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The Swing is in the Hips - Breaking hip movements into three fundamental gestures

Explore the three fundamental ways to lift a hip while lying on the floor. Then stand up and see how these basic moves show up in walking, a golf swing, or expressive dance.

Sitting and Standing and Sitting and Standing...

This lesson slyly uses back arching as a way to help elongate the spine. When you overdo a slump by rounding the back, the muscles naturally want to recover and will extend, bringing your chest up. Wow. It also uses bringing the weight forward and low to help move the center of gravity to a place that makes it easier to stand.

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Triangle Arms - softer hips, shoulders and back

This lesson helps people with hip and shoulder issues get more softness in those areas, and find alternate, more comfortable ways of moving using the whole body. Twists get much easier - and so do your kayak strokes, golf swing, yoga twists, glancing in the rear view mirror.

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The Sweater Lesson - soft hands, connecting shoulders and hips, with a very practical outcome

This lesson develops softness by isolating very small movements of the hands, and then connecting those movements to the upper chest, back and pelvis. If you sit, type, sculpt, play an instrument, or put on a sweater, you’ll find something practical - and delightful. Try it lying on your back or seated.