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The Wellness Wiggle

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Recovery for Dancers and Doers 🕺🏾
PT-led, dance-specific recovery
📍LA | Founded by @_jstanley_ , PT, DPT
Follow for wellness tips -> book a session👇🏾

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Movement care that treats your whole body - not just the part that hurts.

The Wellness Wiggle is a one-on-one movement coaching and bodycare practice for dancers, performers, and active adults who want more than a generic plan.

I’m Dr. Jasmine Stanley - Doctor of Physical Therapy and working dancer. Every session is built around you. Your body, your goals, your life.

Swipe to see what we offer and what makes it different.

Taking new clients now. Book a session at the link in bio - I’d love to hear what you’re working through. 💙💛🧡

#dancewellness #activerecovery #healersofinstagram taken in Los Angeles, California by @wellnesswiggle

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2 months ago

The Tune-Up 🚗💨
When your body’s check engine light comes on, this is your service. Not a massage. Not a workout. A RESET. Hands-on bodywork + activation drills to reboot your muscles and sharpen those neural connections.

Book your Tune-Up now by clicking the 🔗 in bio!
💃: @movementartivist
🎥: @bryanwesleywilliams
#wellnesswiggle #activerecovery #bodywork #movementismedicine by @wellnesswiggle

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a year ago

Welcome to @wellnesswiggle !
The Wellness Wiggle exists to support dancer and active folks who want to feel GOOD in their bodies and confident in their capacity!
We’re blending hands-on recovery, movement and joyful vibes to bring you exactly that. Swipe to learn more about the founder and the vision for the Wellness Wiggle 🌀

#WellnessWiggle #DancerRecovery #bodywork #activerecovery taken in Los Angeles, California by @wellnesswiggle

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a year ago

The urge to just sleep on performance days is REAL. But I’m telling you get up and get active. Now this workout should not be too strenuous - think low load, beginner friendly, mind stimulating exercise. Just something to wake you up, lubricate joints, and activate key muscle groups! My go to is an easy dance fitness or beginner technique class, but if that’s not available then to the gym I go!

My focus is hip stability, full body movement, and core activation to help my body feel prepared for showtime! Getting this sweat in a couple hours before showtime is important for managing fatigue, warming up the body, and optimizing recovery.

Comment “WIGGLE” to start preparing for a long dance career!

#performancetraining #dancerlife #activerecovery #injuryprevention #movementismedicine taken in Los Angeles, California by @wellnesswiggle

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I just want folks to feel good in their bodies. If I know I will tell you. If I don’t know, I will find out. I want to create routines that you can stick to. That feel good in your body, mind and spirit. Sessions at the Wellness Wiggle are heavily collaborative, individualized, and tailored to your needs.

Perfect for one person is not perfect for everyone, which is why each session is highly personalized to your goals, level, and challenges. Let’s work together to build something perfect for you!
#healersofinstagram #injuryprevention #movementismedicine #dancerrecovery #bodywork taken in Los Angeles, California by @wellnesswiggle

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4 days ago

People think skipping workouts on vacation = relaxation. For me it’s the opposite - moving my body IS the reset.

It’s not about “staying on track” or earning my food or any of that noise. It’s nervous system regulation. A workout in the morning changes the entire chemistry of my day - I show up calmer, clearer, more present for whatever the day actually holds.

And yeah, also the pump before I put on that dress with the cutouts and head to the beach. Both things can be true at the same time 😅

#vacationmode #movementismedicine #activerecovery #vacationworkout taken in Humacao, Puerto Rico by @wellnesswiggle

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10 days ago

Shocking! Groundbreaking! I know! DANCERS - your body deserves the same care and conditioning you’d give any elite performer. Save this as your reminder. 💪🏾
#activerecovery #dancerrecovery #danceislife #dancersareathletes #wellnesswiggle taken in Los Angeles, California by @wellnesswiggle

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Hills I’d die on as a physical therapist who is also a professional dancer:

• train like an athlete
• warm-up AND cooldown with every dance class and rehearsal
• NEVER wait until showtime to dance full out. In fact don’t even wait until tech/dress rehearsal
• 15 min naps
• rice, protein, veggies
• tart cherry juice - iykyk

I mean the goal IS to dance forever soooo
#movementismedicine #wellnesswiggle #healersofinstagram #injuryprevention #danceislife taken in Los Angeles, California by @wellnesswiggle

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14 days ago

Humans were not meant to exist at these 90degree angles, but alas here we are! 📐

If you have to sit for a long period of time it’s important to move your body and shift positions every hour to prevent pain and stiffness. This whole series takes me 3 minutes and I don’t have to leave my desk. Especially useful if I’m having a hard time focusing!👇🏾

1. Thoracic extension: because who wants to develop humpback as we age???
2. Shoulder external rotation and cervical extension: counteracts the “tech neck” posture, and it’s easier to breath because your chest can expand!
3. Pelvic tilts: loosen lower back and mobilize lower back. Dance break MANDATORY
4. Seated marches: hip flexors get tight because they are weak and not getting blood flow. Activate those hip flexors to get blood flow to the pelvis and leg! Also this can be a great core exercise if you work to maintain your lower back
5. Adductor stretch: helping to open the hips and pelvis to get more blood flow through the legs!
6. Lumbar extension: to counteract the sitting! Also notice how that headache that was coming on magically disappears 👀
7. BONUS: hamstring stretch. Sometimes you need to spend some time upside down, blood to the head, and re-energize to keep going!

Change positions frequently. Move your body daily. You got this! taken in Los Angeles, California by @wellnesswiggle

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17 days ago

From your first growth spurt to your last lift after menopause, estrogen, progesterone and relaxin all shape how you strengthen, recover, and get injured.

Most of us were never taught this. We just trained the same way through every phase and wondered why it stopped working.

Swipe to see how to train WITH your hormones, not against them 👉🏾

Which stage are you in? Drop it below 👇🏾
Book a session today!

#femaleathlete #hormonehealth #cyclesyncing taken in Los Angeles, California by @wellnesswiggle

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Nobody told you that “pushing through it” is why your body keeps breaking down.

We’re taught endurance is discipline - ice it, tape it, go again. But that mindset is exactly what turns a manageable overuse pattern into a career-shortening injury.

Dancers don’t need generic fitness recovery. You need range AND control - and that takes a different approach.

Follow for more tools on how to build sustainable dancer careers. And visit my website to book a session. I work specifically with dancers in LA who want to move - and keep moving - without breaking down.

#dancerhealth #injuryprevention #dancewellness #LAdance taken in Los Angeles, California by @wellnesswiggle

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a month ago

Kinda chic to wiggle your way back to wellness 🧡💙💛
- Dr. Stan | The Wellness Wiggle
Book a session today!

#kindachic #blackwomeninhealthcare #dancerlife #bodycare taken in Los Angeles, California by @wellnesswiggle

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