Ania, Thank you so much for the wonderful Roundtable Zoom today. It was incredibly inspiring, and your joy is such a lovely energy to be part of. I practiced fairly advanced yoga years ago and played with gymnastics when I was younger. Today, you inspired me to check back in with handstand. Took me a few tries to kick up, but it was still there...along with a very tight right hamstring. 😆 Now to find my backbend again. YIPPEE! So much possibility ahead. Thank you for inspiring me not to simply accept the movement imbalances that have developed over time, but to get curious and explore the “why” behind them. My horse will thank you as well. From what I understand, she must compensate for my imbalances when I ride her. Thanks again for such an inspiring session! My heart is full!! Pretty some alignment tweaks in my handstand are necessary. We can work on that in the future!

I'm ONLY on week two, day two, but I’m choosing to spend a couple days on each day. The movements are so deeply revealing, and I want to give myself the time to learn them correctly while allowing my body to feel and explore what’s happening. In day two, I’m noticing that a lot of my rotation tension seems to be coming from tightness in my chest. I want to spend time exploring that...it feels really good. My rotation can feel a bit limited, and I do have a tendency to push for more or try to make the movement happen (like using a wall during Thread the Needle + Arm Reach). I’m really trying to allow my body to give insight and awareness rather than forcing an outcome. This very affordable 30 day program has inspired me deeply to find my functional movement body again. And I will....

I tried 12 different things for my hips and my back before I understood what I was doing wrong. One physio told me to stop training. Another left me on read after I sent him my MRI scans. It took me years to see what all 12 had in common: every single one worked on the place where the pain showed up. The tight spots got stretched, the weak spots got strengthened and the sore spots got released. Cool, it worked, for a day or two - those muscles genuinely were tight and sore. Then the pain came back, because whatever made them tight was still running every time I trained. That "whatever" lives in the movements you already do. If the deep muscles that hold your spine stopped doing their share years ago, your lower back covers for them in every rep all day, every day. The next thing you try lands on top of the same pattern and wears off exactly like everything before it did. So the useful question was never "what should I add?" It's "what is my body doing in the movements I already make?" Here's how you can check it this week: pick one exercise from your training and do it at half speed. Slow enough that you can feel what's actually happening. A foot you can't feel the floor through. Ribs that flare the moment you push. A pelvis that moves when it should hold still. Speed hides all of it - slow it down and the pattern has nowhere to go. (If you're on the Back Pain Protocol, you're already doing it hehe) Comment what you noticed - which movement fell apart or what you couldn't feel at all. That's usually the pattern pointing at itself. P.S. I filmed myself running this exact check across five movements - standing, deep core, bending forward, hip extension, rotation - if you want to train along… linked below

Day One Assessment Well, my Day One assessment was pretty profound. I decided to video myself doing the three-point foot drill because I was curious. Three-point foot drill - I discovered that I tend to lean back slightly while standing. When I settle into the foot tripod, there's more weight on my heels. Interestingly, when I find an even weight distribution through the tripod of my foot, it feels like I'm leaning slightly forward but the video shows that I'm actually standing upright. - My left foot lightly collapses inward. - I was lightly gripping with my toes on the left. - In the video, I noticed that even though I was imagining the string lifting me up, my head was still slightly forward, even when I was standing as tall as I could. That's a lot of new awareness! Single-leg standing - My left side is noticeably weaker. I feel my ankle wobbling and have less balance. Lifting my arm overhead - On the right side, I moved slowly and was very mindful, and my ribs stayed down. - On the left, I moved more quickly and immediately noticed a slight rib flare because I wasn't as mindful.

Physio, stretching, mobility, strength, chiro, massage, programs, injections - what’s your number? And what is it? Can you beat my number of 12 (if I can count lol)?