If you’d like to learn to how to control stress on a daily basis with simple, practical, [...]]]> Did stress take its toll on you in 2011? Did it scatter your brain or sit on your shoulders? Does stress always go straight to your back and shoulders no matter how often you do your postural exercises?

If you’d like to learn to how to control stress on a daily basis with simple, practical, time-tested tools, get your calendar or planner out.

In its dedication to making sure people stay healthy and pain free, Upright Health is offering a first-of-its-kind stress-reducing meditation workshop on Thursday, January 5, 2011 at 6:30PM.

This will be a one-hour, donation-based Introduction to Meditation class in which you will learn the basics of meditation as well as get first-hand experience in a guided meditation. The class is led by an experienced meditator and former instructor at the Chopra Wellness Center in Carlsbad, Robert Schreiber, who excels at making meditation practical and accessible to individuals from a range of cultural and spiritual backgrounds.

In 2012, replace distress with de-stress!

Click here to reserve your spot in this workshop! Spaces are limited!

Suggested Donation: $10

On behalf of Upright Health, I hope you’re not working today and have some plans to enjoy this long weekend!

Today is a working day at Upright Health — and not just for me! For those who haven’t heard about or seen her yet, Maryann Berry has joined the Upright Health [...]]]> Happy Labor Day Everyone!

On behalf of Upright Health, I hope you’re not working today and have some plans to enjoy this long weekend!

Today is a working day at Upright Health — and not just for me! For those who haven’t heard about or seen her yet, Maryann Berry has joined the Upright Health team to help San Diego beat pain, and she’s in the office today working on a few odds and ends.

Who is Maryann? Well, she took quite a path to get to be hanging out at Upright Health on this rainy Labor Day. Her path started with a college knee injury, and took a turn for the worse at the age of 27 when she found herself with hip pain so severe that she was wheelchair bound. Surgery to fix the cartilage and bone damage did nothing to help the issue and…well you know how the rest of this story goes!

Thanks to Posture Alignment Therapy, Maryann is living an active life and will be part of the team that helps you, your family, and your friends reclaim their lives. If you’d like to get to know Maryann a bit more, feel free to check out her bio page at: Maryann’s Bio and check out the video testimonial from one of her clients!

Especially on a three day weekend, don’t forget: Pain sucks. Life shouldn’t.

What was intended as a dark humored April Fool’s joke put many people into a panic. That was not the intent, and I apologize to everyone who [...]]]> Just a quick post to clarify things: Upright Health is NOT under investigation for nefarious misdeeds involving drugs, chocolate, or aerosolized pain killers.

What was intended as a dark humored April Fool’s joke put many people into a panic. That was not the intent, and I apologize to everyone who for a few hours believed I had been actually surreptitiously mistreating them with secret doses of pain killers.

As you know, I’m not a fan of pain killers (so wouldn’t ever give them to anyone) and am not a medical doctor (so would be in big trouble for handing out drugs). While the alleged crimes were supposed to be overly dramatic to the point of absurdity, I clearly did not make the crimes absurd enough and apparently made the entire situation far too believable.  In addition, the lack of a punchline at the end of the emails and posts that went out left far too much doubt in people’s minds about the true nature of the prank.

Please accept my apologies for my poor judgment with this poorly-executed April Fool’s joke. I’ve learned a very valuable lesson about including punchlines to my jokes.  I’ve also learned that I ought not ever employ another joke like this, as this one caused a lot of undue stress and turmoil for many of you.

Upright Health remains committed to sensible, natural, pharmaceutical free ways of removing the root causes  of musculoskeletal pain.  And for next April Fool’s Upright Health will remain committed to more light-hearted pranks that don’t inadvertently incite panic and fear.

To end on a less somber note, here are some choice responses I got from a few of you:

So many a night I’ve snuck into your office and slept in the ventilation system, covered in melted chocolate of course. Quite simply the best nights’ sleep I’ve had in years.

I also lied to you, I’m sorry to say. I wanted better posture not because of my numb back/shoulder squiggle, but because I wanted awesome breast implants – WHICH I NOW HAVE!!! (We have to update my photos on your website, btw.)

MB (male)

I really hope this is an April Fool’s joke!  It isn’t funny!!  You scared me.  You should have at the bottom of this that it is a joke.  I am going to kick your [gluteal region] when I see you and you will need an adjustment!!

SL

Oh Matt, this is tragic!!! YEAH RIGHT!! I am a fool but not the April variety. (Good one though!)

SS

[after receiving the April Fool's explanation] You bastard! Ha ha! Now I don’t have to kill you!

AL

Matt, where was my Lindt candy at all of my appointments?  I am assuming your email message was an April Fool’s Day joke, or I’ve been missing out on other forms of therapy!

EG

Haha…This was great! My heart totally sank for you when I read you were being investigated, and sank even more when you told us you were secretly peddling drugs. The only joke that got played on me… so thank you!!!

