Propriopreception

After learning how to find the Sacrum and label it's parts hidden beneath skin, muscle, ligament and fascial enwrapping we marked each other's parts with a dry erase marker. 

This is the location of the sacrum, it's a triangle shaped bone below the spine and in between the hip bones. The tail bone is attached to the bottom of the sacrum. 

Well somebody had to clean up the mess. That's where Katy came to the rescue. I of course was there to document scientific findings. 

This man is amazing! He is middle age. He teaches surfing and skateboarding. He is receiving his first ten series and three movement sessions. 

The addition of the three movement sessions is place in amongst the regular series. This helps the nervous system and brain catch up and integrate with the changes in the fascia.  

Also the goal of each session is not only structurally based but movement based. So the questions are how does this body move inside of gravity and how can I effect change into structure to effect function. 

Notice "No hands" not support from anyone else. 

And up we go! 

Propriopreception. I know big word... the definition of which is. Perception of space and where your body is inside of gravity. Propriopreception is what tells you how it feels to you to move through space and gravity. Its how you "know where you are" 

This man had a highly tuned sense of propriopreception. And while he is on the ball he was swinging his arms around. Click on the pisca web link to see more!

Agua de Coco

A couple of weekends ago I travled to Sao Paulo to attend the annual Rolfer's meeting of the ABR. Myself and some classmates were offered a beautiful place to stay. Our host ambulated us to the nearby fresh market where she be-friended many of the local merchants. 

I have a new appriceation for the line "it's not what you know but who you know." We tested various forms of cheese, fresh fruits and drink. Our host shops at the fresh market daily and therefore we were served with royal treatment. 

The human body is designed for walking long distances. I've read up to 8 miles a day. When a person is in ideal allignment with gravity, meaning that their joints are alligned in three demensional space, gravity flows through the body instead of pulling it into the terrain. 

This allignment makes walking effortless and quite enjoyable. Because of our current lifestyles and patterns we have misplaced some our orientation in space.  

The old dicipline of walking with a Bible or Dictionary has been replaced by bags of sugar. Not only does this help a person find the up direction, it helps to bring adaptability to your body and fluidity to your movement.