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Water is such a great source of inspiration for im

Water is such a great source of inspiration for imagery when teaching movement. 🌊
💧Imagine water moving pouring down the back of the spine soft to soften overworked muscles 🌊
💧Imagine water dripping off your fingertips- to release tension in the hands and arms
💧Imagine your spine like a geyser , upward energy moving up the spine and out the top of the head🌊
Get creative and see how many ways you can bring the image of water into your next session.
Got any water images you’d like to share?

“The nervous system gives us the ability to acqu

“The nervous system gives us the ability to acquire and retain knowledge, to disseminate and transmit knowledge from a blend of past and new experiences, and to develop the wisdom to accept only that which best serves our purpose. Fortunately, there resides within the nervous system a good deal of innate wisdom which automatically chooses, the neuromuscular pathways best suited to reach a given goal in movement. It is particularly important that this wisdom be trusted and affirmed in the teaching of movement.” From “Human Movement Potential” by Lulu Sweigard. 🌸
I’ve been rereading “Human Movement Potential” in preparation for my upcoming imagery course for the PMA. It’s such a great resource for both biomechanics and imagery. The almost 50 year old treatise for imagery and alignment , although dated in its language, 😂 is still highly relevant. 📖

✨The lateral sling is one of 4 myofascial slings

✨The lateral sling is one of 4 myofascial slings that make up the outer unit, our dynamic stabilizing system for global movement. ✨
✨Slings are made up of muscle, fascia and ligaments that work in concert to transfer force through the body✨
✨The activation of the lateral sling provides the necessary support in the frontal plane for functional activities like walking or climbing stairs✨
✨We’ll be looking at all 4 slings in my movement principles course on June 4th and 5th.
✨✨✨Come join us live in Westchester , virtually or request a recording . ✨✨✨
For more info see link in bio.

Do you have a grounding practice before you start

Do you have a grounding practice before you start teaching? 🙏
A full day of teaching Pilates , Yoga or really any movement practice takes sustained concentration and creatively. How do you keep yourself centered and able to give your last client as much as your first. 🙏
This is one of the many challenges we will discuss in my MOVEMENT PRINCIPLES course in June.
Please see my website for more information or to sign up!
Link in bio! 🙏

Sure it’s great to say” ears over shoulders ,

Sure it’s great to say” ears over shoulders , ribcage over pelvis, pelvis over ankles”, these basic cues can be really helpful. But how do you help people digest it, and feel it from the inside, so to speak? I’ve been playing with “ roof of the mouth - over the pelvic floor”. It’s not for everyone , but it does guide clients into a more visceral and hopefully embodied experience. 🦶 🦶🦶
What do you do?
We’ll be exploring more ideas like this in my upcoming workshop with Balanced Body, “Movement Principles” in June. 🦶🦶
If you’re interested you can find out more by clicking on the link in my bio ( link tree) 🦶

Foot twister! 🦶🦶🦶

Foot twister! 🦶🦶🦶

When cueing upward rotation of the scapula it can

When cueing upward rotation of the scapula it can be useful to visualize the inside border dropping down while the outside border widens and moves up. 👁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This motion can be enhanced by some creative imagery. 🌈 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Try imagining a little bucket of water 🪣 on the spine of your scapula (that is the horizontal edge the protrudes a bit like a spine). And when the arm moves out to side and up over head ( upward rotation) ⤴️ see the bucket tip and pour warm water down the inside edge . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Ahhhh⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Let me know if it works for you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Halle Clarke

Placing a small ball or half dome at the apex of t

Placing a small ball or half dome at the apex of the lateral longitudinal arch can be both releasing and stimulating for this arch. ☀️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
When this area is tight it may imped full supination , a movement necessary for the foot to become rigid and propel us forward in gait. 🦶 🦶🦶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
If you have trouble doing a full heel raise, try this and see if it helps. 😊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Halle Clarke

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