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Learning from Trees - 9 - Spiral and Vertical Growth

Find upright stability as different trees do, in vertical and diagonal/spiral connections from root to crown. Compare the efficiency of vertical energy flows up tree trunks and human bodies to the more distributed and balanced flows of an architecture based on spirals in trees and diagonals in humans.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanSeptember 8, 2026pelvic floor, spine, foot to spine connection, breath, abs, ribs, Learning from Trees, diagonals

Learning from Trees - 8 - Vertical and Spiral Growth

Explore the energy flows of one root, one branch and one root, entire crown growth patterns by pressing from feet to connect with the same and opposite shoulders, arms, cheeks.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanAugust 31, 2026pelvic floor, spine, foot to spine connection, breath, abs, ribs, Learning from Trees, diagonals

Learning from Trees - 7 - Alternate or Opposite as a Way of Being

Explore the sensation of alternate/diagonal and opposite/homolateral branch structure through the lens of the famous “candelabra” lesson.

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Learning from Trees - 6 - Lean into the Light

Learning from Trees - 6 - Grow to the light

Imagine your arms as sprouts emerging from a tree trunk and levitating towards the light. At the same time, the roots press away from the light and down towards gravity.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanAugust 18, 2026pelvic floor, spine, foot to spine connection, glutes, breath, abs, ribs, Learning from Trees, AY97

Learning from Trees - 5 - Breathing like leaves (soft hands)

Learning from Trees - 5 - Breathing Like Leaves

Imagine your hands are as soft as leaves, breathing in and out through stomata.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanAugust 3, 2026pelvic floor, spine, foot to spine connection, glutes, breath, abs, ribs, Learning from Trees, AY97

Learning from Trees - 4 - Roots Down, Heels Down with Gravity

Teach your feet to respond to gravity by emulating tree roots. Sink the heels and let the top of the foot expand forward. The feet echo the pelvic floor’s movement.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanJuly 26, 2026pelvic floor, spine, foot to spine connection, glutes, breath, abs, ribs, Learning from Trees, AY97

Learning from Trees - 3 - Roots Down, Heels Sinking

Learning From Trees - 3 - Roots Down, Heels Sinking

Teach your feet to respond to gravity by emulating tree roots. Sink the heels and connect up to your trunk.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanJuly 21, 2026pelvic floor, spine, foot to spine connection, glutes, breath, abs, ribs, Learning from Trees, AY97

Learning from Trees - 2 - Xylem, Phloem and Tori

Learning From Trees - 2 - Xylem, Phloem and Tori

Balancing upward and downward energy flows for a taller, more stable posture and connection to the universal torus-shaped energy flow.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanJuly 14, 2026pelvic floor, spine, foot to spine connection, glutes, breath, abs, ribs, Learning from Trees, AY97

Learning from Trees - 1 - Phloem and Xylem

Learning From Trees - 1- Phloem and Xylem

Balancing upward and downward energy flows for a taller, more stable posture.

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Pelvic Floor Revisited: Spiraling In - 12 - Receiving the Belly from the Side (Fiddling Arms)

Pelvic Floor Revisited: Spiraling In - 12 - Receiving the Belly from the Side (Fiddling Arms)

Stack shoulders stack hips while side lying, and experiment with receiving the inhale and belly into the pelvic floor.

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Pelvic Floor Revisited: Spiraling In - 11 - Receiving with a Twist - Flexors and Extensors

Pelvic Floor Revisited: Spiraling In - 11 - Receiving with a Twist - Flexors and Extensors

Inhale and receive the belly into the pelvic floor, Then try a twist.

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Pelvic Floor Revisited: Spiraling In - 10 - Pressure Drop, Practice Relax

Pelvic Floor Revisited: Spiraling In - 10 - Pressure Drop, Practice Relax

Shift your attention to relaxing the pelvic floor to receive the inhale and all that goes with it. Sense the moment when the pelvic floor releases and the moment it engages. Simple hip lifts are the structure for the exploration.

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Pelvic Floor Revisited: Spiraling In - 9 - Feet, Floor, Eyes

Pelvic Floor Revisited: Spiraling In - 9 - Feet, Floor and Eyes

Connecting feet to the pelvic floor, with a little guidance from the eyes. Paint the floor with a lovely, creamy, blob of paint that lets you slide in all directions to sense from foot to floor to pelvic floor.

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Pelvic Floor Revisited: Spiraling In - 8 - Shoulders Down, Floor Up

Pelvic Floor Revisited: Spiraling In - 8 - Shoulders Down, Floor UP

Find the power in your exhale: as the shoulders ground down, the pelvic floor contracts up. The combination, in the right sequence, creates stability and freedom to direct your power.

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Pelvic Floor Revisited: Spiraling In - 7 - Strong Floor, Easy Chest, Smart Psoas, Sideways

Pelvic Floor Revisited: Spiraling In - 7 - Strong Floor, Easy Chest, Smart Psoas, Sideways

Build on last week’s lesson of supine heel-lifting to sync the mysterious psoas and breathing. Apply your legs’ weight in slow, eccentric contractions to strengthen the pelvic floor and spinal muscles for supported, sustainable movement. A continuation of AY 97 with side lying variations.

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Pelvic Floor Revisited: Spiraling In - 6 - Strong Floor, Easy Chest

Pelvic Floor Revisited: Spiraling In - 6 - Strong Floor, Easy Chest

Apply your legs’ weight in slow, eccentric contractions to strengthen the pelvic floor and muscles along the spine. A strong floor, stacked spine, and soft chest enable new movement options including deeper breaths.

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Don’t Just Do Something, Just Sit - Self Massage Session 1

Just Sit There - 1 - Self Massage

Sometimes it's best to DO nothing and just sit there. We add to just sitting a little self massage. Best on a chair.

Release the neck and shoulders by massaging your collarbones, breastbone and ribs. Be the quiet in the roil.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanSeptember 30, 2024spine, pelvic floor, practical pelvic floor application, clavicles, Just Sit, meditation, breath

Like A Natural Woman - Extra Extra - Great Hip Balancer / Opener

Like A Natural Woman - Extra Extra - Great Hip Balancer/Opener

Moving the whole self around the pelvis to find greater overall balance - continuation and finale.

Pelvic floor balance is critical to overall balance in standing and sitting. Now is the perfect time to start improving your balance. Your future self is thanking you.

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