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In ballet and dance technique alignment, we refer to major landmarks in the body, such as organizing the parts around our center of gravity, lengthening the spine, distributing the weight in the feet, and leveling the pelvis to stack it, the ribcage, the head vertically over our base of support. This helps provide stability and mobility for great control and freedom of movement. But what does a level or "neutral' pelvis look like, how does it work, how can we check our own dynamic alignment to help us balance and create healthy, sustainable movement? Here I share some anatomy basics for movers, landmarks to look for such as the palpable ASIS (Anterior Superior Iliac Spine) and PSIS (Posterior Superior Iliac Spine), and visuals to support proper pelvic placement. See the difference it makes for your technique and artistry! Thanks to Gregg Lizenberry for my Kinesiology for Dance education at UH Manoa (a prerequisite for my MFA program) and my anatomy for yoga teachers at the yogaloft YTT200 in Cologne, Germany for many of the ideas, tools, and resources I am pleased to pass along to my students! I go into a lot more depth and cite relevant sources in my "Planes of Space & the Body" https://youtu.be/cSNnDttuslQ?si=CZFLLQ21hcwXGrTl & "Ballet Orientations of the Body" https://youtu.be/cFSa3KKp8Go?si=hGAelJlNZg2nn6K5 videos and "The Body in Space – anatomical dimensions, planes, and posture in dance & life" article on the blog at ablythecoach.com Want to keep moving? My Wonderful Warmers, Sumptuous Stretching, Ballet Barre, Ballet Centre, and further playlists as well as articles on ablythecoach.com may also be of interest. Thanks for moving with me in spirit or in fact, take good care! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/she A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education Studio: Tanzschule Tanzraum Nippes, Cologne, Germany DISCLAIMER: A Blythe Coach recommends that you consult your physician regarding the applicability of any recommendations and follow all safety instructions before beginning any exercise program. When participating in any exercise or exercise program, there is the possibility of physical injury. If you engage in this exercise or exercise program, you agree that you do so at your own risk, are voluntarily participating in these activities, assume all risk of injury to yourself.
How to find a "Neutral" Pelvis? Exploring Anatomy for Dance Pelvic Alignment Primer - ASIS, PSIS
Welcome to a very chatty and writing-utensil nerdy three-quarters of an hour of writing with and talking about my much-loved and heavily-used lineup of stationery for Fall 2025. How did I come to have 16 fountain pens inked up and a couple waiting in the wings? What is this pen and ink hobby I've become obsessed with? I'll answer these questions and more, and revel in the loveliness of these tools in this video, which would provide a fitting accompaniment to your own ink and stationery play, writing, crafting, or chores. What are you writing, writing with, and creating? Thank you for watching, for being here, and for moving with me in spirit or in fact. Take care of yourself and pay attention until next time! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst, they/she A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education
Fall 2025 Currently Inked Fountain Pens, Notebooks & Paper for Journaling, Planning & Creating
My October and Quarter 4 plan-with-me continued! Having set-up the rough outline of spreads for the month & quarter in my new seasonal BuJo in my previous video, now I'm sharing further decoration and how I migrate information from one book to the next and flesh out my plans. This is just my process at this point in time and not necessarily a recommendation to others. No items have been sponsored or gifted by brands, but a few things were given to me as presents from loved ones. _Chapter Time Stamps_ 00:48 October with decoration 01:20 Migrating Events 02:36 October updated, looking forward to 04:02 September & Q3 Review (also separate video, article) 05:00 Safer Spaces (also separate video, article) 05:10 Dance Research Brainstorm 05:30 Autumn Curriculum (also separate video, article) 05:50 Mood Music 06:30 Q3 Review, Teaching Schedule 06:55 Dance Ground Rules Questions for reflection: - How do you organize your thoughts, ideas, plans, and studies? - What are you looking forward to in Quarter 4? - What are you creating? Thank you for watching, for being, and for dancing with me, in spirit or in fact. Take care of yourself, pay attention, keep moving mindfully, and let me know how I can be of service. Subscribe to stay tuned for more creative inspiration, mindful movement, beautiful ballet and yummy yoga, or come visit me on my website or on social media! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education
Autumn Migration - Notebook Switch & Mood Music for the Change in Seasons
Perhaps you are familiar with the concept of vertical alignment, the dimensions of space, planes of the body, and center of gravity in support of balance and dance technique. If so, what tools and visualizations do you utilize to develop spatial awareness? If not, here's a valuable visual to apply to your dancing and/or teaching. Add further visualizations, like Betsy Fisher's effervescent bubbles rising, to enhance dynamic balance! I go into a lot more depth and cite relevant sources in my "Planes of Space & the Body" https://youtu.be/cSNnDttuslQ?si=CZFLLQ21hcwXGrTl & "Ballet Orientations of the Body" https://youtu.be/cFSa3KKp8Go?si=hGAelJlNZg2nn6K5 videos and "The Body in Space – anatomical dimensions, planes, and posture in dance & life" article on the blog at ablythecoach.com Want to keep moving? My Wonderful Warmers, Sumptuous Stretching, Ballet Barre, Ballet Centre, and further playlists as well as articles on ablythecoach.com may also be of interest. Thanks for moving with me in spirit or in fact, take good care! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/she A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education Studio: Tanzschule Tanzraum Nippes, Cologne, Germany DISCLAIMER: A Blythe Coach recommends that you consult your physician regarding the applicability of any recommendations and follow all safety instructions before beginning any exercise program. When participating in any exercise or exercise program, there is the possibility of physical injury. If you engage in this exercise or exercise program, you agree that you do so at your own risk, are voluntarily participating in these activities, assume all risk of injury to yourself.
