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Laurel here 👋 with an important PSA about the m

Laurel here 👋 with an important PSA about the merits of strength training.

Not too long ago, I was someone who experienced chronic and intense neck, shoulder, hip and SI joint pain. Pain that meant that I couldn’t turn my head without wincing and left me thinking it was because “I slept wrong.”

I noticed that the pain caused me to be afraid and my body to feel fragile. The fear and anxiety that I felt not only translated to my own movement practice, but it also translated to my teaching. For example, I would use fear-based language, always warning students to “be careful” or insisting that they stay within some “safe alignment” of a pose.

When I became more familiar with the principles of strength training, one important lesson that I learned is that an overall increase in strength can have a huge impact on various parts of the body, even those parts that seem unrelated to the area being strengthened. And that’s because everything in the body IS interrelated, especially when it comes to pain (check out the videos for more on that).

For me, getting stronger has certainly had a positive effect on my pain. And it’s meant that I feel a lot more resilient physically as well as more confident psychologically. I no longer get spooked by poses like headstand or shoulderstand. And I no longer project that fear onto my students.

I’m not saying that strength training is a panacea. Like anything else, strength training certainly has its limitations. But strength is certainly a factor strongly worth considering...especially if you’re unsure about what’s causing your pain.

With the Movement Logic Neck Tutorial, we dive right into all this and more. We give some general principles you can use to help you get started strength training if you’re newer to it - principles you can even take into your yoga sequencing. And we talk about different ways to target neck pain - either directly or indirectly via physical imbalances that tend to be most closely related to neck pain.

The Neck Tutorial is only $129.99. Once you buy it (LINK IN BIO 👀 ), it’s yours to keep forever. But it’s only available to purchase until October 4th.

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@laurelbeversdorf

Early praise from @lindsaytoday for the @movementl

Early praise from @lindsaytoday for the @movementlogictutorials NEW Neck Tutorial – thanks, Lindsay! We’re really proud of this one, and we’re glad you’re getting so much out of it.
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Want all this goodness for yourself? The Movement Logic Neck Tutorial is now available to purchase – link in bio for more information and to purchase!

The tutorial is only available until October 4th, and we don’t know when it will come back, so don’t delay!

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#neckpainrelief
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[Photo ID: Blue writing on pink background reads “Thank you @movementlogictutorials for this IN-DEPTH course – holy wow – if you’ve got a neck or know anyone managing neck issues – this course might be for you. Can’t wait to learn more. – Lindsay Collins, movement educator.”]

An excerpt from a Gentle Yoga 2.0 class in my Virt

An excerpt from a Gentle Yoga 2.0 class in my Virtual Studio — a fresh season of 8 classes starts dripping into the class library starting today.

New moves, new classes, new ideas.

Always tri-planar.

Gentle is relative. 😉

Link in bio to learn more about membership. 👀

Rather than sporadic practice of hamstring strengt

Rather than sporadic practice of hamstring strengthening (once a week or month, whenever your teacher decides to do it, or whenever you think to do it) have you ever tried a consistent, progressive approach?

If your goal is hamstring strength, a consistent progressive approach is key.

But the random, variable nature of most asana classes doesn’t support this.

Next question: have you ever had a goal in mind for your hamstring strengthening? I mean like an observable goal—externally or internally observable?

Like, I want stronger hamstrings so that backbends feel better in my body.

Or, I want stronger hamstrings so that when I go to stretch them I feel like they have the strength to sustain those repeated tensile loads.

These outcomes also require a systematic approach (and not one-off attempts every couple of weeks).

This long-game approach is less like a class and more like a PROGRAM.

And there are 2 new ones this season in my Virtual Studio—Sweet & SPECIFIC Strength — and skill-building workshops—Handstand Proportunities.

The goal posts we set in our practice are ours as individuals, but we’re going to undergo a “long game” approach collectively to getting there.

It will be anything but random and sporadic.

