Our bodies were not meant for the position they are in during many working and resting hours. We are built to walk, run, squat and lie down but sitting for prolonged periods harms the dynamic structure of tension and strength throughout. Here are four static holds that require no gear to undo this damage and… Read More Undoing the damage of sitting
Posture today seems to be a silly word. We expect Captain America to stand tall but fail to recognize that it is a significant part we can improve in our health, movement and even self-worth. The way we hold ourselves transmits our image back to the nervous system and it is a free healthy way… Read More Steps to have a better moving vessel
WALK THE WALL 100 STEPS WITH YOUR FISTS ON THE WALL SIDE TO SIDE 100 STEPS WITH YOUR FEET ON THE WALL SIDE TO SIDE 100 STEPS WITH YOUR FISTS ON THE WALL UP AND DOWN 100 STEPS WITH YOUR FEET ON THE WALL UP AND DOWN 100 STEPS WITH YOUR FISTS ON THE WALL… Read More Wall walking
There is a saying “It is easy to be a monk at the top of the mountain“. It is indeed much easier to be excess free if the environment is calm and smooth but the universe is a better teacher than that 🙂 As it is easier to be smart when you watch mayhem from… Read More AAAAAAA Tension
We break weather we overload our spine or if we completely avoid loading it. Being smart about it will keep us both able and mobile. Let’s start. Make your breath the regulator of beginning and end. The tempo setter. Stand a step away from the wall and place the top of your head on it… Read More Notes from Class: Save your back
Here is a list of gyms you already have. Gyms that give you results and are always open and free of charge. Your wall – do leaning pushups, walk up and down the wall using your hands and feet, Do pushups with your legs on the wall and that is just the beginning. Your stairs… Read More The ten best gyms you already have
Here are ten movement drills to enhance and deepen your understanding of space, tension and natural movement. The tool in use is the staff but the lessons apply much further. Look at the drills as child games so your learning will be fresh and honest. Do not rely on technique. Feel what is right for… Read More playing/growing with the staff
In this piece we will explore three methods of hand work for a more capable and healthy hand and wrist. Wall work Stand a step away from a wall and place the flats of your fingers on the wall. Press your body gradually to the wall with increasing activation in the hand and wrist to… Read More Three methods of hand/wrist work
A tennis ball is small and light and easy to carry around even through the crazy show airports are today 🙂 Here are ten simple drills to do with one or more tennis balls you can do in a hotel room or almost anywhere and keep your nervous systema and body honed. Take one tennis… Read More The tennis ball gym
THE BALL BEARING MAPPING OURSELVES FROM WITHIN FLOATING POINT AWARENESS FLUID AWARENESS BODY AND MIND BREATH MOVEMENT AND AWARENESS SHORT AND LONG FOCUS UPPER/LOWER BODY UNITY MERGING WITH THE OUTSIDE MASS SHIFTING BREATH CONTROL FOR NATURAL SPEED QUALITY MOVEMENT VS AGRESSION HAND AND FOOT AWARENESS AND HEALTH SLIDING LEG MOVEMENT SLIDING FOOT MOVEMENT FULL BODY… Read More THE BALL BEARING
