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8 Shades of Play V2 - 2 - The Director / The Competitor

Eight Shades of Play

Lighten Up! It’s time to get serious about Play! Play is the ultimate portal to learning for kids and grownups. . We all have signature play styles developed in childhood, but as an adult, you can add to your repertoire.

Week 2 - Outward or Inward focus? Leading a team, or excelling as an individual? Play with leading the whole, including parts that need more attention. Shift perspective to focus on finding your flow - the balance of challenge and ability - as a solo competitor. Explore the mental state that is common to both stances - efficient use of brain resources.

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8 Shades of Play V2 - 1 - The Joker and The Kinesthete

Eight Shades of Play

Lighten Up! It’s time to get serious about Play! Play is the ultimate portal to learning for kids and grownups. . We all have signature play styles developed in childhood, but as an adult, you can add to your repertoire.

Week 1 of the series is for giggling with the Joker and loving movement with the Kinesthete. It’s a side-lying lesson - both sides - to feel the joy of easy breath, the freedom of ‘shimmy ribs,’ and a little self-tickle.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanSeptember 11, 20238 shades of play, joker, kinesthete, pressing rribs, olay, play

Too Darn Hot! Super Cool Minimal Movement - 5 - Coordinating Connections

Too Darn Hot! Super Cool, Minimal Moves

Almost nothing to do in this one but imagine a ball rolling from heel to fingertips. How clear are the diagonal lines of force in your minds eye?

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Too Darn Hot! Super Cool Minimal Movement - 4 - Imagining Connections

Too Darn Hot! Super Cool, Minimal Moves

Almost nothing to do in this one but imagine a ball rolling from heel to fingertips. How clear are the diagonal lines of force in your minds eye?

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Too Darn Hot! Super Cool Minimal Movement - 3 - Use You Assets, Slow The Clock

Too Darn Hot! Super Cool, Minimal Moves

Use your assets: your heaviest bones and muscles. A variation on the famous pelvic clock lesson to get the hips doing the work so the rest of you can stay chill.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanAugust 14, 2023too darn hot, minimal movement, pelvic clock, Awareness Through Movement

Too Darn Hot! Super Cool Minimal Movement - 2 - See Saw Breathing

Too Darn Hot! Super Cool, Minimal Moves

Get the most air in for the least amount of work. Expand your breathing repertoire. Get a nice deep breath with this exploration of ‘see saw’ or ‘paradoxical’ breathing.

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Too Darn Hot! Super Cool Minimal Movement ... It's All In The Eyes

Too Darn Hot! Super Cool, Minimal Moves

All in the Eyes - seminal lesson on how eyes direct movement, done as lazily as possible.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanJuly 31, 2023too darn hot, minimal movement, eyes, dead bird, movement of the eyes, summer, cool

Hippie Chicks - 10 - Mary - Where Have All The Flowers Gone - Coming Full Cycle

Hippie Chicks - 10 - Mary - Where Have All The Flowers Gone - Coming Full Circle

We go full circle, returning to the familiar full-body survey lesson. On front, back and front again. Or seated.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanJuly 23, 2023hippie chicks, shoulder blades, sternum, breath, posture, pelvis, flexors and extensors

Hippie Chicks - 9 - Rickie Lee - The Second Time Around - The Hug Lesson

Last “Hippie Chick” in this series - a second time around for a classic lesson that starts with bent knees tipping and ends in a rolling self-hug, with an emphasis on the connection between shoulder blades.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanJuly 17, 2023hippie chicks, shoulder blades, sternum, breath, posture, pelvis, flexors and extensors

Hippie Chicks - 8 - Carole - You've Got A Friend - Soft Hands

Hippie Chicks - 8 - Carole - You’ve Got A Friend - Soft Hands

It’s the touch. Yes, in the hands. But the hands connect all the way up to the shoulders and chest. The soft touch is backed by full-body connection and power.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanJuly 10, 2023hippie chicks, shoulder blades, sternum, breath, posture, pelvis, bell hand, elbows

Hippie Chicks - 7 - Judy- Amazing Grace - Prayer Hands

Hippie Chicks - 7 - Judy - Amazing Grace - Prayer Hands

Another experience of isolating the shoulder blades - middle, bottom and top - to feel the connection between the shoulder blades and head as the spine twists. Based on the “Prayer Hands” lesson as taught by Moshe Feldenkrais.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanJuly 3, 2023hippie chicks, shoulder blades, sternum, breath, posture, pelvis, chanukia, ay18

Hippie Chicks - 6 - Marianne - As Tears Go By - Align and Stabilize from the Corners

Hippie Chicks - 6 - Marianne - Align and Stabilize from the Corners

Another experience of isolating the shoulder blades - middle, bottom and top - to feel the connection between the shoulder blades and head as the spine twists. Based on “Minimal Lifting” as taught by Arlyn Zones.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanJune 26, 2023hippie chicks, shoulder blades, sternum, breath, posture, pelvis, chanukia, ay18

Hippie Chicks - 5 - Gracie - Airplane Arms

Hippie Chicks - 5 - Gracie - AIrplane Arms, Keep Your Head

Another experience of isolating the shoulder blades - middle, bottom and top - to feel the connection between the shoulder blades and head as the spine twists.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanJune 19, 2023hippie chicks, shoulder blades, sternum, breath, posture, pelvis, chanukia, ay18

Hippie Chicks - 4 - Joni - Both Sides Now (more shoulder blades

Hippie Chicks - 4 - Joni - Both Sides Now (Shoulder Blades)

A series on freedom - with a lift in the chest.

Another experience of isolating the shoulder blades, - middle, bottom and top - from lying on your side. Both sides, actually. To feel the connection between the shoulder blades as one moves and the other does not. The pelvis gets in the act too.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanJune 14, 2023hippie chicks, shoulder blades, sternum, breath, posture

Hippie Chicks - 3 - Linda- Different Drum (Shoulder Blades)

Hippie Chicks - 3 - Linda - Different Drum (Shoulder Blades)

A series on freedom - with a lift in the chest.

An unusual experience of isolating the shoulder blades, - middle, bottom and top - to feel subtle variations in the movements of chest and breath. (Actually, this has almost nothing to do with Linda Rondsadt. Her early posture wasn’t great, but the sound…)

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LessonsJacki KatzmanJune 6, 2023hippie chicks, shoulder blades, sternum, breath, posture

Hippie Chicks - 2- Cass - Make Your Own Kind of Music (Breath)

Hippie Chicks - 1 - Janis - Take Another Little Piece of My Heart

A series on freedom - with a lift in the chest.

Breathe into the way upper part of your chest, front and back, for a big, warm, powerful presence.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanMay 29, 2023

Hippie Chicks - 1 - Janis - Take Another Little Piece of My Heart

A series on freedom - with a lift in the chest.

Lift the chest with the aid of imaginary ribbons or beams of light. Connect the chest front and back to the lower belly and low back to support perky posture.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanMay 22, 2023

Do/Don't Do - Taking It Slow 4 - Spine Side to Side

Do/Don’t Do - Taking it Slow -4 - Spine Side to Side

A super slow, internally focused series to explore allowing movement - and not restricting movement.

Side bending can be thought of as the ribs as a fan - one side opens as the other closes. Or it can be the horizontal gliding of the spine, with the ribs just following along. How many ways can you move your spine?

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LessonsJacki KatzmanApril 30, 2023Do/Don't Do, Ribs, Spine, Lateral spine movement