Welcome
At Stretch Chi, we are dedicated to the practice of the Ki-Hara Method of Resistance Stretching. We use techniques that incorporate muscle activation and muscle balancing to ensure that your body is working at its most productive state.
We use Ki-Hara to remove the layers of tension that may be covering up the true cause of pain. Our clients see an immediate increase in strength and flexibility, giving them a better body, better posture and better balance from the inside out. Ki-hara helps people of all ages and abilities - from injury recovery, chronic back pain and frozen shoulder to faster race times, increases in vertical jump, farther golf drives and higher martial arts kicks.
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Ready to Rebuild your Life?
Do you feel like your life becomes less fulfilling as you get older? Are gyms, diets and meditation boring, painful and meaningless for you? Do you feel like your body has a mind of its own?
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Ki-Hara is maximally effective with minimum effort! My favorite type of workout!
I have always struggled to workout. I was born pre-mature with low lung capacity and have always felt winded and burning in my lungs before my muscles tire out. Because of this, any sort of workout routine feels I put in so much effort and don't get the results that I want. When I started doing Ki-Hara, I found that I was able to get massive results with minimal effort and it felt so good.... Read More -
Set Goals instead of Resolutions
Every year on New Year's Day, I take a considerable amount of time to reflect on the past year and restructure my goals for the next year. In today's blog post, I'm going to take a second to explain the difference between resolutions and goals, how to set goals for 2013 and how to get started on them. Read More -
Make your running more efficient with a Ki-Hara trained Psoas
If you’re planning an endurance race this season, you may have started to notice some problems now that you’re kicking up the mileage - such as hip pain, fatigue, lower back pain, or Achilles pain. These problems can be caused by weak and inflexible hip flexors. By using Ki-Hara to strengthen and resistance stretch this muscle group, you can not only avoid the injuries listed above, but... Read More -
How to Stay Limber in the Air
In all my research, dehydration seems to be the major culprit of muscle tightness during air travel. We tend to feel the most comfortable when the humidity is between 40-70%, yet in an aircraft cabin, it falls to about 20% - even less than the Sahara Desert! In these conditions our body goes into overdrive to make sure our essential organs remain hydrated. Connective tissue (fascia, membranes,... Read More -
Flexibility system can help ease pain
When Carrie Collins was practicing hours on end for a piano recital, she developed pain in the muscles of her neck and upper back. Living in San Francisco at the time and looking for atypical alternatives, she decided against going to a medical doctor. Instead, she turned to Craigslist, deciding on someone who offered relief... Read More -
Stretching it Out
This is one of my favorite radio pieces by Jennifer Brandel. Jennifer Brandel: The last time I could touch my toes must have been shortly after birth. If and when I try to, I end up looking more like a zombie searching for a contact lens. I have never been flexible; I have always wanted to be. And that.. is my secret shame. Read More