Back to the Basics in this time of Corona. Virtual Awareness Through Movement lessons to help you reconnect your discombobulated nervous system with the body you have today. A great practice for people rehabbing from injury and lifelong learners who aren’t going to let a complete disruption of normal life interrupt their creative lives.

When Baxter the Pointer runs he sidles. His front and back front and back seem to move separately, mysteriously attached somewhere in the middle He can turn on a dime.  

We two-leggeds can sorta do the same thing.  And that is the focus of this week's lesson - exploring how to use the hips and shoulders, separately and together, to get easier twisting in the middle.  

If you are a golfer, this lesson is going to help you keep your arms long and your back/hips loose during the swing.  Kayakers - this lesson is a hallucination of actually in a boat:   placing feet on pegs, rocking the boat to get steady, and using your hips and shoulders for powerful, steady strokes.  Bikers - same same.  And if you play tennis, translate the golf benefits horizontally and watch your shot zing. 

This lesson starts sitting or lying down.  First we tip the hips in one direction, then drop your outstretched arms and shoulders the other way to get that twist going.  Add in rolling the spine and finish with a self hug, and you will find yourself with new ideas about how a new take on twisting can improve your day.  And the day we finally get outside to play.

Give yourself some time to reconnect your mind to body to explore a new (body) normal that's balanced, aware and ready to play.

Focus this week:  Twisting your way
How you might feel after this lesson:  Less low back pain;  less shoulder and neck pain;  back relaxed and flexible;  stable in the hips;  chest lifted with ribs soft and flexible;  longer reach;  surprisingly deep twist in the torso;  increased stamina for paddling or peddling;  more powerful golf or tennis stroke.