The best use of theory is in better practice
Stand alone sessions open to anyone who would like to deepen their understanding of how their body functions and feel more confident practicing at home.
Supple Spine, Elastic Fascia
@ The Space, Brighton
16th November
10.30- 1.00 pm
£50 pp
Supple Spine: unlike most other mammals our spine is upright, this brings consequences to optimal functioning. To fulfil it’s many roles our spine needs to be dynamically stable, able to adapt to and provide ever changing movement, support and protection for our internal organs and central nervous system. Made up of multiple moveable parts, our spine is designed for infinite combinations of movement. In this workshop will look in depth at how the spine functions and how to optimise this.
Fascia is our internal tensegrity matrix. Made up of collagenous connective tissue, fascia forms a web throughout our body, binding, separating and organising our structures, fluidly adapting to changes in movement and posture. Fascia is our transmission system, storing and communicating neural information, including emotion across our entire body, while absorbing and disseminating force. Keeping it in good condition is essential to our fitness and wellbeing. This workshop will focus on removing tension that builds up naturally over time restoring elasticity and fluidity to our posture and movement.
The ABC of Moving Well – tbc
In this workshop we will explore how our posture, breathing and core stability work interdependently and look at ways to improve them.
Dynamic Alignment: our movement is only as good as our posture permits. Posture involves awareness and balance of our body parts in relation to each other and the ground. Good posture ensures that forces including gravity, are distributed effectively through our body as we move. This reduces stress and strain on our joints and muscles, and results in less pain and injury.
Breathe Easy: our ability to breathe affects our motor control and posture, and vice versa. Breathing well is essential for regulating and managing our nervous system. In this workshop we will look at how to free up the ribs and spine and improve the function of our lungs, diaphragm and pelvic floor to reduce tension and enhance our ability to breathe.
Being Centered: creates both physical and mental stability. We will explore exercises that release, tone and condition our deep core, including psoas and the pelvic floor. We will look at how our alignment and breathing, rather than muscular contraction, improves our abdominal tone and organ health and enables us to move more freely and naturally.
Happy Feet, Healthy hips – tbc
Happy Feet: the feet are the foundation of our posture and our grounding to the earth. We can build a strong and flexible body but if our feet are not strong, supple and ‘awake’ we are building on a weak base. This fun and practical masterclass explores simple, yet effective exercises to mobilise and strengthen feet and ankles and builds on this to improve balance and gait.
Healthy Hips: our hips literally move us through life. Stiff hips, weak hips, and hips that ‘grip’ are commonplace, and can be a cause of lower back and knee pain. In this workshop we look at movements a healthy hip joint is capable of, why we may experience problems and what we can do improve this. You will gain tools to help in daily life as well as exercises to practice at home to improve the health and function of your hips.
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