Santa Cruz Body Mechanics-Movement and Nutrition

10/12/2022

Progressions into crock screw, roll over, and control balance. Additionally, you could start a client with a bolster under their hips to decrease the range of motion for the roll over.

To find the right progression for your client, try to identify the part of the movement they are struggling with. From there, it’s easier to pick the right progression for the body in front of you!

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10/12/2022

One of the silver linings of the past two and a half years has been the ability to take classes from instructors anywhere in the world. As more teachers realized they could offer virtual classes it made our community grow beyond what we could access in physical space and allowed us to connect across the globe.

If you’ve ever wanted to take a class with me now you can! I have virtual classes Tuesday-Thursday and offer reformer and mat. Want a little 1:1 time? Feeling stuck with a client or need some inspiration programming your classes? Need help with a tough rehab client? Book a virtual private!

I’d love to see your face and move with you! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions 😊

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06/20/2020

Do you or your clients have a hard time keeping the ribs integrated when adding the weight of the legs, say in something like single leg stretch? How can we set up the exercise so the body can react with the appropriate engagement and create the blueprint for a better motor pattern rather than need to create the motor pathway out of thin air when there is no blue print in the brain yet? It’s all about the set up! Give your body and brain something to react to! Like, here, if I don’t press into the strap, my carriage slides out from under me! Self-preservation is the motivation. Give your brain the motivation to create a better pattern!

06/19/2020

Spine neutral, spine flexed, spine extended, rotated...none are better than the other and we need to be able to do all of them on purpose and with stability! I’ll admit, this is an exercise I rarely teach. Why? Cause it’s tough to teach the subtlety of the ab connection and most of the time people finish and are like, ‘okay, now what?’ Like they could have done without it. 😂 but! This assist gets you there without thinking about it at all and was a head exploding moment for me. As and instructor, we always want to try to set up and cue the exercise with as few words as possible so the client doesn’t have to explode their brain to figure out what the f@ you’re talking about. I sure do love this piece of equipment.

09/05/2018

Hey guys! Come hang out with me in the downtown area for some intermediate/advanced springboard! I’ll be teaching every Tuesday at 5:30 We will work on all of the fun one-sided balance stuff, well get nice and sweaty and we’ll make some funny jokes. Fun will be had! Classes will certainly fill so reserve your spot early! DM me if you have any questions or have not been to the studio before!

03/05/2018

Forever working on my handstand. I’ll get it one of these days. A handstand assumes a large amount of shoulder flexibility, which eludes me much of the time. I find that the more I functionally strengthen my serratus and release my pectorals, the more successful I am in complex overhead movements like the sn**ch and handstand. **ch

02/13/2018

Took some inspiration from and I loved this little series for improving rotation and and extension in my clients with and without scoliosis! We could all use use help with more lateral flexion, rotation, and extension!

02/11/2018

Eccentric stimulation has been shown to improve strength more than concentric stimulation. This is a great way to utilize gravity for eccentric adductor work. Remember to resist!

02/08/2018

Today’s class was a burner. I was definitely sweating about five minutes in. This was 45 minutes in. I was dying. Thanks