Workshop
Give Your Shoulders a Hand
with Misty Lynne Cauthen
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About This Workshop
Our hands do more than help us hold things - the hand and grip provide critical information to the shoulder girdle, thus having great implications on the scapula, the neck, and even overall health.
Join Misty Lynne Cauthen as she explores grip, hand engagement, and the application of grip om the Pilates space. You'll learn practical methods to build functional strength in the hands, wrists, and shoulders and then connect that to how grip strength informs the shoulder girdle and upper body in exercises on both the mat and apparatus.
Learn how to watch for a breakdown in the hand/shoulder connection as well as cue better mechanics and how this vital functional skill creates a more informed movement practitioner.
Concepts & Techniques
- Active integration of the hand into upper body training in the Pilates studio
- The effect of the hand and grip on scapular stability
- Scapulohumeral alignment correctives
Objectives
- Understand the importance of grip strength
- Learn the three types of grip
- Discuss how grip is utilized in the Pilates space, and its effectiveness
- Discover the practical applications of grip and how they impact the shoulder and the upper torso
- Explore these grips as they apply to Pilates and beyond
- Develop an easy-to-implement grip strengthening practice
Props & Equipment
- Balls
- Mat
- Reformer
- Small Props
- Trap/Cad
- Hand towel(s)
- Hand weights
- Pinky, tennis, lacrosse, or any palm-sized ball (or all three!)
- Rollback bar or dowel rod
- Stress ball or therapy putty
Workshop Level
- Advanced
- Beginner
- Intermediate
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| Workshop | Free Member | Forever Member |
|---|---|---|
| Give Your Shoulders a Hand | $59 USD Register Now | $39 USD Get Access |
About Misty Lynne Cauthen
Misty Lynne Cauthen | Owner, Dragonfly Pilates Balanced Body Master Instructor | Mentor | Success Architect | Speaker I was born to slay dragons, which is a complicated career path, because there aren’t any aroun…
Feedback on Give Your Shoulders a Hand
Really enjoyed the program, thank you. I have a comprised grip strength due to a trigger finger issue but will try to practise suggested moves and cues.Wendy T
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I absolutely enjoyed this workshop. Though it'd be an added bonus if all the hands & wrists exercises listed on the pdf were demonstrated in the workshop...
Very much enjoyed this. Although I knew some of the ideas presented here, they were vague cues that I didn't always use. Now I know which exercises and which grip to teach. Thank you!
Really enjoyed the program, thank you. I have a comprised grip strength due to a trigger finger issue but will try to practise suggested moves and cues.
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