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05/18/2022
“No matter who we are, the most important moment of our lives is the one happening right now.” —Rebecca Pacheco
I just packed the last school lunch I will ever make for my Senior. Yes…I still pack his lunch…🤷♀️🤣
It is the season for ALL the things—last track meet x3, last orchestra concert x3, end of year parties to celebrate moving on and Senior breakfasts to celebrate being done. Toss in daily baseball, Pinterest worthy teacher gifts, graduation festivities, the incessant need for groceries, and trying to maintain sanity to teach and hold space for my classes and my teams…and there the stress cycle begins.
It’s easy to get caught up in the stress response—the panicked, cortisol fueled fight-or-flight reaction that begs us to tackle as many things as we can as quickly as we can. We rush through our moments but damn, it feels good to check those boxes off our to-do lists. How do we wake ourselves up to live in the present moment? To jump off the continuously spinning carousel of to-do mentality?
We breathe. We find stillness. We use mindfulness.
Need help finding a grounding practice to survive and thrive during the end of the year crazy?
➡️Try this:
🔅Set a timer.
🔅Sit and breathe.
🔅Maybe focus on a word or two to remember to stay grounded.
🔅Think “I breathe in” when you inhale and “I breathe out” when you exhale.
🐈⬛Black cat optional😉
Sometimes we need a reminder to stay and enjoy the present moment because soon the present will become our past. 🙏🧘♀️
“Mobility and stability must coexist to create efficient movement in the human body.” —Gray Cook
Yes, we need BOTH mobility AND stability to have healthy, functioning bodies and even more if you are an athlete asking your body to do extraordinary movements. Stability is the precursor for strength—once we have effective movement, then we can deepen that movement to build strength.
Here is my very favorite ⚾️ player working on his T-spine rotation and shoulder mobility while reinforcing the lower body stability in his hips by holding the block against the wall. This simple exercise increases power and durability in rotational sport athletes, while also increasing the athlete’s range of movement.
(Bonus…the trunk and hip stability he is building will also help his running for track season😉🏃🏻♂️)
➡️Start kneeling with one foot forward keeping the hips square
➡️Place a block between the wall and the forward knee and use slight pressure to keep hips stable
➡️Inside shoulder touches the wall
➡️Be sure to use inhales and exhales to move the arms…inhale open, exhale closed. This gets the diaphragm involved and breathing makes all movements more effective.
Where are all my rotational sport athletes at? ⚾️🏈🏀⚽️
This is one of my very favorites to work on T-spine mobility for any athlete…or any human who just wants to move well 😉
Working on our thoracic mobility allows us to maintain the available movement along the middle portion of the spine which helps promote better posture, a greater range of movement, and reduces pain/injury from repetitive movements from the sports we love.
⚾️Bonus for my ball players…combining T-spine rotation with working the trunk stabilizers protects the shoulder joint while working through a healthy range of throwing motion 💪
🏃🏻♂️And runners I didn’t forget about you…although you are not considered rotational athletes, a strong, mobile T-spine is imperative for good posture, effective form, and breathing while running🙌
➡️Start with a bridge position—knees hip width apart and feet pressing into the ground. If you feel your knees twisting, try holding a block between your legs to hold hips steady so twist is solely mid-spine.
➡️Slowly lift your hips up and roll onto one side—extending opposite arm as it reaches across to tap floor behind you.
➡️Do each side and then one neutral repetition in the middle to reset the spine. Use your breath…inhaling on the reach, exhaling on the release back to the floor.
01/05/2022
✅Today’s Objective:
Convince 90ish high school ⚾️ players at 6am that yoga-based mobility training WILL make them a better and even more important—a healthier—player…and we might even have a bit of fun along the way! 😉😂
It’s my favorite time of year as I watch all these dedicated ball players come super early to school in order to work with their team and to improve at their sport. We worked on shoulders, hips, spines, and hamstrings, but even more importantly these players took initiative in learning how to care for their body and help it achieve its highest potential! 💙🦁
(In other news…apparently my playlist was “FIRE”…I’ll take it! 😂🔥😜)
11/23/2021
“Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.” —Rumi
🙏 Feeling extra grateful during this week of thankful 🏖
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