The Politics of Movement Ed

Chandler Stevens   There’s a strange power dynamic inherent in most movement education and coaching (obviously extending out to therapies as well). I’ve been curious about the politics of the relationship between professional and client ever since my first exposure to somatic education. It was the first time I ever felt like I knew something […]

FRC 101: An Elegant Framework for Improving Mobility

Chandler Stevens   Functional Range Conditioning (FRC) is an empirically-driven thought process around mobility developed by Dr. Andreo Spina.  After attending an FRC seminar and letting it percolate in my practice, I’m convinced that it’s one of the most robust approaches to mobility (our true potential for movement) out there.  It’s beautiful in its simplicity, […]

An Integrated Approach to Neuromuscular Training

Our most advanced computers pale in comparison to the human nervous system when it comes to complexity.  And what we know about its function is just the tip of the iceberg.  It pales in comparison to what we don’t know.  But what do we know can give us a strong foundation to build upon. In […]

Three Things Psychotherapy Teaches Us About Effective Coaching

Movement is amazingly complex. What we quickly realize is that there’s more to the body than muscle and bone.  We have tendons, ligaments, connective tissues of all kinds…and a nervous system to top it all off. But what’s most confusing for so many movement practitioners is the mind-body connection.  In fact the whole idea of […]

Slow, Breakdown, Play

How do you go from “Woah, that looks cool ?” to “Oh, I think I can do that?” —————————————— I saw this movement somewhere in the murky depths of #movementculture yesterday and thought it looked fun. —————————————— So…1) Ensure your joints can do SLOW what you’re about to ask them to do FAST. Controlled articular […]

Perception, Permission, And Possibility

I was struck by a question the other day: How do we perceive what’s real?  What are the boundaries we live by, and what compels us to follow them? It’s something I’ve been deeply curious about in my work as a somatic coach.  Very often I find that when someone develops more options for better […]

Constraints Based Learning

  View this post on Instagram I got a question by email this morning about shoulder pain…until I have time to make a full video, here's an example of what you might play with in the meantime. I often call it "constraints-based exploration" with my students. —————————————- 1) First and foremost DO NOT move into […]