On Mastery -
Adam Gopnik learns to drive, paint and box as an adult, and meditates on the nature of learning and mastery.
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The Huberman Lab podcast featuring Dr. Sara Gottfried covers numerous issues in women’s health, and some choice words on the health risks associated with being female.
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NYT: Why Not Try?
Pelvic Floor Exercises for ‘pandemic pelvis.’ You could engage a private pelvic floor exercise coach, or join an Awareness Through Movement lesson.
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About Walking - 7 - A Little Swish from Side to Side
A simple, low-impact chance to review the weight shifting that turns into walking. A good intro lesson, or a chance to integrate deeper leraning.
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About Walking - 6 - Stop! In the Name of Love
Motown have it: shoulder blades that are the force behind the torso swinging and the step steppin. The Supremes, the O’Jays and, of course, the Queen and her Ladies in Arms.
Based on an “Octaves” ATM as imagined and taught by David Kaetz, GCFT
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About Walking 5 - Ankles=Ribs
The soccer players’ secret to soft ankles - might be all the way up in the ribs. And wrists. Work out the combinations of movement that could transform the way your walk, kick, dance…
Based on the “AY #433: Edges of the feet”
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Science nerd meets Epic music producer and talk creativity. Three hours of fascinating conversation. Highly recommended.
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About Walking 4 - Sink, Turn and Lift
More on the mechanics of waking. Explore pivoting over the standing leg and making space for the back leg to swing through.
Based on the “Coachman Lesson”. by Mia Segel and Gaby Yaron, San Francisco Notes
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“Everyday Health” publishes “What Is the Feldenkrais Method? A Detailed Scientific Guide to This Type of Somatic Movement.” A clinically-supported introduction to the benefits of exploring Awareness Through Movement® and Functional Integration®.
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About Walking -2 - Dig in Your Heels (Gently, Gently)
The heel bone has evolved to absorb the pounding of walking. Make use of it. Practice consciously planting the heel with every step. Call is tai chi walking or Mr. Natural Truckin’, it’s the way to walk safely, with more balance. Great for knee issues.
Based on AY 373 - Turning the Heels
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About Walking -2 - Dig in Your Heels (Gently, Gently)
The heel bone has evolved to absorb the pounding of walking. Make use of it. Practice consciously planting the heel with every step. Call is tai chi walking or Mr. Natural Truckin’, it’s the way to walk safely, with more balance. Great for knee issues.
Based on AY 373 - Turning the Heels
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About Walking - 1 - The Walk Cycle
Walking: it’s one of the most complicated, most human things we do: standing upright and falling forward without falling. Animators know the complexity, but have found ways. to simplify understanding the actions. So put yourself into the frame! This lesson is about feeling the parts of the walking cycle.
You could also call it the “3 Way Hip” Lesson.
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From Core to Floor - 6 - Any TIme, Any Place - Practical Pelvic Floor Practice
Tune into the coordinated movements of the pelvic bones, thing and abdominal muscles, spine and low back muscles, breath and glutei: they sum up to the pelvic floor system.
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From Core to Floor - 5 - Balance the Buttocks
Test drive your tush for power in sitting, standing, turning. This busy little lesson gets at the glutes from all angles and relaionship to gravity.
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From Core to Floor - 4 - Scoop The Glutes to Sing The “Whoops”
Get down into the mystery of the backup singer “whoop,” that march/swing move and powerful sound. And give your glutes a workout as well. It’s all connected to the pelvic floor. Whoop!
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From Core to Floor - 3 - Open and Close the Rings
Tighten one ring muscle, tighten all. Or that is how it should be. Concentrate on coordinating the ring muscles and build core and pelvic floor strength.
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From Core to Floor - 2 - Roll Legs, Engage Core
When legs, pelvis and breath coordinate, legs move more freely, gracefully. A minimalist lesson accessible to new students, an invitation to go deep to those with ATM experience.
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