Ebb&Flow

23/10/2020

17/02/2020

Are You Comfortable? COMMUNITY QUESTION Bonnie, could you please expand on this quote? BONNIE Yes, in everyday language, the word ‘comfort’ has many interpretations. “Yes” is a word that arises often for me for myself, and for asking others, “Are you comfortable?” Another way to express ...

10/02/2020

Engaging the Crura of the Thoracic Diaphragm What is your experience when you engage the crura of your thoracic diaphragm to support your core, rather than just engaging your muscles? There’s so much buzz around core support, mostly speaking about building muscle strength. Bonnie shows us another ...

10/02/2020

Everyone knows that training is the cornerstone of a successful career in dance. But as a dance educator, I also take comfort in the fact that high-quality dance training helps shape students into genuinely good people (in addition to creating future artists, which is a wonderful goal in itself.) Th...

23/01/2020

Why do we stop dancing when we grow up? Why do we disconnect and alienate ourselves from the body? It is surprising to me that dance/movement therapy (DMT) is not more popular within the fields of psychology and psychotherapy globally.

23/01/2020

(Reuters Health) - Older adults who exercise may reduce their risk of falls by m...

18/01/2020

It’s Friday night and I’m lying on my back with my feet in two stirrups, legs in the air, with a woman telling me to breathe deeply as she prises my thighs apart. This isn’t a kinky 50 Shades fantasy, or even a particularly thorough trip to the STD clinic. I’m at Third Space in Soho for a gy...

15/07/2019

The activities we do every day — hunching over a phone screen, unloading groceries from the car, reaching for an item on a high shelf — put a surprising amount of strain on our bodies. Move inefficiently and you could end up with overused muscles, tight fascia and injuries. Gyrotonic exercises c...

10/06/2019

https://www.everydayhealth.com/multiple-sclerosis/going-with-flow-gyrotonic-movement-ms/?fbclid=IwAR2kcXxM0SzAcb6f2Mj8JaEtS4Kn1A8UxYIdPBzx7m8xyX9AX9hq0w7eI2Q

For people with MS, the Gyrotonic method can decrease tension from altered movement patterns developed due to spasticity and weakness, build core strength, improve balance, and enable a person to move with more efficiency and less effort.

26/05/2019

Master Trainers Virginia Holte and Megan McLaren share their perspectives on being over 60 and involved in the GYROTONIC® Method and the GYROKINESIS® Method.

26/05/2019

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-athletes-way/201905/longer-exhalations-are-easy-way-hack-your-vagus-nerve

Respiratory vagus nerve stimulation (rVNS) counteracts fight-or-flight stress.

08/04/2019

https://layoga.com/practice/pilates/cross-training-with-pulleys-and-purpose/

Gyrotonic Expansion System® enhances body intelligence. Photos by David Young-Wolff Practicing Gyrotonic® and Gyrokinesis® have decompressed my joints and given me a deep core connectivity, providing me with more range of motion and joint stability. These remarkable techniques make every other ph...

04/04/2019

Yale and Oxford researchers may have just proved exercise is more important to your mental health than your economic status.

31/03/2019

High percentages of incarcerated women suffer from untreated PTSD. One quickly expanding program is successfully using dance to help them move forward.

29/03/2019

Dancing to the End of Life: Movement Therapy Transforms Eldercare Monday, 13 November 2017 19:01 By Ali Schechter, R-DMT, LCAT, Contributing Writer Print Email Elders participate in a dance/movement therapy session at the Menorah Nursing Home in Brooklyn, NY. Dance and movement have profound neurolo...

23/03/2019

By Robert John Weber, Jr. My movement background is in gymnastics, figure skating and ballet. I’m also a trained teacher in the Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis Methods. In 1985, when I was in Germany dancing for the National Ballet, I was diagnosed with HIV. At that time, that diagnosis was generally re...

06/03/2019

Embodying Anatomy versus Studying Anatomy The following is a excerpt from Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen’s book, Sensing, Feeling, and Action: CONTACT QUARTERLY: What is the difference between the traditional way of learning/teaching anatomy and the process of embodying it? BONNIE: Generally, when anatom...