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The Lusty Month of May - Ribbons 2 - The Ribbons Pull You (Ribbons and Fingers)
The Lusty Month of May - Ribbons 2 - The Ribbons Pull You (Ribbons and Fingers)

The Lusty Month of May - Ribbon Lessons

Grab an imaginary ribbon, tie it on, and allow your imaginary perfect practice partner pull oh-so-gently. These selected, classic Awareness Through Movement® lessons are playful, simple, and familiar. Dance with season.

Let the ribbon draw your chest, back, belly and low back forward and back to create more opening, deeper breath. Tie the ribbons together in different combination to stand taller, release your low back, and all the benefits of an elongated spine.

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LessonsJacki Katzmanhead to pelvis connection through spine, foot to spine connection, lusty month of may, ribbon lessohn, ribbon lesson, maypole, minimal lifting, four corners, hip to shoulder connections, diagonals, homolateral, gentle fingers and ribbons
The Lusty Month of May - Ribbons 1 - Around the Maypole (Four Corners)
The Lusty Month of May - Ribbons 1 - Around the Maypole (Four Corners)

The Lusty Month of May - Ribbon Lessons

Grab an imaginary ribbon, tie it on, and allow your imaginary perfect practice partner pull oh-so-gently. These selected, classic Awareness Through Movement® lessons are playful, simple, and familiar. Dance with season.

Hold the ribbon to your shoulder, your hip, in one hand or both, and let the dance guide you into the grace of connected, effortless movement.

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LessonsJacki Katzmanhead to pelvis connection through spine, foot to spine connection, lusty month of may, ribbon lessohn, ribbon lesson, maypole, minimal lifting, four corners, hip to shoulder connections, diagonals, homolateral
String of Pearls/Solid Support - Finale - Whole Body Integration
String of Pearls/Solid Support - Finale - Whole Body Integration

String of Pearls/Solid Support: Spine in the Middle

Spiraling through the series themes; old lesson with new options, new awareness.

Taking it to the center with a series exploring the spine from the tip of the tongue to the root of the sacrum. Take time to notice the the subtle shifts in balance with just a slight tip to one side of the jaw. Feel the echos through the neck, shoulders, spine, pelvis, eyes and hands. Lots to chew on.

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LessonsJacki Katzmanstring of pearls solid support, spine, tongue, tongue as tip of spine, jaw and spine, jaw, head to pelvis connection through spine, foot to spine connection, ay60, supine and prone, eyes and spine
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 12 - Rolling The Strand From The Top
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 12 - Rolling The Strand From The Top

String of Pearls/Solid Support: Spine in the Middle

Reaching and rollling - extending the spine from the head down, connecting mid-back to the whole

Taking it to the center with a series exploring the spine from the tip of the tongue to the root of the sacrum. Take time to notice the the subtle shifts in balance with just a slight tip to one side of the jaw. Feel the echos through the neck, shoulders, spine, pelvis, eyes and hands. Lots to chew on.

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LessonsJacki Katzmanstring of pearls solid support, spine, tongue, tongue as tip of spine, jaw and spine, jaw, head to pelvis connection through spine, foot to spine connection, coachman lesson
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 11 - Rolling The Strand As One (Moving the body around the spine)
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 11 - Rolling The Strand As One (Moving the body around the spine)

String of Pearls/Solid Support: Spine in the Middle

Reaching and rollling - extending the spine and fine-tune adjusting as the body rolls around it

Taking it to the center with a series exploring the spine from the tip of the tongue to the root of the sacrum. Take time to notice the the subtle shifts in balance with just a slight tip to one side of the jaw. Feel the echos through the neck, shoulders, spine, pelvis, hands and in eating. Lots to chew on.

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LessonsJacki Katzmanstring of pearls solid support, spine, tongue, tongue as tip of spine, jaw and spine, jaw, head to pelvis connection through spine, foot to spine connection, coachman lesson
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 10 - Deep Spinal Twist Dynamics
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 10 - Deep Spinal Twist Dynamics

String of Pearls/Solid Support: Spine in the Middle

Reaching and rollling - find space to in the spoine to reach and roll

Taking it to the center with a series exploring the spine from the tip of the tongue to the root of the sacrum. Take time to notice the the subtle shifts in balance with just a slight tip to one side of the jaw. Feel the echos through the neck, shoulders, spine, pelvis, hands and in eating. Lots to chew on.

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LessonsJacki Katzmanstring of pearls solid support, spine, tongue, tongue as tip of spine, jaw and spine, jaw, head to pelvis connection through spine, foot to spine connection, coachman lesson
String of Pearls/Solid Support -9 - Deeper Spine Side Bending
String of Pearls/Solid Support -9 - Deeper Spine Side Bending

String of Pearls/Solid Support: Spine in the Middle

Feel how the vertebrae facets mesh/open in in side bending, and how the pelvis and head amplify the spinal movement for more flexibility and drive.

Taking it to the center with a series exploring the spine from the tip of the tongue to the root of the sacrum. Take time to notice the the subtle shifts in balance with just a slight tip to one side of the jaw. Feel the echos through the neck, shoulders, spine, pelvis, hands and in eating. Lots to chew on.

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LessonsJacki Katzmanstring of pearls solid support, spine, tongue, tongue as tip of spine, jaw and spine, jaw, head to pelvis connection through spine, foot to spine connection, coachman lesson
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 8 - Lock in the twist
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 8 - Lock in the twist

String of Pearls/Solid Support: Spine in the Middle

Feel how the vertebrae facets mesh into a strong, supported twist. For a powerful swing or to see what’s going on in the back seat.

