Rebuild Your Posture From the Inside Out — An Advanced "Master Class" For Dance Posture
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PLUS Lenka will share some great advice on 'How to make significant changes about your life habits effortlessly' related to posture and self-care.
This is what was covered in its different parts:
Part One: Introduction
In Part One you'll learn how to view your body as a vessel and understand how to repair the holes before filling it up. Dive into habits like the Freeze tool, regularly checking posture, and the Bodyscan tool, which probes external and internal sensations elevating full body awareness.
Break misconceptions about posture's static nature, embracing its dynamism and complexity. Understand that posture isn't a battle but a sense of lightness and energy. Join us for a transformative journey toward body understanding and well-being.
Part Two: Spine
In Part Two of this course, we'll uncover the secrets of elongating the spine while preserving its natural double S curve for stability and injury prevention. Find better alignment using the imagery of boxes. Enjoy the feeling of spaciousness visualizing your spine as a string of beads.
Explore the difference between superficial and deep muscles, where light and effortless posture find its roots. Discover the art of targeting these muscles through fundamental movement principles such as anchoring, traction, breath, and subtle movement.
Finally, explore the playful relationship between lightness and groundedness for an even more effortless and graceful posture.
Part Three: Pelvis
In Part Three of this course, we'll dig deep into the intricacies of neutral pelvis, anchoring your body for true stability. Explore finding your neutral through various exercises lying down, sitting and standing. Experience how to stabilize your neutral pelvis position and then implement it into movement and dance.
Experiment with movement centered around the sacrum, understanding subtle dynamic adjustments as they pertain to specific FCBD®style steps.
Part Four: Breath
In Part Four we explore the power of intentional breathing as a foundational element in dance, learning how breath control enhances movement quality. Understand how breath activates different parts of the torso and improve the quality of your breathing in several simple exercises.
Unlock the harmony between breath, facial expression, and posture. Align breath and movement for a transformative experience and a whole new level of lightness and spaciousness inside your body.
Part Five: Feet, Head, Hands and Arms
In Part Five, we'll explore the art of grounding through foot activation, focusing predominantly on the heel and the big toe positioning. Experience how subtle movement in the foot activates the whole body and improves your overall posture. Implement the new feeling of stability and groundedness throughout FCBD®style vocab.
Understand how to correct your head position for a proper alignment so that it reflects the anatomy of the atlanto-occipital joint.
Master intentional arm movement, maintaining a connection with shoulder blades to create graceful shapes. Learn how to activate the arches in your hands and find even more stability in your posture and dance.