JB

Again, special thanks go to the raffle prize sponsors:

Silly pictures from the opening of Upright Health’s new location in San Diego are up! You can head to Lumiere Imagery’s facebook page and check out the Silly Photos album to see them all!  Sadly, there aren’t any pictures of Sebastian‘s magic show…

Again, special thanks go to the raffle prize sponsors:

Icetown La Jolla (family 4-pack of skating passes): Summer’s hot. The ice rink is not. Plus, you have a high probability of seeing me there!

Paul Mitchell Salon ($40 gift certificate for men’s and women’s services): Incredible haircuts at truly incredible prices.

Addie’s Personal Training Studio (Assessment and two personal training sessions): Say goodbye to your flabby butt.

Lumiere Imagery (Family portrait and an 8X10): Your family will never look so good.

Maplets iPhone and iPad app (Free download coupons): In case you ever find yourself in Thumb Butte Recreation Area (yes, that’s the actual name of an actual place), you’ll want to have this app with you to navigate yourself to the more scenic parts of the area.

Future events coming

Keep your eyes peeled for word on the next party at Upright Health. It won’t be a grand opening, but it will be fun, and it will be grander than grand.

If all that hyperbole is not exciting enough, let me add that it will involve the opportunity for you to shoot hockey pucks at my groin.

Yes, you read that correctly. You. Pucks. Shoot. My groin.

Make sure you’re on the email list (you can sign up by downloading my e-book)!

It’s bigger and better! There’s fresh air, good light, and room for you to do your posturally aligned modelling!

Professional photographer Sheryl of Lumiere Imagery will be on [...]]]> Upright Health has moved, and you’re invited to come warm up the new home!

SEE THE NEW PLACE!

It’s bigger and better! There’s fresh air, good light, and room for you to do your posturally aligned modelling!

SERIOUSLY, DO SOME MODELING — IN A CRAZY HAT!

Professional photographer Sheryl of Lumiere Imagery will be on hand to snap a few flattering photos of you in the new space. Bring your wildest hat, funkiest tie, rattiest t-shirt, or use the toys in Sheryl’s trunk of goodies to make your photographs shine with silliness! Have your photos tagged on Facebook (so all your friends can see) or emailed to you (so you can forward it on to your mother — who wants to know why you haven’t called recently, by the way)!

BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR A LITTLE MAGIC!

Who doesn’t like magic? Okay, yes, there are some people who don’t like magic, but those are exactly the people you should bring to watch the magic of Sebastian! He’s got a wry sense of humor, hands that can make anything vanish, and a bag of tricks that will make even the most cynical of magic-haters crack a stupid grin!

Sebastian will have two 30 minute shows to entertain and bedazzle! The first one starts at 3:00 and the second one starts at 4:00! He will also be mingling with us common folk to wow us with his prowess!

WIN SOMETHING GREAT!

I know, you’re thinking it’s crazy that the fun has not yet stopped. But it hasn’t. Everyone who shows up will be entered to win some cool prizes. I can’t tell you exactly what they will be, because that would very much ruin the surprise, but the prizes will not be mediocre. I can guarantee that they will be at least two ticks above average.

Hope to see you there!

To RSVP, please send me an email!

New location is at 3443 Camino del Rio S. #211 San Diego, CA 92108

Look at what he [...]]]> I have to share these pictures of a client who recently started working with me. He’s a guy who, before he came to me, had already gone through months and months of chiropractic treatments and prescribed exercises and still had the same old recurring pain and the same old bad posture.

Look at what he accomplished after 6 days (yes, 6 calendar days) of 30 minutes of exercises that were tailored to his needs.

After only six days, "the Killer" made significant changes to his posture and pain.

There’s no posing or posturing for these pictures.  These are the real deal.  This guy simply did his exercises, made a small adjustment to the way he was sitting every day at the computer, and in one week, he made a huge change to both his relaxed standing posture and the recurring pain that was plaguing him.

Of course his posture’s not perfect yet, but the Killer is moving quickly in the right direction!

And it’ll probably help fix your posture too.

Is pain sucking the life out of you — making you less efficient and more irritable? Learn how changing your diet and posture can relieve your chronic pain. Walk away knowing which foods to add and remove from your diet as well as simple and [...]]]> Announcing a free workshop for those suffering from chronic pain!

Is pain sucking the life out of you — making you less efficient and more irritable? Learn how changing your diet and posture can relieve your chronic pain. Walk away knowing which foods to add and remove from your diet as well as simple and effective exercises to help address your pain.

A free talk given by Samantha Hua, Holistic Health Counselor of Happy Food Health and Matt Hsu, Posture Alignment Therapist of Upright Health.

When: February 23rd at 6:30PM

Where: Upright Health, 2801 Camino del Rio S. #311 San Diego, CA 92108 (click for directions)

RESERVE YOUR SPOT BY CALLING (619) 630-8771 or sending an email to matt@uprighthealth.com