Classes start today! All live classes are edited, recorded, and uploaded to the class library within 48 hours after the live class ends. You can join us via the link in my bio 👀

Dealing with neck pain can be, well...a pain in th

Dealing with neck pain can be, well...a pain in the neck! That's why we’re thrilled to announce that the full Movement Logic Neck Tutorial is finally available!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The tutorial includes nearly 5 hours of anatomy, biomechanics, myth-busting - and most importantly - tons and tons of exercises for you to try on yourself, plug into your classes, or teach to your private clients⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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✅ A variety of movement-based approaches to working with clients who experience neck pain⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
✅ A progression of exercises that explore neck mobility, strength and stability that can be used for a variety of applications - like pain relief, progressing/modifying yoga poses, changing or improving posture, and much more!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
✅ Musculoskeletal anatomy to better understand how neck integrates with the rest of the spine as well as the shoulders, the jaw, the abdomen and even the pelvic floor!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
✅ ,Biopsychosocial pain science that offers avenues way beyond stretching and posture to address pain ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
✅ The answers to your most burning questions about the neck⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Your investment: $129.99. And once you buy it, it’s yours to watch and review forever!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Maybe you work on handstand within your asana prac

Maybe you work on handstand within your asana practice sporadically, say, a couple of times/week or month, whenever your teacher decides to teach it.
 But you just can’t seem to get upside down. Or hold it for very long. Or balance, Or the whole idea of jumping upside down scares you.

I believe a big antidote to all of this is strength-training, specifically training handstand-relevant strength.

If you’d like to embark on *the long game* to a sustainable handstand practice, by building a foundation of strength, I’m starting up my Sweet & Specific Strength Program this Tuesday 9/21.

💪 Build handstand specific strength in beginner-friendly exercises.

✍️ Track your workout parameters and systematically progress load over the course of 8 weeks.

🗣Get ample individual feedback on your form in the live classes.

💻Get permanent access to bite-size chunks of the replay so that you can fit strength training into your busy life.

When you sign up and become a member you get access to Sweet & Simple Strength live classes and replays + ALL live classes and replays, continuing ed courses, and group coaching in the Virtual Studio.

All access monthly membership is $40/mo. Cancel anytime, no strings attached.

Link in bio to read more about this all-access, multidisciplinary movement membership 👀

I’m a big fan of rotating my spine and I like to

I’m a big fan of rotating my spine and I like to consider my options for how this segmental chain can rotate.

Here’s what I consider in these slides:

1. The upper spine can remain relatively fixed while the bottom half moves more.

2. And the opposite is true, the bottom half of the spine can remain fixed while the top moves more.

3. Rotation feels different if my spine is extended vs. flexed vs. neutral.

Let’s go slide by slide:

1️⃣ My upper shoulders are fixed & the block keeps my rib cage relatively fixed. This encourages more rotation through my pelvis & lumbar joints, as well as my lower thoracic spine.

2️⃣ Hand to block reach is a mirror of #1. The block is an external point of focus to bring an intentionality to the reach of my upper extremity from one side of my trunk to the other. I start with my pelvis on the ground and lift it to add extension. My upper spine moves a bit more than my lower spine because my feet are fixed. However I allow my pelvis to “roll” with it and don’t try to keep anything too fixed.

3️⃣ This is an unusual way into twisted chair variations. The block keeps my ribs “flush” with the front wall and I “lazy Susan” my feet to one side, the lower part of my thoracolumbar spine rotates.

4️⃣ This one mirrors #3. I keep my feet pointing forward and use the block to bring more of an external focus to rotating my ribs in the room that I’m in. It’s amazing how much clearer a sense of direction becomes with an external point of focus & how much clearer ribs become with a block pressing.

5️⃣ I shift weight between my front and back foot. Weight shift affects pelvic rotation. My hands are fixed on blocks so my uppermost back is relatively fixed while my pelvis and the lower part of my thoracic spine rotate more.

6️⃣This one mirrors #5. The block keeps my pelvis relatively fixed. I alternate reaching & rowing my arms to get my upper spine rotating.

If you find this way of moving creative, informative, and interesting you’ll probably like the Gentle Yoga classes in my Virtual Studio.💡8 new classes are dropping this season in my Virtual Studio. Find out about membership via the link in my bio 👀

Do you ever consider what exercises you’d take w

Do you ever consider what exercises you’d take with you if you knew you’d be stranded on a desert island? 🏝 😜

In this case, here are 4 exercises I’d take if I wanted to be strong for handstand on a desert island. 🤸‍♀️

1️⃣Banded Shoulder Presses—a dynamic upside down handstand to increase your shoulder strength. Adding bands shifts the *strength curve* to emphasize strength closer to end range (arms straight and fully overhead). The bands also offer amazing touch feedback to help optimize your form.

