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Don't Sweat the Technique
Last week I was down in Laguna Beach taking a Gyrotonic Level 2 course to fulfill my CEU’s. Which is slightly ironic, because as a former Master Trainer… these are courses I used to teach. And I’ll say this — I genuinely love the quality of movement the Gyrotonic method can evoke. But there’s a moment that happens in almost every system like this. Where the choreography starts to eclipse the reason it exists. We spent long stretches of time focused on:
And somewhere in there, the actual experience of movement started to slip through the cracks. At one point I found myself blurting out: Because underneath all of it, there’s a quieter question: What is this movement actually trying to give us? The choreography is just the container. The meaning lives somewhere else. And if you prioritize the details before you’ve actually felt the thing — you lose access to the very reason the movement works in the first place. This is exactly why I’ve been working so much with the Yoga Trapeze lately. Not because it’s complex. I don’t need to construct a full sequence. I can place someone in the trapeze, give them a direction — Support → leads to movement Without forcing anything. I recorded a short breakdown of how I’m using it — not as a workout, but as a therapeutic tool. Working with:
If you watch anything this week, watch this ( click it!!! ) And if you want to feel this approach in your own body, I also shared a full class: Click the image to play the video A 30-minute trapeze + stability ball sequence that’s equal parts therapeutic reset and meditative movement. If that makes sense in your body — that’s exactly what I’ll be teaching next weekend. Yoga Trapeze Workshops — April 11–12 This is designed especially for trainers (and curious bodies) who want to: • build sessions without over-relying on choreography • support clients with more nuance and less force • and have material you can revisit and apply on your own time Also, later on this month I'm offering something equisitely special : Different containers. Domini Anne P.S. If something clicks when you watch the video — Was this email forwarded to you? |
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