This is the movement class from the Farm to movement workshop held at Fishkill Farms this past October (2022). The intent was to rethink about movement from something that we do as exercise, toward patterns that we engage in throughout our whole day. Putting movement in context, we explored what we do with our bodies whenever we garden, or work in and on the ground. This class focuses on stabilizing the lower back and developing healthy knees.
Read MoreThis class series is based on a demonstration by Thomas Meyers (Anatomy Trains) where he illustrates how the movements of the eyes from infancy guide the development of movements with the whole body.
In Part 4 we use the sequence of movement with an eye toward Yoga to explore how each position is an opportunity to explore some possible postures and stretches of yoga and how a sequence of movement itself can become a yoga flow.
Read MoreThis class series is based on a demonstration by Thomas Meyers (Anatomy Trains) where he illustrates how the movements of the eyes from infancy guide the development of movements with the whole body.
In Part 3 we use the sequence of movement with an eye toward Natural Human Movement to explore how each position is also an opportunity to explore locomotion in the context of not just looking at but also reaching for an object.
Read MoreThis class series is based on a demonstration by Thomas Meyers (Anatomy Trains) where he illustrates how the movements of the eyes from infancy guide the development of movements with the whole body.
In Part 2 we use the sequence of movement with an eye toward Restorative Exercise to explore how to bring a better distribution of movement to the whole body by recognizing how to stabilize certain overused parts while mobilizing other underused parts.
Read MoreThere are 33 joints in the feet! All of them should be somewhat mobile. However, most of our shoes and man-made surfaces over which we walk limit the movement of the feet themselves. As a result, the joints of the feet become stiff and "sticky". The mobility of the feet can affect both how we use the parts above them (knees, hips, etc) and how well we balance and adapt while walking on uneven surfaces. In this class we run through numerous exercises designed to mobilize the joints of the feet and develop better coordination for balance. Enjoy!
Read MoreUsing an everyday household item such as a broomstick, dowel rod or your favorite walking stick, we'll explore moving all our parts: from shoulder mobility, to balance exercises, hip work, and foot exercises.
Read MoreFinding stability and extension in the hips while learning to use the backside of your legs to drive the leg backwards in order to propel your body forward. Like an oar paddles a canoe.
Read MoreAn exploration of many of the parts that affect your breathing. Noticing how certain habits and tension in the body can stop us from breathing fully. Learning how to release the diaphragm, use torsional rib breathing, and stretch the arm muscles that can pull on the rib cage. Lots of relaxing deep breaths in this class!
Read MoreDisentangling the tensions and "stickiness" of the tissues between the fingers and the neck.
Read MoreLimited mobility tends to cause parts of us to rotate away from the tension. So our feet turn out, our thighs rotate in, our pelvis tilts causing our spine to flex when we go for deeper ranges of motion such as in squats. This class is a look at all those rotations and how to bring them back in alignment for better movement of your lower half.
Read MoreThis class is an exploration of instinctual resting postures as illustrated by a physiotherapist, Michael Tetley. The premise is that our modern life lacks the pressure deforming movements that would occur if we lived in nature without the modern conveniences of soft, cushy couches and beds. The movements caused by putting pressure on our bodies, which is the same reason we get massage, can help relieve tension, increase lymph movement, and even reset our spines. Here we'll explore some of those instinctual resting postures and add some stretch and restorative exercise to them in a sequence of movement flow
Read MoreThe habitual positioning of our body (mainly chairs) and the shortening of the muscle lengths that result from it can lead to strain and tension in certain areas when we do the simplest action of laying down on the ground. It's why people often report neck and back pain while laying down. In this class we'll look at how to realign our posture and how to iron out all those kinks so that we can elongate to our fullest length while laying down.
Read MoreExploring breath mechanics and how our alignment and positioning of the body may be restricting the free flow of not only air but all the fluids through the torso. Then we'll look at how to align, stabilize, and mobilize the tissues of the trunk.
Read MoreResistance to movement in small parts of the body (ie: the fingers) have an effect on the larger motions. We can observe how hand tension can result in neck tension and vice versa and also how tension in one area can cause us to compensate and use other parts of the body differently. In this case we'll play a game for shoulder mobility, and then we'll work on getting more movement in all the parts of the chain from the fingers to the neck.
Read MoreA look at how alignment can help us move more of our body in our physical activities. This class will focus on the common yoga pose, downward dog. We'll see how limitations in our ranges of motion are causing us to avoid moving certain joints and how using alignment markers can help us get more movement and strength overall.
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