by Lesley Powell
I have had two amazing experiences about the ribs through the Franklin method and just last week with Amy Matthews and Roxlyn Moret at BodyMind Centering’s Embodied Yoga workshop on the upper body.
We think of the ribs as a solid structure. When you come to understand the movements of the ribs, you free up your torso and your breath. Each rib has a joint into the spine and the sternum (except the floating ribs). When the spine moves , there should be small movements at each joint.
Last week I took all my students through initiating the movements of the spine from the ribs. Everyone had more movement of the spine. It was amazing how freeing the ribs helped the shoulders.
Want to experience this, Come to Eric Franklin’s workshop 12/6
| FRANKLIN METHOD – Torso Dynamics for a Liberated Upper Back | |
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| Dates: Sun 12/6/2009 |  |
| Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | |
| Franklin Method:
Torso Dynamics for a Liberated Upper BackWith Eric Franklin & Morten Dither $120
December 6, 2009 10 AM – 1 PM The ribcage involves itself in our breath but also serves as a mediator between spine and upper limb movement. In the first part of the workshop we will discover the dynamic movement of the ribcage and its 50+ joints in breathing and spinal movement. The organic, ligamentous and muscular involvement will be explained through imagery and simple movement.
In the second part of the workshop we will explore the bone rhythms of shoulder girdle and upper limb we will experience how to successfully integrate this movement into the ribcage, spine and core of the body. This will result in greater ease of movement, improved coordination and a natural sense of core stability. Understand and embody the dynamic relation of ribcage, shoulder girdle and arm to produce
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