by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 11, 2025 | Posture and Technique
To celebrate my newly earned certification as a Yoga Teacher from YogaRenew, I’m sharing three notable poses that I learned in my studies. My training was in Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga, and I encourage you to practice the poses below with a bias toward Hatha/Yin Yoga....
by Jessica Kisiel | Sep 17, 2025 | Posture and Technique
Changes are coming at The Pain Free Athlete! Most noticeably the website will be redesigned with an updated version launching this weekend and the newsletter distribution and blogs reducing to quarterly publication. These modifications are needed to free up some of my...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jan 16, 2018 | Posture and Technique
Ever since I started posture therapy, I have not had a local therapist. Yet, I have recovered. Although I would have preferred working with someone in the same room, that is not always an option when you live in a small town. Because of the limited resources, more...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 13, 2017 | Posture and Technique, Sports Training
Please enjoy an excerpt from my book, Winning the Injury Game, available on Amazon. Sports performance is the result of coordinated movements. Casting a fly rod, spiking a volleyball, paddling a boat, skiing moguls, and hiking up a mountain all require multiple...
by Jessica Kisiel | May 24, 2017 | Posture and Technique, Sports Training
Please enjoy an excerpt from my book, Winning the Injury Game, available on Amazon. Gray Cook, MSPT, OCS, CSCS, researcher, national lecturer, and author, developed the “Optimum Performance Pyramid” as a model to understand movement. It is a three-tier pyramid;...