Taking it to the center with a series exploring the spine from the tip of the tongue to the root of the sacrum. Take time to notice the the subtle shifts in balance with just a slight tip to one side of the jaw. Feel the echos through the neck, shoulders, spine, pelvis, hands and in eating. Lots to chew on.

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LessonsJacki Katzmanstring of pearls solid support, spine, tongue, tongue as tip of spine, jaw and spine, jaw, head to pelvis connection through spine, foot to spine connection, coachman lesson
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 7 - Snaky Spine Slide - (Shimmy workshop revisited)
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 7 - Snaky Spine Slide - (Shimmy workshop revisited)

String of Pearls/Solid Support: Spine in the Middle

Explore your spine and move like a wave in this ‘pearl by pearl’ look at the spine, this time gliding the pearls side to side. Another trance-likely lesson.

Taking it to the center with a series exploring the spine from the tip of the tongue to the root of the sacrum. Take time to notice the the subtle shifts in balance with just a slight tip to one side of the jaw. Feel the echos through the neck, shoulders, spine, pelvis, hands and in eating. Lots to chew on.

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LessonsJacki Katzmanstring of pearls solid support, spine, tongue, tongue as tip of spine, jaw and spine, jaw, head to pelvis connection through spine, foot to spine connection, lifting and pressing the ribs
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 6 - Catch a Wave (Pearl by Pearl)
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 6 - Catch a Wave (Pearl by Pearl)

String of Pearls/Solid Support: Spine in the Middle

Explore your spine and move like a wave in this ‘pearl by pearl’ look at the spine. Another trance-likely lesson.

Taking it to the center with a series exploring the spine from the tip of the tongue to the root of the sacrum. Take time to notice the the subtle shifts in balance with just a slight tip to one side of the jaw. Feel the echos through the neck, shoulders, spine, pelvis, hands and in eating. Lots to chew on.

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LessonsJacki Katzmanstring of pearls solid support, spine, tongue, tongue as tip of spine, jaw and spine, jaw, head to pelvis connection through spine, david zemach-berson, foot to spine connection
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 5 - Hug, Hold And Twist The Spine
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 5 - Hug, Hold And Twist The Spine

String of Pearls/Solid Support: Spine in the Middle

Taking it to the center with a series exploring the spine from the tip of the tongue to the root of the sacrum. Take time to notice the the subtle shifts in balance with just a slight tip to one side of the jaw. Feel the echos through the neck, shoulders, spine, pelvis, hands and in eating. Lots to chew on.

This lesson centers around a self-hug as a way to increase spine flexibility. Many movement variations on front and back and in relationship to gravity.

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LessonsJacki Katzmanstring of pearls solid support, spine, tongue, tongue as tip of spine, jaw and spine, jaw, head to pelvis connection through spine, david zemach-berson, foot to spine connection
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 4 - Horizontal Moonwalking
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 4 - Horizontal Moonwalking

String of Pearls/Solid Support: Spine in the Middle

Taking it to the center with a series exploring the spine from the tip of the tongue to the root of the sacrum. Take time to notice the the subtle shifts in balance with just a slight tip to one side of the jaw. Feel the echos through the neck, shoulders, spine, pelvis, hands and in eating. Lots to chew on.

This lesson connects feet, hips and head - through the flowing spine.

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LessonsJacki Katzmanstring of pearls solid support, spine, tongue, tongue as tip of spine, jaw and spine, jaw, head to pelvis connection through spine, david zemach-berson, foot to spine connection
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 3 - Sliding Jaw Shifts Pelvis
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 3 - Sliding Jaw Shifts Pelvis

String of Pearls/Solid Support: Spine in the Middle

Taking it to the center with a series exploring the spine from the tip of the tongue to the root of the sacrum. Take time to notice the the subtle shifts in balance with just a slight tip to one side of the jaw. Feel the echos through the neck, shoulders, spine, pelvis, hands and in eating. Lots to chew on.

This lesson connects small jaw shifts to bigger shifts in the pelvis.-

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LessonsJacki Katzmanstring of pearls solid support, spine, tongue, tongue as tip of spine, jaw and spine, jaw, arlyn zones, And the head is free, head to pelvis connection through spine
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 2 - Side Sliding Jaw/Tiny Weight Shifts
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 2 - Side Sliding Jaw/Tiny Weight Shifts

String of Pearls/Solid Support: Spine in the Middle

Taking it to the center with a series exploring the spine from the tip of the tongue to the root of the sacrum. Take time to notice the the subtle shifts in balance with just a slight tip to one side of the jaw. Feel the echos through the neck, shoulders, spine, pelvis, hands and in eating. Lots to chew on.

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LessonsJacki Katzmaninternal rhythm, string of pearls solid support, spine, tongue, tongue as tip of spine, david zemach-berson, jaw and spine, jaw
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 1 - From the Tip Down
String of Pearls/Solid Support - 1 - From the Tip Down

String of Pearls/Solid Support: Spine in the Middle

Taking it to the center with a series exploring the spine from the tip of the tongue to the root of the sacrum. This first lesson uses your tongue as a rudder that that moves the entire spine, if you can tune into its subtle control.

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LessonsJacki Katzmaninternal rhythm, string of pearls solid support, spine, tongue, tongue as tip of spine, david zemach-berson