Workshop
Feet & Hands Influence the Spine
with Madeline Black
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About This Workshop
In this online Pilates workshop Madeline Black teaches how to optimize the connection of the feet and hands to the spine. The focus is on the weight on the feet or hands and the alignment which will activate a desired muscular pattern through the spine. She works with the sensory input of the hands and feet as well as the force transfers into the body. Madeline uses the body's own weight, mat exercises, the wall, Reformer and Wunda Chair to train the body from the limbs.
Concepts & Techniques
- Neuro-network of hands and feet relationship to the spine
- Force transfers and weight bearing concepts of the hands and feet Fascial connections for better activation of the body in movement
- Strengthening whole body support focusing on the hands and feet
Objectives
- Understanding the fascial connections of the hands and feet to the spine
- Feel how the sensory input of the feet and hands direct movement of the spine
- Learn movements to help clients learn to feel these connections
- Utilize the hands and feet into the Pilates repertoire on the Mat, Reformer and Wunda Chair
Props & Equipment
- Chair
- Mat
- Reformer
Workshop Level
- Advanced
- Beginner
- Intermediate
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| Workshop | Free Member | Forever Member |
|---|---|---|
| Feet & Hands Influence the Spine | $39 USD Register Now | $29 USD Get Access |
About Madeline Black
Madeline Black has distinguished herself as an international leader in movement and exercise education. She is known as the “teacher’s teacher” for over 25 years. Madeline draws from her vast knowledge, continu…
Feedback on Feet & Hands Influence the Spine
Very helpful in understanding the finer points and their importance/impact on achieving fuller body engagement.Lorraine B
Featured Student Feedback
Very helpful in understanding the finer points and their importance/impact on achieving fuller body engagement.
I Thoroughly enjoyed looking at the work from this aspect, the finer and more intricate details that make huge shifts. I am enjoying exploring this with my clients. Already seeing the benefits.
Great to see how the emphasis of the foot affected the legs, pelvis and spine in the movements. Thank you.
great workshop! Thanks Madeline
I love Madelines cues...and because they are different from mine they give me a different perspective and also more cues to offer clients
Excellent workshop; especially liked seeing Madeline work with a non-dancer client.
Great workshop ..... very interesting to learn queuing from the extremities in. Thank you
I love Madaline Black's workshops!
It was very helpful information how to actually see a correct alignment of feet and hands on the exercises. Not only pay attentions to the feet but also looking at the pelvis to see how it effect the movement was very interested and learned lot to improve my teaching eyes to clients. Thank you so much for your wonderful workshop as always! Love to learn from you always.
Wonderful! I wasn't over-excited about the topic of feet and hands, but knew if Madeline was doing it, it would be worth it. It was so much more than that! The placement and movement of our hands and feet can change the way the rest of the body moves, the muscles we activate and can help to activate muscles we should be engaging but typically do not. I will use everything I learned from this workshop in every session I teach
Enjoyed it so much! Love your book!
I'm excited to try out these ideas and concepts in the studio!
Great workshop, inspired me to look at the Pilates repertoire from a new perspective
As a new teacher this workshop helps me in proper cues in relation of the feet and hand. Feet and hand relation to our movement makes it easier for the client to determine the muscle group that will be working or to focus on. Thank you Madeline.
This was an excellent training. Especially showing how small movements of the hands and feet have a great effect to increase the benefit of each exercise.
I think it would be helpful to have an outline/short lecture about the goals and philosophy behind your work. The description of this activity did not match my expectations and it took a while for me to get on board with what you were trying to show. It's nice to have someone to work on to show all the little details of your work. I just would have like a little more theory or personal conversation about the purpose of your teaching in this module.
love your teaching
I appreciate her attention to detail and explanations.
It was an awesome workshop, I learned a lot. Thank you!
EXCELLENT INFO!
Very useful information!
*Fantastic* posture pencil tip. Lots of great information about how foot and hand alignment effect all of the Pilates work. Personally, I found the cues for foot position on supine mat work specifically helpful, since I had a better initial understanding of weight bearing going into this workshop. Great, specific cues very well explained. Thanks!
Great information!
Very detailed and very well explained. Wonderful work!
I liked the concept and exploring the distal to proximal and how it creates a deeper connection thru the whole body
The workshop offered valuable information on the important closed chain relationship on the hands and feet to transmission of force through the limbs to the spine.
Great Course
Very good. Love Madeline.
I enjoyed the workshop. It is interested to think about working distal to proximal. Thank you.
as always the descriptions and the way to dive deeper into the work, into the body is enriching! thanks a lot!
I really enjoy the precision an all the great cuing Madeline offers in her workshops.