2️⃣Sliding Low Lunge—Train the leg strength and flexibility to spring up into handstand. This version of a single leg deadlift strengthens your posterior chain for better whole body stiffness while upside down, too.

3️⃣Thrusters with Eccentric Only Press—first, I’d always bring a squat with me wherever I’m stranded. They were some of my best friends this pandemic. 😊 🏋️‍♂️

As far as squats go, this explosive one with an overhead component is a good bet for handstand.

Training explosive strength (power) from the legs can improve our springiness to go upside down.

Eccentric only press—where I lower the weight slowly to the rack—challenges my shoulders. My legs work to “thrust” the weight up.

4️⃣Foot Anchored Cobras (loaded) — Here’s another posture that targets the posterior chain, especially the upper back. No added weights or soup cans necessary if bodyweight is challenging enough. It often is!

Are you interested in a strength program where you’ll learn and progress load in the 4 poses I share here + some others so that you can feel their direct impact on your strength in your handstand practice?

If so I have an exciting announcement! The next season of live and on-demand classes starts this Tuesday in my Virtual Studio.

There are 2 programs you might like to know about:

💪 Sweet and SPECIFIC Strength Program—progressively overload handstand specific strength. Receive feedback and see progress by tracking your workouts.

💪 Handstand Proportunities—Asana-Based mini workshops to build your mobility and skill for handstand!

Click the link in my bio to join the Virtual Studio! 👀

Stay as long as you like. One click cancellation to strings attached.

It’s that time! A brand new influx of live and o

First time home owners! I’m 40 years old. And a

First time home owners!

I’m 40 years old. And after almost 20 years living in NYC, going from 900 square feet to 2700 square feet is mind-altering.

We are all excited to grow into this space.

I’m looking forward to telling Eliana to go outside and play.

I’m looking forward to tending a little garden out back under the pecan tree.

We have a pecan tree!

I’m (sort of) looking forward to the learning curve of decorating, taking care of, and nurturing a home.

Renting is very very expensive. But what you pay in money you save in time.

Houses, I can tell already, are a lot of work. But work that feels meaningful.

Pssst! I may be asking for advice and opinions in my stories.

I’m open to learning everything I never had to learn as a renter. (Just hopefully not the hard way.)

Here we go, new chapter. I’m ready!

It’s the halfway point of the @movementlogictuto

It’s the halfway point of the @movementlogictutorials Neck Challenge!

3 days of exercises to
help you and your students improve neck function.

We hope you’re enjoying it!

Today’s exercise, brought to you by @sarahcourtdpt, is a great way to wake up all the muscles
in your face that not only share fascial connections with the muscles of the neck, but can help
relieve associated jaw pain and headaches.

For the full video and to join the challenge, sign up at the link in bio 👀

You’ll get access to all three challenge videos!

Want to win a prize?

Share a pic or video of yourself practicing this exercise on Instagram with the hashtag #NECKCHALLENGE and tag us at @movementlogictutorials to be eligible to win a free copy of our latest Neck Tutorial (a $129.99 value).

LINK IN BIO TO SIGN UP!

#necktutorial #neckpainrelief #neckstrength #neckmobility #movementlogic #teachsmarternotharder #movementlogictutorials #neckchallenge #neverstoplearning #movementtherapytutorials

Yoga & Movement Teachers: Let's stop with the fear

Yoga & Movement Teachers: Let's stop with the fear and start getting creative! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We've all heard movement cues that go something like "don't do _____ because it's unsafe/dangerous/will cause injury." But more realistically, everyone's body moves differently. What doesn't work for one person might be perfectly fine, fun and freeing for someone else. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We invite you to get creative with us by signing up for the 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚 3-𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝙉𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚! As part of the challenge, we'll explore a yoga pose that has been poo-pooed because it requires a lot of neck flexion (any guesses which pose?) and come up with playful variations to suit different types of bodies!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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BONUS: by signing up you you'll automatically get access to the deepest discounted price for the full tutorial, with a chance to win a 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 !!!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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