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Long open and free. Completed with Tim this morning.
I have been having trouble with right hip and upper leg Could not cross right leg over left leg. Can you give me some exercises to work on right hip. Feels like this kind of frozen and does not want to move. Thanks
Glad you did the long open and free lesson with Tim. You didn’t go into anything that hurt right? Remember how important the awareness and the “how” is.
I’ll think about what we want for your hip. This heart of winter time and weather I am finding is very hard on everyone with joints, something to consider too. Could you do an Epsoms salt bath? Make it not too hot and soak for a long time, at least 40 minutes.
I’ll let you know about the next lesson.
That’s great, this tells me you let go and you did not push. I hope you had more movement in your chest with breathing afterwards. I’ll see you tomorrow.
I thought you would like this lesson! Slowly letting parts of you, especially your back, elongate “stretch,” gently encouraging the parts that are not as quick to get involved and move.
Upright in library extension. Completed lesson after going to the pool this morning.
Right thigh was tight and after lesson did lay a bit better on the floor.
Did on my stomach. Had trouble with breathing at the end when I was stretching both arms. Kept holding my breath. Good lesson.
Regarding the Upright lesson, the last movement with both arms out is a more challenging movement.
Like you said, most important is that you NOTICED that you were holding your breath. When it is more challenging to get organized for the movement, we can tend to hold our breath.
Really make sure you feel the somatic chain of movement from your pubic bone pushing forward and how that force goes up your back and out your head. So you don’t think about “lifting the head” but make sure this is in place before you lift your arms.
Completed eclipse of the hip lesson. It was challenging on my right side. Did what I could. I have such pain between my hip and my knee on the right side. It’s hard to do those movements.
I have a question for you… When you couldn’t do THOSE movements, how did you make them YOUR movements? How did you adapt? Did you do anything that hurt? Did you see my text I sent you about this lesson?
Most importantly, you told me about how it was hard to do the movements, the real question is how did you feel afterwards and what did you notice afterwards? It’s fine if the movements were difficult you had to adapt, what matters is how you adapted, how did you stay with the idea of a lesson even if you adapted? What was the result at the end, again how did you feel afterwards?
Completed Hoops short lesson
When began right leg with constructed.
We not lay straight on the table.
By the middle of the class, all that tension was gone.
I found this to be a very relaxing and easy sort of lesson.
How do I get the lesson above with a checkmark to show us completed?
Great! You’re moving along. You have to go to the lesson and that is where you see the box “Mark as complete”
You can also comment about that lesson on that lesson’s page.
Jar opener.
Nice and relaxing.
Chest and shoulders relaxed
Can not put right leg over left leg when feet standing. Too difficult for fight hip. Did some extremely small moves.
Relaxed and going to bed.
Thank you.
Head and pelvis connected – short.
Completed a lesson tonight.
Rolling the hips was very relaxing. Pelvis opened up on my right hip where having trouble.
I really didn’t get the connection of it going up my back to my shoulders.
I can help you with that tomorrow. I can’t wait for you to do the Jaw and Pelvis Connected next. There is a moment where you move the pelvis with not pressure on the feet, which means you will be moving your pelvis in relation to your legs, with your legs just resting. Great for your hip joints because we don’t usually do this. We are usually swinging or moving our legs in relation to our pelvis. Doing this the other way around really helps your brain let go of tight hip joints.
Edge of the feet short
Enjoyed, rolling my back without moving my skin on the floor. Felt good. Good stretch doing the bridge next line could significantly tell the difference in how tight my right hip is compared to my left hip. Have trouble trying to move my foot side to side and not move my knee. Did very small movement but found that very challenging.
We will be out of town and returning the week of the 21st. Please assign some more lessons and I will work on them while we’re out of town. Thank you.
3 new lessons up. You have done the full-length version of Knees Back, now here is the short, so good to repeat. Also Long, Open and Free. Giving you the newest lesson just out. This is a good one for you to do as long as you adapt for your right hip. If it hurts to lift the leg, keep the leg down.
Turn it around – sitting in a chair.
Completed at Purdue while attending the weekend celebration of Kendall‘s graduation.
Nice lesson to do sitting in a chair.
Completed first lesson Monday in hotel room at Fair Oaks.
Completed second lesson this morning in hotel in Chicago.
These lessons were assigned to Tim.
Liked the very end of lesson two when we were standing and stretched leg like beginning to walk.
Liked the feeling in stretching the hip joints.
