Catherine Rosul - Foundation Training Certified Instructor

Long Wings or Short Wings: what does each arm position do for you?

Let's use our wings next Foundation Training class! Actual flight is optional.

What Foundation Training elements do you see in the new logo?

I'm ready to be done with hibernating. How about you? Let's anchor and decompress before we spring into Spring - and discuss the new logo next class!

Grateful for all my Foundation Training Friends!

What can Foundation Training do for you?

Read this great article by Michelle Breyer of the Ageist!

https://www.weareageist.com/fitness/foundation-training-what-does-it-do-for

See how the hip connected to the front leg is pulled *back* into alignment? Thanks, Dr. Kerry Santa Fe Chiropractic - Inspire Chiropractic for reminding me about proper Woodpecker form in your recent FT class. I will find a way to come to Santa Fe to be reminded more often!

If Jimmy Buffett can....

The community of Medical Professionals incorporating Foundation Training into their practices is growing!

This wonderful man wants other doctors to become Foundation Training Certified Instructors. The success Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers has seen working with Dr. Glenn Goodman is a direct result of using our poses and Decompression Breathing.

The progress is also due, in larger part, to the trust they’ve built together as doctor and patient. That’s the way it goes with our Instructors. They trust our work, their patients trust them, and all sides gain.

Thank you to Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers for the permission to share this!

Spinal alignment is very important from birth - for babies and mommies and daddies too!

Keep it simple. Healthy movement is learned and practiced throughout life. If we are lucky. But the blueprints and patterns are already in us.

From our Early Development Specialist Jeanene Goodman:

“Sweet Suns modeling a side-sit. This is one of the in-between moments/movements that is actually pretty important.

1. Her left hip is rotated outward.
2. Her right hip is rotated inward.

When I took these pics today it was because she was rocking her weight up and over her left thigh, into a hands and knees position.

All this movement and the rotational variances stretch her little hip joints and prepare the muscles for a wider range of action!”

We just finished a great day of filming and posting new content to our FT Streaming Platform! Sign up today to continue to develop your healthy movement!

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Back story on Foundation Training. Back - get it? Dr. Goodman's story.

This is as far as I go in an FT Forward Fold. Any further, and my upper back will round and/or my lower back will dip. With weight in my heels and a neutral spine, I can effectively stretch hamstrings and learn to protect and support my spine. Use a prop if the ground is too far away.

This FT Crossover is not what you might have expected. Notice the top (left) leg is the lever, pulling both legs down to the left. The bottom (right) leg is providing resistance. Don't roll all the way over! Keep your hips grounded and feel the great stretch in the oblique muscles along your right torso. Move slowly, carefully, and mindfully.

That deceptively simple Sphere of Tension. Can you feel it?

"Pinky sides of your hands against sides of your hips. Elbows back." Did you realize ALL THIS could be happening?

Foundation Training Science Sunday!

Better movement and a stronger body start with the low back, it's the weak link in most of us, but it's only the first step to finding better mobility. Improving the effective length of muscles is the next.

By focusing on lengthening muscles under tension we develop more strength throughout a larger range of motion. Changing effective length is more than just flexibility or stretching, it's essential for healthy joints, dynamic strength, and functional movement.

Imagine a bow and arrow. The string is taut and under tension. As you draw back the bow flexes, and the force increases. The farther back you're able to draw the string, the more tension is created. Releasing the string releases the power. Our bodies can function in a similar way. The longer muscles can become while still maintaining their ability to recruit, the more power you'll have.

Move well, move often, move with more power.
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This morning, when my lower back was complaining, it was this Internal Leg Trace that made it feel better. What works is often a bit of a surprise. Come to a class and build up your toolkit of healing poses.

What does your shadow tell you about your spinal alignment and health? Play with the Woodpecker pose - at home, in your office, on the beach, or on a dam!

Can you find ANY muscle that isn't working in this Foundation Training Windmill? Even the modifications work everything! Learn the basics - in Core Elements online or in a class near you.

You have the power to practice self-care no matter where you are.

The Foundation Training Windmill is a powerful exercise for improving hip rotation, mobility, and large muscle chain integration. Learn the basics, then find out where your body wants to go next.

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Pandiculation is "stretching oneself." Animals do it naturally. Maybe plants do too. Lengthen your spine, create space in your body so you can breathe better, move better, digest better, sleep better, and stay healthy. Check out this SQUIRREL pandiculating in a Founder.

Be a part of this!

The Dam Photographer is Autumn Oglesby. Isn't she amazing? Find more of her talent on facebook and her website. Thank you so much, Autumn Oglesby - what a fun day that was!

This is a PREVIEW. The Anchored Back Extension can be great for a back spasm, but don't wait until you're in pain to learn how to do it correctly. Notice this is not a huge back bend. You will be lengthening (extending) your spine, anchoring knees and thighs together on the mat, and decompression breathing. Slowly! If it hurts, go back and strengthen these muscles with your standing, supine, and prone decompression form.

As usual, do as I say, not as I do ... and sometimes I don't say it right either. We're all trying to help each other improve. That's why I don't get paid the big bucks. Come to my class, find another instructor, or sign up for Foundation Training Core Elements online. It's all good!

Remember me? I'm baaack ... and ready to do Founders with YOU!
PM me for one-on-one introductory or tune-up sessions in June and July, 2023!

I am giving thanks for all of YOU. Serve your platters with FT style and love.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to be a part of your lives and your self-care journey.

Take a moment to thank yourselves for taking control over your pain, your movement, and how you experience the world. - Foundation Training