True Core Stability: A Summary of Why the Diaphragm is so Important.
Breathing is a fundamental movement through which the whole human being-in-situation is expressed. Godard The diaphragm is invisible to us, and yet we feel its effects more than any other muscle/organ as it influences breathing efficiency, cardio-vascular efficiency, postural stability and organ health. It is the dividing structure of the trunk and its capacity to [...]
Driving is Seated Movement
I drive about 1400km a week, and use the experience to drive well and remain connected to breathing, posture and context. Unfortunately I live in Victoria, which I love dearly as a place, but may very well be the worst place to live in the world from a driving context. The Victorian Government have chosen [...]
Beauty, Rhythm, Control, Enquiry, Paradox
When Dale Stevenson and I get together, we always spend some time discussing people, performance and philosophy. Dale was nice enough to share the below excerpt, and it triggered a strong enough reason to write this post. T&FN When you run as fast as you do what does it feel like? Is there a physical [...]
What is the container/structure/basis of ideal movement? The bike as an example.
From a bodily intelligence perspective, what do I attend to when riding a bike? Focus on the principles of being long through the sides of the trunk and spine, so that your legs are free to spin, with attention at the feet being 1st and 5th metatarsal heads. Send the knees forward to infinity with [...]
What Do Janda and Hodges Agree is Important in Functional Control and Stability of the Spine. Part 3 of 3.
Control of Muscle Stiffness The modulation of tone in specific muscles provides an underlying degree of stability to the joints. This activity increases the stiffness of muscles that surround the joints. Muscle stiffness is the property of muscles to act as springs (ratio of length change to force change). Muscle stiffness provides control of forces [...]
Standing Posture: Triangle Pose with emphasis on Alignment and Intra-abdominal pressure.
Standing Postures are unique to the system of Yoga, where the emphasis is on the integration of inputs to the bodymind as a Global System. Coached well, they have the capacity to transform, breathing, posture, intrinsic stability and embodied attention. This is a combination of your basic attention as an organism, combined with a capacity [...]
Audio 9 of 9: Global Mobilisers and a Better Idea of How We can Actually Influence Movement
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Mark and Scott finish this series by describing the final layer of the neuro-muscular system; the global mobilisers. The discussion finishes with a concluding statement that points to the future of physical preparation and performance. What happens to some of my metabolic measures when I actually improve movement [...]
Audio 8 of 9: Breath, Task, Attention. Liberating Degrees of Freedom
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Mark and Scott bring to conclusion much of what has been discussed in this audio series. Topics covered include; Chronic pain and lock down. How the diaphragm and transversus abdominus are continous with each other functional and proprioceptively. Why Grooving in sport is a lock-down strategy. Bernstein’s initial [...]