This episode we get to spend time with someone who's dedicated a lot of her life to the study of Body Awareness, and how this awareness can — really, actually, empirically — heal the body, heal old trauma, and do all around good work.
Cynthia lays out her approach at 45 minutes into the show — really how to do it — which I wanted to offer as a reference point, for applying this to your practice, work or life.
SHOW NOTES
The Center for Mindful Body Awareness
Upcoming CMBA trainings for practitioners
My article on Interoception (a good primer)
Cynthia's interview with the Liberated Body Podcast, i.e. part one
This episode came with a little note through the airwaves that said: "Get this one out there, right now."
And so I heed.
Tias Little is an extraordinary yoga teacher, and you'll get a feel for him right away.
Interview starts at 8:08.
SHOW NOTES
Prajna Yoga — Tias' school in Sante Fe, NM
Yoga of the Subtle Body on Amazon
"My Stroke of Insight" — a Ted Talk by Jill Bolte Taylor
This episode is a shorter, in-between-isode where I share some thoughts on an oft-heard term in functional fitness circles everywhere: the "neutral pelvis" and "neutral spine."
The gist is: it can be a good idea! And I think it's used too much as the holy grail, and I lay out my reasons why. They're probably not what you think they are.
Also, I have a question for you, dear listener! I ask it right near the end, at 24:03; would love to have your input.
Also in this episode:
What makes a good movement? (5:40)
Our "Structural Immune System" (9:45)
Neutral in relation to what? (13:54)
Can someone with a scoliosis ever be in "neutral"? (15:10)
How tissue change happens: Wolff's and Davis' Law (16:00)
How to find your own neutral hips (internal/external rotation) in a squat (18:26)
Straight spine and still out of whack (20:03)
If it requires sustained effort, that's not neutral (20:54)
SHOW NOTES
"What makes a movement better?"
and
"Your Structural Immune System"
both articles written by Yours Truly.