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Category Archives: spine

Stuck Xiphoid

A year ago, I published ‘Dead Ribs‘, documenting the neglect of my ribcage in favor of my pelvis.  Other than examining lateral movement, the breakthrough there was that to open the ribs I could lengthen through the front rather than… Read more ›

Aug 23, 2020
Christine
awareness, connection, extension, learning, mobility, motor control, problem solving, relax, ribs, spine, stability, technique, tension, xiphoid

Bucket & Sticks

A quick conceptual piece from the mind of Nicole Uno.  Like many sensational metaphors she offers me, I cannot quite make sense of things until I feel it’s application and usefulness.  Instead of trying to force the issue, I typically… Read more ›

Apr 20, 2020
Christine
balance, coordination, Nicole Uno, pelvis, Physical, posture, ribs, rotation, spine, squat, stability

A Non-Central Axis

This is another concept coming from the astute observations of Nicole Uno.     The medical, fitness, and wellness worlds are fixated on correcting imbalances.  Amidst all the readily available treatment plans, too few remain curious about why so many asymmetries… Read more ›

Jul 21, 2019
Christine
awareness, balance, control, extension, flexion, Nicole Uno, pelvis, problem solving, relax, ribs, rotation, shoulder, spine, stability

Understanding Slings

Slings.  I’ve heard them referred to often, but never quite knew what they were or why they were important.  I understood that they were anatomically determined lines within the body, but in a structure that is fully connected, it didn’t… Read more ›

May 17, 2019
Christine
elbows, extension, gravity, hangs, hinge, hips, midback, mobility, motor learning, Nicole Uno, Physical, pulls, pullups, pushups, relax, ribs, shoulder, spine, stability, technique

Yoga Detour : Integrated Upper Body

Cecily Milne is the mind behind yoga detour, movement education that encourages the yoga population to go beyond ‘nailing poses’.  She immediately reminded me of Marlo Fisken – a “pole person” who’s actual draw is that she is a brilliant… Read more ›

Apr 12, 2019
Christine
elbows, midback, neck, pelvis, Physical, pushups, rotation, scapula, shoulder, spine, technique, workshop

Tension and Extension

For a long time, I believed that extension was the working opposite of flexion.  They felt as contrary as they looked.  Folding forward was natural and effortless.  Folding back was a resistance to that ease.  The struggle was a lesson… Read more ›

Sep 17, 2018
Christine
control, coordination, motor learning, Physical, relax, spine, squat, technique, tension

Spinal Fluidity – Influence of Scapula and Load

Movement expression is dependent on on our tadpole-like head and spine to drive and disperse motion.  Any sticking points have a reverberatory effect on the actions of the limbs.  After a decade of undoing the rigidity trained through athletics and… Read more ›

Mar 07, 2018
Christine
control, coordination, core, extension, flexion, midback, mobility, neck, Physical, rotation, scapula, spine, stability, technique, tension

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