Mama Moves Cards
  • Home
  • Cards
    • Full Mama Moves Cards Gift Package
    • Deck of Mama Moves Cards
    • Sample Pack
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact
  • FREE Sample
  • Home
  • Cards
    • Full Mama Moves Cards Gift Package
    • Deck of Mama Moves Cards
    • Sample Pack
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact
  • FREE Sample


Self-Care,
Health &
Movement
​Tips


​

2 minutes to stand taller

6/19/2015

 
"AXIAL eLONGATION" = sPINE lENGTH
Picture
I have been quite fond of “axial elongation” for quite some time and the concept has become a foundation of my teaching. This term refers to the action one’s spine performs when you think of gently elongating through the center of the joints (ie. elongating through the center of your spine). It is very helpful to think about this when you are sitting, standing, walking, riding a bike, working, dancing, and especially fun when doing planks!

 It is a versatile concept that can be very useful particularly when you use it in a variety of relationships with gravity When you are sitting, imagine someone gently places one hand on your skull and gives a slight downward pressure. If you exert a small amount of pressure upward to meet their imaginary hand while reaching your sitting bones downward, you are practicing axial elongation. It is a very subtle action. When on hands-and-knees,  try the same action with your spine in this new relationship to gravity.
In Summary:
  • Axial elongation is the slight lengthening of the entire spine.
  • This helps to open the thoracolumbar junction (the place at the lowest rib where the lumbar spine starts that is often very tense)
  • Axial elongation can provide easeful postural mechanics in a variety of activities.

Comments are closed.

    Author

    Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.

    Archives

    April 2018
    February 2018
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    December 2016
    November 2015
    September 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Perfect for you or a mama-friend!

​THE TEAM

About
Buy cards
Wholesale application

Support

Contact
Disclaimer
Returns
© COPYRIGHT 2016–2017. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Mama Moves Cards™. Unauthorized use prohibited.