Posts Tagged ‘core’
stay-able core
Hello! To be able to dance through life with ease, we want our bodies to be able to do a wide variety of things. In relationship to the core of the body (pelvis, chest, head, and spine), some things we want to do in life require core mobility (ability to move), other things require core stability (ability to stay put). Therefore, as we dance in class, we want to condition the core of our body for both.
Core Stability
Today, let’s focus specifically on sensing for our core’s stability (stay-ability) – our core’s ability to stay put.
sensing your core
Hello! Last week we focused a lot on our base (feet and legs) and creating a foundation for our movement. Today, now that we have strong foundations, let’s give a little more attention to our core.
Specifically, we will be paying attention to how we integrate our pelvis, chest, and head – what (in Nia) we call the “three body weights” – as we dance. We want to sense how we can move these dense, bony, anatomical structures (the pelvis, ribcage, and skull) like “weights” to condition our core muscles as we wiggle, kick, shimmy, punch, etc.!
We’ll spend the next few classes focusing on the core, but as always, we want to start by simply paying attention to sensation. Today, let’s just sense our core as we move and seek comfortable… joyful… feel-good… deliciously-perfect-for-your-body’s-way movement! Let’s notice when the pelvis, chest, and head are moving… Let’s notice when they are still… Let’s sense for the difference… Let’s notice when they are aligned on top of one another… Let’s notice when they are off-line… Let’s simply become more aware of our core…
Side note ~ Nia engages the core in ways that many other exercise practices do not, so please feel free to really eeeeeeease into moving the Nia way so that your body stays happy and ready for more!
Stay tuned later this week for how we energize our core movements to further enhance our core fitness! See you soon!
