feet and ankles

 

The two feet house 25% of all the bones in the human body. We often take them for granted, but we use them in every activity, whether it's competitive cycling or strolling through the farmer's market.

Many people in our culture live with the feet stuck in plate-like position to some degree. When this happens, the rest of the body has to compensate for a lack of variability in the feet. This is a great cause of knee problems!

Just think: the knees were not meant to accommodate the huge variety of angles, directions, and planes that the feet are capable of. So when the feet cease to move and respond to the earth, more movement is demanded of the knees, and then of the hips, and then of the pelvis, and so on. We begin to make all kinds of funny adjustments in our torso to make up for intractable feet.

In this series of foot and ankle lessons, we will take the pressure off the knees and hips by improving movement in the feet and ankles. This can help you sit more comfortably, hike, bike, and do yoga better, as well as conserve energy in the torso for when you really need it. 

With these unique foot and ankle movements, you'll learn to: 

  • Align the feet and ankles to keep your knees pain-free.

  • Allow the knees to influence the freedom and flexibility of your lower back

  • Use the legs and feet for stamina, strength, and flexibility. 

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mobile feet, healthy ankles, part 1

1 Variation of knees, ankles, and toes, 40 min
2 Swivel and tilt: orienting the feet, 39 min
3 Turns in the heels, 41 min
4 Lifting leg, sliding ankle, part 1, 27 min
5 Lifting leg, sliding ankle, part 2, 25 min

$49.00

mobile feet, healthy ankles, part 2

1 Circling heels, saving knees, 44 min
2 Tilting ankles, rolling head, part 1, 28 min
3 Tilting ankles, rolling head, part 2, 24 min
4 Heel circles, 39 min
5 Connecting ankles to low back part 1, 28 min
6 Connecting Ankles to Low Back, part 2, 29 min

$49.00

mobile feet, healthy ankles, part 3

1 Interlacing toes, counterbalancing legs, 44 min
2 Folding ankles, wrists (magic back lesson), 39 min
3 Neutral ankles, curling toes, 39 min
4 Foot through the gap, 37 min
5 Differentiation of toes, increasing awareness of toes in action, 38 min

$49.00