RESISTANCE STRETCHING
Dogs and cats must be amazed by their humans.
I imagine they watch us with dismay, some amusement and compassion. Many times a day they demonstrate how easy it is to move with grace. They let go of stress by shaking it off or stretching it out. Watch them.
They press down into the earth as they switch on every muscle of their bodies and releasing deeply and completely... beautiful, sensual, alert and relaxed.
They grip the earth and extend through their spine... every fibre, every hair, lengthening... from the tips of their tail to their nose. they use every muscle and activate the deep connective tissue. Their stretches are complete and full bodied. They stretch before they rest or sleep and before activity.
The way animals stretch releases deeply held built up tension...it is also cleansing on the levels of the fascia and the lymphatic system. It’s beautiful to watch... and it’s something we could learn from. Animals move perfectly, naturally and instinctively.
flexxd classes incorporate the wisdom of thousands of years of yogic wisdom and chi Gung and resistance stretching. The sessions are simple and quite different to Pilates and yoga.
flexxd helps us clean up the effects of stress and the day to day habits we have developed in western society that don’t work long term for a healthy comfortable body.
We have built up dense connective tissue on the level of the fascia due to ineffective stretching...and over use of certain muscle groups.
In a flexxd program we learn to move differently... lengthening so long that we lift and lengthening so long that we lower. We learn to match our flexibility with our strength.
Actively contracting our muscles as we contract them in a lengthened position, helps the body become more flexible, strong and stable. We keep tension in our muscles as we engage our fascia, improving our body shape and posture and offering the possibility of minimising pain.
Connecting every movement to our breathing and being fully engaged in the process also makes flexxd a powerful meditative practice.
It’s simple and once you get the hang of it, it becomes quite intuitive.