In our Bowspring practice we softly curl our fingers as we hollow the center of our palms. We then squeeze the 2 sides of the wrist toward each other, hollowing the center of the wrist.

This hollowing of the wrist by drawing the mound of the thumb and the mound of the little finger in and down creates a uniform tone on all sides of the arms and shoulders. From the hands we integrate the arms and shoulders into the ribcage.

Here we are with Globe Hands, curling our fingers, hollowing the center of our palms, and hollowing the center of our wrists.

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In our Bowspring practice we curl our toes softly, doming the top of the foot. We flex, or hollow our ankle. We dig the paw of the foot forward and down and balance that action with a drag of the heel back and up. This "dig-drag" action of the feet activates all sides of the feet, legs, and hips.

"With a dig,
with a drag,
your glutes won't sag."

We'll activate our feet in class this week. Join us! 
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Photo by Cyma Shapiro

​We begin our Bowspring alignment by opening our central channel from the pelvic floor to the top of the head. We can think of our central channel as a serpentine tube about as wide as our neck that curves with the natural curves of the spine. We open, lengthen, and lift the central channel by curving it.

In the center of the central channel is the ribcage, and in the center of the ribcage is the heart. From the heart we expand the ribcage in all directions. We actively push out through the sides, back, and front of the ribs. And we lift the whole ribcage up. We call this expansion and lifting of the ribcage "Radiant Heart."

The filling of the back of the ribcage gives us the resistance and strength to be able to curve the low back and neck safely. It also creates buoyancy, giving us the capacity for more springiness. We feel lighter.

A curvy central channel and a radiant heart are the primary alignments of Bowspring. Join us this week, the beginning of a new 8-week session, and learn more.
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Photo by Vikas Shankarathota on Unsplash