Those that know me in person or who follow me on IG may know that I have recently, at age 43, learned how to drive and gotten my first driver’s license. Yes, I really have spent most of my life not knowing how to drive a car. And what better way to celebrate my recently …
June 23rd Charlotte, NC Private lessons at Bloom Movement Artistry Email: bloommovementartistry@gmail.com June 24th Asheville, NC Workshops at Empyrean Arts 2:45-4:15pm Hanging and Pulling: stop talking about scapula As aerialists, hanging and pulling is at the core of what we do. While we’ve hopefully all learned that “back and down” is less than helpful, what …
Low back pain. Have you had it? I have, and it’s a bitch! I was just reading a statistic that said that 60-80% of adults will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. And that 85% of low back pain is classified as non specific, which means there is no structural cause, …
I’ve been teaching aerial for a long time. I took my first lesson in January of 2008, and started teaching about a year or so later. So, that was a while ago. It’s the thing I’ve done longest throughout my life, and it doesn’t seem like I’ll be stopping any time soon. I am a …
“Ribs in” is one of those things you hear at the aerial studio all the time. Usually when you’re hanging from your arms, sometimes when you’re laying on the floor doing abs or something. Your coach probably came over and poked you and said “Ribs in!” and you tried to do something to in your …
Ribs in: What does it mean and why can’t I breathe? Read More »
Hollow body. In circus land, we LOVE hollow body! You might have been introduced to it in your first circus class, and you definitely drill it every time you condition. But why DO we hollow body? Hollow body is a position where we can fix every joint in place and get super stiff. Being stiff …
