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Introducing the name of my new book"Feet, Cheeks & Blades"!! This book has come a long way and is still being revised and checked over so that there are no mistakes before publishing. This revolutionary posture solution will be available for purchase in the coming weeks at www.masterbodyworker.com along with all of our other awesome products that I use with all of my professional athletes and everyday clients alike.
The basis behind "Feet, Cheeks & Blades" is a long time coming. I had struggled with finding an easy and least time consuming way to get my athletes and clients to do their homework. Homework in case you were wondering is what the client needs to do on their own time to remedy chronic imbalances in their body.
I was standing in my bathroom just out of the shower and had noticed that I needed to straighten my feet as I have instructed so many people before because yes even the person who developed this has to check themselves regularly. I then squeezed my cheeks and my arches came up a bit, I tried this with outward (laterally) rotated feet and the arches seemed to want to go strait into the ground. I straitened them up again and "viola" arches came up and my low back felt a slight bit of relief. This is what some would call a "eureka" moment. So I added the blades part and took a deep breath. From this I felt more.., "balanced" in gravity. For that brief moment my body felt like it was supposed to be in that position. Thus the beginning of "Feet, Cheeks & Blades" was born. I have used this on thousands of clients as a basis of personal treatment and posture awareness.
In no way is this going to fix all of your problems with your body. Usually a person will need a professional to do this, like a fascial stretch therapist, bodyworker, or movement specialist to really balance you out. This method is meant to give you a better understanding of what posture "really is" as opposed to grandma's way of "get your shoulders back" postural thinking.
The full book version will go into more detail for each area as well as ways to stay "aware" of your posture while moving throughout gravity. There will be a plethora of photos and diagrams to help better explain the subtle nuances of this postural awareness. Just Remember... "Movement is life"
This is how it works (meat and potatoes)
1. Stand with your feet parallel about 4-6 inches apart ( parallel means, really parallel) use a sheet of paper or the planks of wood in a hardwood floor to take away lateral rotation.
2. Squeeze your "Cheeks" (Glutes) your arches should feel like they are coming off the ground.
3. Squeeze your shoulder "Blades" together but don't arch your back.
4. Deep breath IN (open your ribs) and exhale
5 Repeat whenever possible, (recommended to do at least 5 per day.)
There you have it, "Feet, Cheeks & Blades" the basic version and it IS that simple! The full reasons why and more detail of course is going to be in the book, it will be a very inexpensive download, will have information on intricate postural awareness that you can use for the rest of your life and at any time you would like. Any body type can do it and everyone from children to pro athletes, to 90 year old grandparents can do this and it will benefit you greatly.
Thanks for reading and please check out my book:)
Much love and remember.., "Movement is Life"
--Masterbodyworker
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