Kathy Dooley

The Same Vernacular 

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Dooley Noted: 1/10/2016   While teaching the Immaculate Dissection course this weekend, I was surrounded by professionals of various backgrounds.    Some were physical therapists and chiropractors. Others were message therapists and fitness professionals.    They asked about implementation of ID with different techniques they were doing.    I encouraged them to use whatever worked in whatever combination possible.    I’ve started to notice how even though people are utilizing different techniques, they are all … Read more

Anatomy Angel: Adductor Minimus 

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Dooley Noted: 1/8/2016   The Adductor Minimis head of Adductor Magnus muscle is a seldom-discussed head that needs more clinical attention.    This week, my business partner, master trainer Joe Boffi, was noticing a limitation in his right hip external rotation. He felt it lock up as he tried to squeeze the glutes and press a kettlebell overhead.    He pointed to a round sore spot that had created a palpable swelling, inferior to the … Read more

People Who’ve Changed Me: Part 55

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Dooley Noted: 1/7/2016   The Person: Jonathan Fernandez       Profession: professional strongman, strength trainer, assistant administrator for Immaculate Dissection    How I know him:  As Catalyst SPORT hosted the Coney Island Strongman Seminar, instructor Chris Rider kept mentioning an amazing strongman named Jonathan Fernandez.    Chris described him as his best student, a man who could do feats of strength that few or no one could do, like bend pennies with his knuckles and … Read more

Why You Should Take Immaculate Dissection 

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Dooley Noted: 1/6/2016   Having taught muscle testing all around the world, I noticed a few common themes.    1. People need more anatomy education.  2. People need more palpation guidance.  3. People need to cue corrective exercises based on the maintenance of breathing and proper intra-abdominal (gut) pressure.    With the amazing collaboration of Danny Quirk and Dr. Anna Folckomer, we launched the first ever Immaculate Dissection (ID) seminar, entitled Core Concepts.       … Read more

The Power of Hope 

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Dooley Noted: 1/5/2016   I have loved far beyond logic.   My passion supersedes all physical and emotional limitations.   Some think hope leads to despair.   But it can go the other way.   A friend is quickly teaching me that you can absolutely, positively have anything you want in this life.   You just can’t stop wanting it.    (And be careful for what you wish. The universe provideth.)   Had I given … Read more

What I Learned from a Three-Day Meditation

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Dooley Noted: 1/4/2016   I am described as a glowing, happy, intense woman.   So when I recently let sadness overwhelm me, it was remarkably visible.    Those people closest to me described it as a heaviness in my eyes.   I felt it as a heaviness of the body and a vice grip on my mind.   I couldn’t shake the idea that I loved someone and worked so hard to make it work … Read more

Less of a Lady

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Dooley Noted: 1/3/2016   I am a chiropractor and anatomy instructor.    I lead worldwide seminars.   I am single and without children.    I am a strength enthusiast.    These things do not make me less of a lady.    I see a phone book and I immediately think of tearing it in half.    I feel the same about a deck of cards.    These things do not make me less of a … Read more

People Who’ve Changed Me: Part 54

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Dooley Noted: 1/2/2016   The Person: Dr. Roy Page     Profession: Chiropractic & Rehabilitation   How I Met Him: I met Roy in the anatomy lab at Logan College of Chiropractic, where we both matriculated. Roy was a phenomenal student, centering his focus on my shred interests: rehab, active release, motion palpation, and all things anatomy.    How He’s Changed Me:    Dr. Page is like the West Coast equivalent of me, but smarter. He … Read more

Resolution

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Dooley Noted: 1/1/2016&   It was on this day in 2011 that Dooley Noted was incepted.    It was a New Years resolution to write daily for one year.    It became a positive habit I’ve never broken.    Today marks its 5 year anniversary, with today being the 1,827th post.    It waxes and wanes in popularity, shares, and likes.    And that has never concerned me.    My only focus was my own … Read more

The Reflection

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Dooley Noted: 12/31/2015   The year was intense.   It saw the premiere of our seminar series, Immaculate Dissection – which landed us on three different continents.    It saw the growth of Catalyst SPORT into a house of gain with relief from pain.    It saw the staving off of cancer for one more year, with a grateful family for its patriarch’s survival.    It saw injuries and illnesses that served as education and … Read more