WHAT IS YOGA MOVES™?
Most yoga is specialized movement, rather than functional movement . . . picture standing on one foot while holding the other foot with one hand behind you (and up as high as you can), while arching your back, lifting your chest, and reaching the other arm up in front of you.
That movement may sound extreme, but it is a traditional yoga pose done in yoga classes everywhere.
So let me ask you: "When was the last time you needed to do that movement in the course of your daily life?"
Now picture this . . . you are bending or squatting down in your yard to trim a plant and realize that the trimmers are still next to the previous plant you worked on. You step into a lunge to reach the trimmers, and then easily transition back onto your knees, or into your squat, to the plant you are tending to.
This is the heart of YOGA MOVES™ !
YOGA MOVES positions are moved, rather than held.
YOGA MOVES creates practical and functional movement patterns, rather than aesthetically pleasing shapes.
YOGA MOVES focuses on strengthening usable ranges of motion, rather than "pretzel ranges".
YOGA MOVES explorations move purposefully, rather than flowing quickly.
YOGA MOVES draws you inward, rather than focused outward on distractions or loud music.
YOGA MOVES moves more of you, more often, rather than moving repetitively.
YOGA MOVES is sustainable and helps you repair and prevent injury, rather than leading you toward injury.
YOGA MOVES allows the breath to return to its original pattern, rather than utilizing complicated patterns.
YOGA MOVES is about inquiry and exploration, rather than "rights and wrongs".
The focus of each YOGA MOVES session is on improving movement quality in order to retrain movement patterns and reset the nervous system for better movement.
Science has proven that our brains are capable of restoring the body and its movement patterns (neuroplasticity). Using movement explorations designed to progress you through the various stages of motor development, your body can gain or regain flexibility, build or regain strength, repair and prevent injury, and revitalize the desire for more movement in all aspects of your life.
Incorporating modern movement science, brain science, motor development progressions, and practical movement concepts from a variety of movement modalities, YOGA MOVES allows you to rediscover the movement and freedom you had as a child.
If you're not moving as well as you want to . . . MAKE YOGA MOVES™ YOUR NEXT MOVE!
That movement may sound extreme, but it is a traditional yoga pose done in yoga classes everywhere.
So let me ask you: "When was the last time you needed to do that movement in the course of your daily life?"
Now picture this . . . you are bending or squatting down in your yard to trim a plant and realize that the trimmers are still next to the previous plant you worked on. You step into a lunge to reach the trimmers, and then easily transition back onto your knees, or into your squat, to the plant you are tending to.
This is the heart of YOGA MOVES™ !
YOGA MOVES positions are moved, rather than held.
YOGA MOVES creates practical and functional movement patterns, rather than aesthetically pleasing shapes.
YOGA MOVES focuses on strengthening usable ranges of motion, rather than "pretzel ranges".
YOGA MOVES explorations move purposefully, rather than flowing quickly.
YOGA MOVES draws you inward, rather than focused outward on distractions or loud music.
YOGA MOVES moves more of you, more often, rather than moving repetitively.
YOGA MOVES is sustainable and helps you repair and prevent injury, rather than leading you toward injury.
YOGA MOVES allows the breath to return to its original pattern, rather than utilizing complicated patterns.
YOGA MOVES is about inquiry and exploration, rather than "rights and wrongs".
The focus of each YOGA MOVES session is on improving movement quality in order to retrain movement patterns and reset the nervous system for better movement.
Science has proven that our brains are capable of restoring the body and its movement patterns (neuroplasticity). Using movement explorations designed to progress you through the various stages of motor development, your body can gain or regain flexibility, build or regain strength, repair and prevent injury, and revitalize the desire for more movement in all aspects of your life.
Incorporating modern movement science, brain science, motor development progressions, and practical movement concepts from a variety of movement modalities, YOGA MOVES allows you to rediscover the movement and freedom you had as a child.
If you're not moving as well as you want to . . . MAKE YOGA MOVES™ YOUR NEXT MOVE!
Lisa's Mission
The mission of YOGA MOVES™, a unique approach that MOVES beyond the traditional poses of yoga, is to create happy-ageless-movers, through a format distinguished by:
The mission of YOGA MOVES™, a unique approach that MOVES beyond the traditional poses of yoga, is to create happy-ageless-movers, through a format distinguished by:
- Practices to regain, maintain, or improve natural movement, strength, and mobility
- Movement through the lens of the brain and the nervous system
- Variety and playful creativity while exploring the body's innate design for movement
- A "movement health" approach using FUN-damental movement progressions that will carry over into better everyday living (i.e. breathing, bending, reaching, sitting, posture, locomotion, balance)
- Mindfulness-based practices to create pain-free, functional, and effortless movement patterns
- Fascinating science based teachings related to moving with skill and comfort for a lifetime
