance #performance #coordination #swissball

Most people have no idea they’re breathing incorrectly. 🫁 Mouth breathing has become normalized, but it comes with consequences: poor sleep, low energy, anxiety, forward head posture, reduced oxygen efficiency, poor jaw development, and a nervous system that stays stuck in stress mode. 😫 Your breath literally shapes your structure. Breathing is one of the most underrated and powerful tools we have access to at all times. Every emotion, posture, stressor, and even the food you eat changes the way you breathe, and the way you breathe also changes your nervous system, posture, energy, and physiology in return. 🌀 Weston A. Price observed this long ago in his book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration. Indigenous populations eating ancestral diets and breathing properly through the nose consistently showed wider facial structure, better jaw development, stronger posture, and less chronic disease. 🧘🏼‍♂️ James Nestor’s book Breath helped bring this conversation back into modern awareness, showing how nasal breathing improves oxygen delivery, sleep quality, endurance, focus, and nervous system regulation. 👃🏼 What most people don’t realize is diet also affects breathing patterns. Excessive processed food and sugar intake can shift the body toward a more stressed, inflammatory state, often leading to faster, shallower breathing and chronic over-breathing patterns. If you want to change your breathing patterns, you also have to change the environment inside the body. Your nose is designed to filter, warm, humidify, and regulate the air you breathe while increasing nitric oxide production, which supports circulation and oxygen uptake. 🥑 One of the biggest shifts you can make is learning diaphragmatic belly breathing. Slow down your breath. Expand the belly and ribs. Improve posture. Reduce stress. Spend more time breathing through your nose. If appropriate for you, mouth taping at night can also help reinforce healthier breathing patterns during sleep. 🔧 Small changes repeated consistently can completely change how your body functions. 💯 #breath #nutrition #diaphragm #holistichealth #forwardheadposture