. yoga

A masterclass on how the how body can help release the knees

Because I dislocated a shoulder, my general 'kindness to joints' became an imperative for the shoulder, but the way of working discovered ,does the same for all joints.

This took the 'sail' image that describes the relationship between head and wings and expanded to the base of the spine and low back ribs - to provide a sense of how the spine between these things can relax into the support of the arriving breath - together with the inner relates of the out breath the picture develops a general sense of how 'your breathing gear' can be the source of your movement and release.

This began with a deep exploration of how to bring yourself to a kinder relationship to the spine and the body, through breathing relationships to the space all around yo and the world beneath you, that means you can interact with and feel supported by the world from the centre of your being.

Most of the class was centred on how to let go back from supportive contact to free up all complications along the way...

We started with some deeply soothing self-massage of the feet and lower legs to develop sensitivity, and then I took the class through how your sensitized touch can be used to release space in all of the joints sequentially in movement and support.

Some reclining work to explore passive breathing and active supporting relationships to the ground to discover how the core and ribcage work together to support their movements

Exploring rolling through the spine to discover the core/rib activity in flexion, followed by exploring the same relationships that can happen more passively in forward bend...taking it into how to relax the neck/lumbars in uprightness.

A close-knit class really looking at some of the problems and solutions of taking weight through the forearms (elbow dog - possible head-stand)

An ongoing development of the current theme of the supportive relationships between the spaces within the core and the actions of the ribs and upper spine: In parts and as a whole.

A reasonably 'dynamic' class based on the physicality of bringing the girdles and associated spaces/structures into supportive relationships with the spine from the contact we make with the earth.... to be able to mover FROM the awakened spine itself.

This was quite an intense class with just a few students bringing awareness to how most of our periferal complications in the body can be resolved by finding relationships to what we are doing that support natural responsiveness of the core and ribcage cross-diagonally to leave us simply ....centred