You will learn the relationship of muscles and joints, different qualities of movement, the importance of recruiting the right muscle, and how breath can enhance movements, exercises and your favorite sports.
Study I: 9 focuses of Purposeful Movements
(two-day workshop)
Description: Our bodies have 650 skeletal muscles, as well as 206 bones and more than 300 joints; so, a single type of movement is not a balanced approach when it comes to exercise. You will learn the relationship of muscles and joints, different qualities of movement, the importance of recruiting the right muscle, and how breath can enhance movements, exercises and your favorite sports.
HOW's Purposeful Movements program was developed by infusing Yin Yang Philosophy and Western Physiology.
You’ll develop crucial techniques by discovering the core – the "First Responder", 2 Arrows, and 2 V’s in this fundamental program.
Workshop Dates:
May 6th – 7th, 2023
January 13th – 14th, 2024
May 4th – 5th, 2024
Fee: $350
Early bird: $300 (a month before workshop date)
Day 1:
Morning 9 – 12 noon
Focus 1: Posture: 5 check points
Focus 2: Breath Work: 3 fundamental breath works
Afternoon 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Focus 3: Happy feet – movements of the ankle, feet, and toes
Focus 4: Joyful Walking - purposeful movement of the legs
Focus 5: Powerful Legs – movement of the Thigh and Hip-socket
Day 2:
Morning 9 – 12 noon
Focus 6: Fountain of Youth – purposeful movement of the spine
Focus 7: Well behaved Scapula – 6 purposeful movement of the scapula/glenohumeral joint
Focus 8: Expressive Arms – 8 purposeful movement of the upper arms & glenohumeral joint
Afternoon 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Focus 9: Youthful Hands – purposeful movement of the forearm, elbow, wrist, hands, and fingers
Review, Q&A
Take home practice:
Book: ‘One Body, One Life’ within your Control by Chung, Yueh-Ching