That’s great. Those are two really good lessons for you. When you have the leg behind you, I call that remembering the back leg that you noticed the leg when it’s behind you and how you open the hip joint, that’s exactly exactly what I want for you.
Proud of you both. And you should be proud of yourself. You’re really progressing. I’m going to put more on for you.
New lessons for you!
Fold It
Catching Raindrops
Frog Leg Slide (I know you have done this but it is good for your hips and knees so go back to it) and
Push & Reach.
Also, now that you have done Upright I and II, go back and do the Extension – Short that you see further up in your hub. Now you can do the short and it will mean more to you and help you reinforce the learning since you have done the two full length lessons.
LONG OPEN AND FREE – SHORT
Having trouble with right hip this week while in Chicago.
Have trouble crossing legs while feet on the floor.
Did small moves
Like the stretching of the back when hand make a triangle up in the air.
I’m sorry to hear your right hip is hurting, let’s look at that and what we can do to help. Including with what lessons and especially how to do them. It sounds like you did well with this lesson, you did it smaller.
One suggestion is when your hip is hurting, and the lesson asks you to cross your legs and tilt your legs you can do it without crossing them. Just leave them standing, and don’t tilt very far.
FROG LEG SLIDE – SHORT
woke up and right leg hurting.
Completed lesson while Tim is sleeping.
Having significant pain in RT hip all week. Plus RT achilles tendon is always hurting.
Always like this lesson.
Going to hotel pool when it opens this morning for water exercises.
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Thanks. Will do this tomorrow. Love the site.
Great I’m glad you like it. Let me know any of your thoughts as it evolves to be what you need.
Completed knees bent. Like the opening of the hip joints. Could lay much better on my back when the lesson was completed.
This is what I wanted for you. Great. We are targeting this for you right now. Way to go!
Long open and free. Completed with Tim this morning.
I have been having trouble with right hip and upper leg Could not cross right leg over left leg. Can you give me some exercises to work on right hip. Feels like this kind of frozen and does not want to move. Thanks
Glad you did the long open and free lesson with Tim. You didn’t go into anything that hurt right? Remember how important the awareness and the “how” is.
I’ll think about what we want for your hip. This heart of winter time and weather I am finding is very hard on everyone with joints, something to consider too. Could you do an Epsoms salt bath? Make it not too hot and soak for a long time, at least 40 minutes.
I’ll let you know about the next lesson.
Wings and Breath 2. Found relaxing movements.
That’s great, this tells me you let go and you did not push. I hope you had more movement in your chest with breathing afterwards. I’ll see you tomorrow.
Stretching like a clam. Just completed. Nice stretch of back and legs.
I thought you would like this lesson! Slowly letting parts of you, especially your back, elongate “stretch,” gently encouraging the parts that are not as quick to get involved and move.
Upright in library extension. Completed lesson after going to the pool this morning.
Right thigh was tight and after lesson did lay a bit better on the floor.
Did on my stomach. Had trouble with breathing at the end when I was stretching both arms. Kept holding my breath. Good lesson.
Regarding the Upright lesson, the last movement with both arms out is a more challenging movement.
Like you said, most important is that you NOTICED that you were holding your breath. When it is more challenging to get organized for the movement, we can tend to hold our breath.
Really make sure you feel the somatic chain of movement from your pubic bone pushing forward and how that force goes up your back and out your head. So you don’t think about “lifting the head” but make sure this is in place before you lift your arms.
We’ll look at it in a session too!
Completed upright 1 again. Wanted to do that before I did upright 2. Like your comment about letting go. It help me relax my entire back.
I’m glad you did it again, it’s such a good lesson for you. And a great idea to do it before doing Upright II.
Completed eclipse of the hip lesson. It was challenging on my right side. Did what I could. I have such pain between my hip and my knee on the right side. It’s hard to do those movements.
I have a question for you… When you couldn’t do THOSE movements, how did you make them YOUR movements? How did you adapt? Did you do anything that hurt? Did you see my text I sent you about this lesson?
Most importantly, you told me about how it was hard to do the movements, the real question is how did you feel afterwards and what did you notice afterwards? It’s fine if the movements were difficult you had to adapt, what matters is how you adapted, how did you stay with the idea of a lesson even if you adapted? What was the result at the end, again how did you feel afterwards?
Hamstring Haven short before bed last night. Got great night sleep!
This is fantastic. That’s the way to do it! Sleep is a good indication.
