{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Sacred Strength Sanctuary","home_page_url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com","description":"Sacred Strength Sanctuary","author":{"name":"Sacred Strength Sanctuary"},"items":[{"id":"if-you-can%E2%80%99t-easily-stand-up-you%E2%80%99re-in-trouble","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/getting%20off%20%20chair.png\"/><p>The Ability to Get Up Might Be the Most Important Measure of Your Life\nThere’s a simple movement most people never think about.</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/if-you-can%E2%80%99t-easily-stand-up-you%E2%80%99re-in-trouble","title":"If You Can’t Easily Stand Up, You’re In Trouble","date_modified":"2026-04-24T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"a-moment-bigger-than-us","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/ChatGPT%20Image%20Apr%2023%2C%202026%2C%2008_02_46%20AM.png\"/><p>This week, we held our 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the same tired pattern playing out over and over again.</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/the-lie-you-have-been-sold-about-strength","title":"The Lie You Have Been Sold About Strength","date_modified":"2026-04-21T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"two-days-out-sacred-strength-ribbon-cutting-reminder","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/Chamber.png\"/><p>We are only two days away.</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/two-days-out-sacred-strength-ribbon-cutting-reminder","title":"Two Days Out: Sacred Strength Ribbon Cutting Reminder","date_modified":"2026-04-20T20:13:15Z"},{"id":"sacred-strength-ribbon-cutting-one-week-away","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/ChatGPT%20Image%20Mar%2017%2C%202026%2C%2003_03_56%20PM.png\"/><p>A Milestone Worth Celebrating: Sacred Strength’s Ribbon Cutting Is One Week 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Avoiding It Is.</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/failure-the-greatest-gift-i-can-give-my-clients","title":" Failure: The Greatest Gift I Can Give My Clients","date_modified":"2026-03-23T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"bigger-isn%E2%80%99t-always-stronger-strength-comes-from-intention","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/ChatGPT%20Image%20Apr%2021%2C%202025%2C%2004_05_53%20PM.png\"/><p>What Most People Call Strength Isn’t Strength</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/bigger-isn%E2%80%99t-always-stronger-strength-comes-from-intention","title":"Bigger Isn’t Always Stronger. 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Crash</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/the-biohacker%E2%80%99s-guide-to-muscle-without-burnout","title":"The Biohacker’s Guide to Muscle Without Burnout","date_modified":"2026-03-02T16:46:38Z"},{"id":"the-body-never-lies","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/02082808-EA53-4429-B1EB-BB033126DF19.png\"/><p>The Voice I Trust Now</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/the-body-never-lies","title":"The Body Never Lies","date_modified":"2026-02-28T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"training-the-outliers-why-peak-performers-need-the-most-guidance","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/ChatGPT%20Image%20May%203%2C%202025%20at%2008_52_20%20PM.png\"/><p>The Outlier Paradox\nIn the world of Strength Therapy, there is a certain kind of client who stands out immediately.</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/training-the-outliers-why-peak-performers-need-the-most-guidance","title":"Training the Outliers: Why Peak Performers Need the Most Guidance","date_modified":"2026-02-27T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"super-slow-the-workout-that-doubles-as-meditation","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/ChatGPT%20Image%20May%205%2C%202025%2C%2011_10_15%20AM.png\"/><p>Strength As Moving Meditation\nMost people think of strength as something purely physical.</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/super-slow-the-workout-that-doubles-as-meditation","title":"Super Slow: The Workout That Doubles as Meditation","date_modified":"2026-02-26T01:31:00Z"},{"id":"inner-alignment-before-the-bloom","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/unnamed%20(1).png\"/><p>From Dr. Bando's Playground</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/inner-alignment-before-the-bloom","title":"Inner Alignment Before the Bloom","date_modified":"2026-02-24T22:44:02Z"},{"id":"the-body-part-most-trainers-avoid-strengthening-lumbar-spine","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/ChatGPT%20Image%20Feb%2023%2C%202026%2C%2006_20_10%20AM.png\"/><p>There is a reason you rarely see a true Lumbar Extension machine in commercial gyms.</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/the-body-part-most-trainers-avoid-strengthening-lumbar-spine","title":"The Body Part Most Trainers Avoid Strengthening....Lumbar Spine","date_modified":"2026-02-23T20:27:27Z"},{"id":"the-safest-way-to-train-hard-after-40","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/ChatGPT%20Image%20Feb%2018%2C%202026%2C%2007_45_15%20PM.png\"/><p>The Body Does Not Lie</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/the-safest-way-to-train-hard-after-40","title":"The Safest Way to Train Hard After 40","date_modified":"2026-02-19T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"the-price-is-the-price-that-little-line-at-the-bottom-matters","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/ChatGPT%20Image%20Feb%2017%2C%202026%2C%2006_06_54%20AM.png\"/><p>We have all felt it.</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/the-price-is-the-price-that-little-line-at-the-bottom-matters","title":"The Price Is the Price: That Little Line at the Bottom Matters","date_modified":"2026-02-17T14:17:16Z"},{"id":"reclaiming-community-in-an-isolated-culture","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/ChatGPT%20Image%20Feb%2016%2C%202026%2C%2012_37_10%20PM.png\"/><p>Gathering with intention at Sacred Strength Sanctuary....</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/reclaiming-community-in-an-isolated-culture","title":"Reclaiming Community in an Isolated Culture","date_modified":"2026-02-16T20:48:25Z"},{"id":"sacred-strength-is-alive","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/ChatGPT%20Image%20Feb%2015%2C%202026%2C%2010_46_02%20AM.png\"/><p>Sacred Strength Sanctuary is no longer an idea.</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/sacred-strength-is-alive","title":"Sacred Strength Is Alive!!","date_modified":"2026-02-15T19:03:09Z"},{"id":"we-do-not-lock-you-in-we-build-you-up","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/b3a7f89c-2fc0-4baa-bdfa-d2f5dbf8993c/ChatGPT%20Image%20Feb%2013%2C%202026%2C%2010_58_02%20AM.png\"/><p>There is a reason we sell sessions in packages instead of pushing memberships.</p>","url":"https://sacredstrengthsanctuary.com/blog/f/we-do-not-lock-you-in-we-build-you-up","title":"We Do Not Lock You In. 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