Teaching Motor Programmes A Motor programme can be defined as: “ A set of motor commands that is pre-structured at the executive level and that defines the essential details of a skilled action ” (Schmidt & Wrisberg 2000). Teaching motion / motor patterns and therefore movement patterns, like any other skill is a progressive process. Whether an [...]
Did you know? It takes 300-500 repetitions to learn a new movement pattern, but a whopping 3,000-5,000 reps to break a bad habit! The way you move every day matters—small, repetitive compensations can lead to pain, stiffness, and inefficient movement. Imagine you've had a knee injury, the leg may be immobilised for a period of [...]
I encourage all clients and teachers to come into the studio through a 30 minute spinal screening. Why is this? Because the body works as an integrated system and the cause of pain is always multi-factorial. While movement may help many, it can actually worsen some clients if the correct move is not chosen and [...]
We all have our own way of moving, this individual movement pattern is termed as locomotion. 'Locomotion refers to an entire organism moving from one point in space to another. This change in location requires energy expenditure and coordinated actions of various body parts. Unlike internal movements or stationary actions, locomotion results in the displacement [...]
The biggest secret of movement patterns in life actually spans from infant development. Most medical and therapy specialists treat injuries, without looking at the ergonomics of the environment in which the person lives in, plus diet and lifestyle factors. This includes our psyche, that being emotional and mental factors. Infant development will carry you through [...]
Growing up in an Indian culture, you never wore shoes in the house, they were removed at the front door, and you went bare feet or wore slippers or socks in colder weather. In many spiritual traditions, feet represent humility, devotion, and the path of service. In Hindu culture, touching the feet of elders or [...]
Fashion, marketing, media and of course TV heroes (including tough girls and guys) emulating perfect aesthetics and six pack abdominals are driving the concept of reality and the ideal. But is chasing this idealism holding you back in life? Stanley Keleman book Emotional Anatomy shows the interplay and connection between the body and emotion. Keleman emphasized how [...]
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Posture is a direct reflection of your mood. Having a upright tall posture helps us face the world with strength. We stand firm showing our vulnerability. When we are erect, we have more access to our hormones which in turn move on better pathways. The hormones serotonin and dopamine can be expressed better in the [...]
Whatever you want to call it, twisting, turning, rotating, or spiralling, any sort of rotation is the key catalyst of all the synovial joints in the body. Like a rusty hinge we may become stuck or restricted in places. This feels like a block physically and mentally. Like we would use WD40 to loosen a [...]