Completed Hoops short lesson
When began right leg with constructed.
We not lay straight on the table.
By the middle of the class, all that tension was gone.
I found this to be a very relaxing and easy sort of lesson.
How do I get the lesson above with a checkmark to show us completed?
Great! You’re moving along. You have to go to the lesson and that is where you see the box “Mark as complete”
You can also comment about that lesson on that lesson’s page.
Jar opener.
Nice and relaxing.
Chest and shoulders relaxed
Can not put right leg over left leg when feet standing. Too difficult for fight hip. Did some extremely small moves.
Relaxed and going to bed.
Thank you.
Head and pelvis connected – short.
Completed a lesson tonight.
Rolling the hips was very relaxing. Pelvis opened up on my right hip where having trouble.
I really didn’t get the connection of it going up my back to my shoulders.
I can help you with that tomorrow. I can’t wait for you to do the Jaw and Pelvis Connected next. There is a moment where you move the pelvis with not pressure on the feet, which means you will be moving your pelvis in relation to your legs, with your legs just resting. Great for your hip joints because we don’t usually do this. We are usually swinging or moving our legs in relation to our pelvis. Doing this the other way around really helps your brain let go of tight hip joints.
Edge of the feet short
Enjoyed, rolling my back without moving my skin on the floor. Felt good. Good stretch doing the bridge next line could significantly tell the difference in how tight my right hip is compared to my left hip. Have trouble trying to move my foot side to side and not move my knee. Did very small movement but found that very challenging.
We will be out of town and returning the week of the 21st. Please assign some more lessons and I will work on them while we’re out of town. Thank you.
3 new lessons up. You have done the full-length version of Knees Back, now here is the short, so good to repeat. Also Long, Open and Free. Giving you the newest lesson just out. This is a good one for you to do as long as you adapt for your right hip. If it hurts to lift the leg, keep the leg down.
Knees back.
Did a short after checking into the hotel room. Very relaxing. My right hip is hurting and it was good to open it up.
Turn it around – sitting in a chair.
Completed at Purdue while attending the weekend celebration of Kendall‘s graduation.
Nice lesson to do sitting in a chair.
Great. I’m glad you can see the benefits of a chair lesson. Also good when you don’t want to get on the floor, so perfect.
UPRIGHT ONE
UPTIGHT TWO – STAND TALL
Completed first lesson Monday in hotel room at Fair Oaks.
Completed second lesson this morning in hotel in Chicago.
These lessons were assigned to Tim.
Liked the very end of lesson two when we were standing and stretched leg like beginning to walk.
Liked the feeling in stretching the hip joints.
That’s great. Those are two really good lessons for you. When you have the leg behind you, I call that remembering the back leg that you noticed the leg when it’s behind you and how you open the hip joint, that’s exactly exactly what I want for you.
Proud of you both. And you should be proud of yourself. You’re really progressing. I’m going to put more on for you.
Yes Mira lessons please
New lessons for you!
Fold It
Catching Raindrops
Frog Leg Slide (I know you have done this but it is good for your hips and knees so go back to it) and
Push & Reach.
Also, now that you have done Upright I and II, go back and do the Extension – Short that you see further up in your hub. Now you can do the short and it will mean more to you and help you reinforce the learning since you have done the two full length lessons.
JAWS And PELVIS CONNECTED
Long day wailgibgdo good to end day with a lesson.
Liked the entire movement getting pelvis avd head and mouth movement.
Yes, perfect for end of day. Love this for your jaw too.
LONG OPEN AND FREE – SHORT
Having trouble with right hip this week while in Chicago.
Have trouble crossing legs while feet on the floor.
Did small moves
Like the stretching of the back when hand make a triangle up in the air.
I’m sorry to hear your right hip is hurting, let’s look at that and what we can do to help. Including with what lessons and especially how to do them. It sounds like you did well with this lesson, you did it smaller.
One suggestion is when your hip is hurting, and the lesson asks you to cross your legs and tilt your legs you can do it without crossing them. Just leave them standing, and don’t tilt very far.
FROG LEG SLIDE – SHORT
woke up and right leg hurting.
Completed lesson while Tim is sleeping.
Having significant pain in RT hip all week. Plus RT achilles tendon is always hurting.
Always like this lesson.
Going to hotel pool when it opens this morning for water exercises.
I’m glad this lesson helped. It’s a good one for you. Yay for the pool too!