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Wendy LeBlanc-Arbuckle Flossing Your Fascial Spine
Published on Dec 10, 2014
Wendy LeBlanc-Arbuckle | Flossing Your Fascial Spine |
512-467-8009 | http://pilatescenterofaustin.com/vide...To Stretchis
a term that refers to lengthen, widen or distend an
object(particulamuscle referred to) in other words, doing something
TO ourselves. I havent stretchedin years, as many of you know. Even
though in my early studies of yoga, I over-stretched and tended to
hyperextend my joints, since the mid-90s, as Ive studiedsomatic
movement and the living matrix/fascial networkas a practitioner of
Structural Integration Bodywork, Ive become more interested in how
to balancemy whole body by partnering with gravity, rather than
fighting gravity by overgripping muscles.The static Hamstring
stretch is a perfect example of isolating a muscle in orderto
lengthen it. Instead of concentrating on the Hamstring, as the
villain, by sensing weightand releasing into gravity through my
feet and hands, the fascial net that supports my whole bodys bones,
muscles, organs, etc., becomes energized. My Hamstrings becomes
balanced by allowing my relationship with gravity: Down
theBack(shoulder blades, sitting bones/tailbone toward the tripod
of my feet ) to release into the earth (grounding)when I roll onto
the balls of my feet, yet keep my heavy tail and heels, that
sensation of uplift through the inner ankle: evokesthe CORE uplift
of UP the Front(inner ankle, inner thigh/hamstring, front of pelvic
floor, along the front of spine to inner ear).
This way of being with our whole body in relationship with
gravity is called Tensegrity- how the whole body connects from foot
to head and hand - the bones become spacers for the tensional
fascial network.and breath becomes the internal connector as I
exhale. As I go on the balls of my feet, the INHALE creates
spacewithinmy body, back to front, side to side and top to bottom,
and the EXHALE createsinternal connection, as my shoulder blades
and ribs glide down toward my navel center to assist the abdominals
and diaphragm in exhaling air from my lungs. Thisaction enlivensmy
spine so it feels like fascia flossing my spinewith breath
andmovement of bones connecting toward center and expanding into
space.Go to our Fascial Dog Flow Series, Phases I, II and III in
our video blog: http://www.pilatescenterofaustin.com/... ...and
play with this feeling of creating space, grounding, centering, and
balance in your body. You will transform your Pilates or yoga
practice with this simple, flowing series that uses just a mat
and
chair, and for Phase III (sometimes includes a wall for feedback
and support).
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