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 MoreOften as a consequence of the amount of sitting we do, our hip muscles have a bit of trouble stabilizing our thigh while standing, walking and performing other dynamic motions. As a consequence, many of us tend to experience an internal rotation of the thigh. If this happens consistently, we may compensate with a turn out of the feet, and we may experience knee strain, lack of balance, etc. In this class, we'll work on establishing hip rotation to help us find more stability and ease in our movements. However, looking at the kneecap isn't a very reliable way to determine your hip rotation because the kneecaps can be pulled to the side of the knee joint due to an imbalance of tension on on side of the quadricep muscles. A better measurement is the back of the knee or "the knee pit".
Read MoreDeveloping the habit of standing with vertical/straight leg helps with a number of things such as: - loading your hips and legs for stronger bones - developing better hip and butt strength - Releasing chronic tension in the knees and quads. In this class we work on assessing what is a vertical leg, and how do we develop a better balance of muscle activity in the leg by relaxing the frontside and engaging the backside of the legs.
Read MoreFinding Parallel feet or getting your feet to point forward is a way to find better hip engagement, and to decrease stress on the ankles and knees. In this class we explore how to measured neutral alignment of the feet and how to coax your feet back toward that alignment especially if you've spent years adapting toward other positions.
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.
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