#stabilityandmobility

Do you ever get in and out of the chair without using your hands? 🙌 It’s a fun challenge to play with hip mobility and balance. I like especially sharing this with communities who are so well trained in structure that it has made them bit “stucktured” as I like to call it, and hard to move more freely. ⁣ ⁣ Stability should help build support for mobilizing the body with more “stable” control through everyday movements. And sometimes it may be necessary to use arms and hands when going to sit or coming to stand. But it should also be possible do so without the use of arms. It’s not whether one can or cannot, but more so the willingness to try! In that attempt to try is when the all the body-mind stuff gets turned on again ⚡️⚡️⁣ ⁣ 📸 Chair playshop at @yogaiyengarvina ⁣ ⁣ 🎧 Music by MC Hammer “Can’t Touch This” ⁣ ⁣ #yogachile #yogaviñadelmar #yogizainworkshop #stabilityandmobility #hipmobilitywork #hipmobility #mobilizejoints #movefreely #yogchair #playshop (at Yoga Iyengar Viña del Mar - YogaStudio) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3dsCiKJLOJ/?igshid=avd8iqqu03cg

I learned of segmental spinal awareness a few years back at workshops with @carrieowerko. We moved parts of the spine in segments with as much control as to minimally effect other parts of the spine, and we also we waved the spine as one piece as fluidly as possible. I recall Carrie using the imagery of Hokusai’s great wave 🌊 ⁣ ⁣ Moving the spine in a controlled wave-like motion can be observed in many positions and at different speeds. Not just downdog / updog as shown in the video. Here I just chose to try it through a vinyasa, and it may look smooth but I can see parts not moving as smoothly. It’s good to know where one has freedom to move segments of the spine and also take note where one is stuck. For many years I have worked so much on spinal extension that I seem to have comprised the ability to control spinal flexion well. Over all I have focused on stability and mobility, yet not integrated as much the two to move with fluidity. A spine that has total freedom can move in every direction and in every tempo. As I age, I wish to age gracefully— to move with grace and ease. 🦢⁣ ⁣ And if you really want to feast on some real deal spinal waves then check out the phenomal @yuenjon ! 👀 ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 📍 currently posting from Montevideo, Uruguay 🇺🇾 workshop weekend begins this evening! ⁣ ⁣ Friday 5-7:30pm⁣ Saturday 9am-12pm⁣ Saturday 2-4:30pm⁣ Sunday 9am-12pm ⁣ ⁣ Contact @gabyabaloyoga for registration info ⁣ ⁣ #spinalawareness #segmentalspinemovement #segmentalspinalcontrol #spineawareness #stabilityandmobility #movewithgrace #movefluidly #spinalwave #hokusaiwave #carrieowerko #iyengaryogi #yogizain #travellingyogi #yogamontevideo #yogauruguay ⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/B27LYuOpLZ8/?igshid=1tuuutglulcpk

Rhythm, Repetition, Revelation ✨ @iyengaryogasaopaulo “𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢, 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍, 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎𝚜, 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎, 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚊𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚊 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚕. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝚊𝚍𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚎𝚝𝚌. 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚟𝚒𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜.” -𝙱.𝙺.𝚂. 𝙸𝚢𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚊𝚛 #rhythmandrepetition #movementmagic #iyengaryoga #dynamicyoga #stabilityandmobility #bodymovement #yogizainworkshop #yogabrasil #yogasaopaulo #esiysp #brazilianrhyme (at Estudyo Iyengar Yoga São Paulo) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrG6DEqB1c2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h529dzb76bjx

Someone asked from my last post where do I come up with such exercises ❔For the most part it kinda just happens as part of creative process of exploring mind-body awareness on any given day. And also depending on what other asanas I might be practicing. Usually, and maybe others can also relate, the experience of such practice comes from either a synthesis of what has been learned from teachers over time, or a deconstruction of (a breaking down piece by piece) of an interesting movement or progression.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Rhythm, repetition, tempo, form, cadence, harmony, dynamics, are elements of music composition. Such ideas of music making applied to body movement I have experienced through all my Iyengar Yoga teachers, most notably @carrieowerko ✨💛💫⁣⁣⁣⁣ #permissiontoplay #carrieowerko #bodymovement #movementpatterns #stabilityandmobility #iyengaryoga #dynamicyoga #utkatasana #ekapadautkatasana #pistolsquat #yogizain #quadsonfire #iyengaryogi #yogavideo #yogaismusic #musicandyoga #mobymusic #bringsallyup #bringsallydown #homeyogapractice #caliyogi (at Wasco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqjLMXThyTX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16f2efsp6vzz7

Spring session starts this week! Come check it out... #sportsperformance #training #speed #agility #power #strength #stabilityandmobility #homercity #indianapa (at Forged Human Performance Center LLC)