String of Pearls/Solid Support - 4 - Horizontal Moonwalking
String of Pearls / Solid Support
Connecting Feet, Spine and Head - 4 - Horizontal Moonwalking
Based on the “Liberating the Head, Neck and Jaw” series created by David Zemach-Berson
Vertebral Column - source wikipedia
Longer-term students know the nose, toes and the pubic bone move together to let the spine flex for funky movement, or to interlock the vertebral facets for solid support. New students will find this connection, made conscious, revelatory.
This spare lesson of a few basic moves is a review of the connections between the feet, the pelvis and the head. Minimal movement is the key to feeling the connection from foot to spine to jaw and tongue, and the vertical lines of force that create front-to-back and side-to-side balance in standing.
This is a supine lesson, with a couple of standing interludes. Maybe a little horizontal moonwalking attempts, just to see if we can figure out what Michael is doing when he is doing it. (Yes, I’m still a fan.)
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Set Up:
Lying supine (on your back) with appropriate head support. Cervical spine alignment is critical to this lesson, so pay close attention to whether you can easily swallow while lying on your back. If your saliva catches at all, bring some support for the back of your head or neck.
Some people may want support under their knees or low back. You know what you need.
Or sit with sit bones perched at the edge of a flat chair with knees and hips level; support behind the back is fine as long as you can rock your pelvis freely.
How you might feel after this lesson: Relaxed, taller, softer neck and jaw, feet connected to whole and whole connected to feet, deeper breath, new information about blocks and kinks between feet and head, curious about the next lesson.
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Feet, Hips, Jaw - Thats Michael