Stability
Joint instability can be a major issue for a hypermobile body. It can lead to pain, injury and lack of awareness. Build a body that really understands how to stabilise without strain and pain.
Let go of guarding to stabilize
Learn how to let go of false stability and remove guarding patterns from the body (12 min) Level: Gentle / Focus: Abdominal Guarding / Equip: None
Settling to find natural stability
Learn to settle the body and trigger your natural stability patterns. No pain, no strain way to move (14 min) Level: Gentle / Focus: Whole Body / Equip: Yoga Block or Towel
Finding centre
Use your own body weight and work with gravity to move effortlessly in this session (20 min) Level: Gentle / Focus: Whole Body / Equip: None
Controlling the shoulders
Learn to control hypermobile shoulders through awareness and exercise (15 min) Level: Moderate / Focus: Shoulders / Equip: None
Upper body connection
A full session on understanding the stability of the upper body and the integration of your arms (23 min) Level: Moderate / Focus: Upper Limbs / Equip: None
Standing Balance for Everyday life
A standing class which incorporates concepts and ideas required for every day living like climbing stairs (14 min) Level: Challenging / Focus: Legs & Feet / Equip: A step or bottom stair
Managing POTs and dizziness
Useful techniques to help manage the symptoms of POTs and dizziness. (19 min) Level: Challenging / Focus: Whole Body / Equip: Chair, Band, Handweights
THE IMPORTANCE OF CRAWLING IN TRUNK STABILITY
Crawling patterns are essential to build stability in the torso, but often missed in the hypermobile child. Build this stability now in this fun class (20 min) Level: Challenging / Focus: Whole Body / Equip: None
WRIST & FOREARM STABILITY
Simple techniques to build awareness and strength to the wrist area. Learn to work without compression and tension of the wrist and hands. (25 min) Level: Gentle / Focus: Wrist & Forearm / Equip: Small Ball, Tennis Ball
KIDS / PARTNER WORKOUT
A fun, versatile session to do with children, a friend or by yourself too. (20 min) Level: Gentle / Focus: Whole Body / Equip: Small Ball
NECK STABILISATION
Gentle exercises for the neck to bring strength, awareness and stabilisation. NB - if you have CCI / ACI / Chiari these exercises may not be suitable for you and please check with your medical practitioner. (12 min) Level: Gentle / Focus: Neck / Equip: None
SI JOINT STABILISATION
Keep the pelvis and SI joint stable in this class by treating the pelvis as one unit. The use of a band and ball together will help bring stability to all the muscles around the pelvis. (22 min) Level: Challenging / Focus: SI Joint and Pelvis / Equip: Small Ball and Band
using instability to find stabiliy
Use the small ball to create instability in this session. The use of instability will encourage the deep postural muscles to kick in bringing solid stability over time. (27 mins) Level: Moderate / Focus: Whole Body / Equip: Small Ball
Non Weight-bearing Part One
A non weight-bearing class for those days when you want to work out, but find it hard to stand, sit or support through the arms. Work out on the mat or on the bed. (16 mins) Level: Gentle / Focus: Whole Body / Equip: None
PELVIC FLOOR HEALTH AND FREEDOM
Combine education on pelvic floor function with a range of exercises designed to relax and connect with the pelvic floor. In letting go, get stronger. (22 mins) Level: Moderate / Focus: Pelvic Floor / Equip: Small Ball
non weight bearing part two
A second installment of the non weight-bearing classes - ideal for those days when you need to keep things low to the ground. This can be done on the bed too. There are some challenging moves in this session. (13 mins) Level: Moderate / Focus: Whole Body / Equip: None
moving with scoliosis
Working with movements to help stretch and open. This is a great class for opening up the spine and creating length but is particularly focused on helping with scoliosis. (19 mins) Level: Moderate / Equip: Band and Block to sit if required / Focus: Spine