Plummy Plumb Lines - Finding Your Center of Gravity - Ballet & Dance Alignment Tool Visualization
September was on fire with back-to-school action, wild times around the world, and conclusion of summer and 3rd quarter! This is a flip-through of the month in my Seasonal Bullet Journal Book, media I published & personally consumed, high & lowlights and special events. Because of its role in my creative process behind-the-scenes, journaling has become a part of my YouTube channel content along with dance, yoga, and joyful living. If you enjoy this topic, check out my 2025 Annual Collections and Monthly Reviews, Word of the Year, related videos and articles. Back soon with more fun with ballet, mindful movement, & creativity. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel to stay tuned and see my face and work again soon, or come visit me on my website at ablythecoach.com to read articles, sign up for my free weekly email newsletter or find me on social media! Questions for Reflection: - What September & Q3 memories are you saving? - What are you creating, planning, practicing, enjoying? - How will you make the most of this season? _Chapter Time Stamps_ 03:30 Listening, Reading, Viewing 05:36 Sept Weekly flips 08:20 Seasonal Book completion quick flip 09:18 Swashbuckling Summer 09:25 Safer Spaces (has its own short video) 09:41 Butterflies 10:57 Mood Music (will have its own blog 11:45 Creative & personal care Empties 14:14 Seasonal Book transition 15:30 Notebook plans 2026 Thanks for watching and creating together in spirit or in fact. Take care of yourself, pay attention, and hope to see you again! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education
September, Summer & Q3 Flip & Reflection - Creative Journal of a Bliss Catalyst Dancer Coach
Let's romanticize, gamify, bring the fun to our learning and creating goals this season with a "Personal Curriculum!" It is a trending topic that I can really jump on board with. This nerd is ahead of the times, as I lifelong student constantly pursuing curiosity. You can also check out my 2022 Fall Curriculum article for more about what was on the "syllabus" then. Here's what I'm planning on researching, teaching, reading, writing, creating, listening to, and viewing in cozy season 2025. Would love to know what's on your learning agenda as well! Subscribe to my YouTube Channel to stay tuned and see my face and work again, or come visit me on my website at ablythecoach.com to read articles, sign up for my free email newsletter or find me on social media. Questions for Reflection: - What are you looking forward to learning this season? - Which books are on your TBR? - Will you be baking certain treats or preparing special meals? - Which pieces of music or playlists will accompany your study? - How will you romanticize and enjoy the work to be done? - What are you creating? Thanks for watching and learning together in spirit or in fact. Take care of yourself, pay attention, and hope to see you again! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education
Autumn Personal Curriculum 2025 - Looking forward to Learning, Teaching & Creating this Season
As a dance educator and teaching artist, creating a safe space for learning has long been a topic of interest and top priority in coaching and classes in studios, colleges, universities, and schools. Recently my interest has been reignited by working in a context similar to where I experienced feeling unsafe, bullied, at risk: middle school. I've been giving elective classes in dance, yoga, and well-being (the opportunity due to the coordinator being an adult ballet student of mine), and along with those electives assist with the Chill Room / Safe Space room during the lunch break. Having previously become familiar with the concept of Safer Space codes of conduct in the context of LGBTQIA2S+ queer nightlife, parties, dances, and demonstrations, the same tenets are true for a variety of social and educational contexts. Here I'm sharing a quick review of my research in progress in the form of notes in my seasonal Bullet Journal. This is the type of theoretical work that I endeavor to apply to my professional practice right away. With many intersectional diverse marginalized people feeling increasingly unsafe in current society and human rights under threat, as well as Mental Health Day and Coming Out Day being celebrated in October, it is timely to consider how we can work together to generate loving, supportive spaces for all. The learning continues and I hope you'll share your knowledge of Safer Spaces at work in community groups, schools, dance and performing arts, higher education, professional life and beyond. Questions for Reflection: - Where and with whom have you felt loved, accepted, encouraged, empowered? - Which spaces, settings, and contexts feel safe to you? Which not? - How can we create safer spaces for learning, growth, and creativity? - In what ways can bystanders and community members help folks in danger? Thanks for watching and moving together in spirit or in fact. Take care of yourself, pay attention, and hope to see you again! Subscribe to my YouTube Channel to stay tuned and see my face and work again, or come visit me on my website at ablythecoach.com to read articles, sign up for my free email newsletter or find me on social media. Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education
Finding & fostering Safer Spaces in a diverse dancing life - Research Bullet Journal Spread
Happy fall & Spooky Season! Here is my process of setting up for a new week, month, and quarter in a new seasonal BuJo, which made of a cozy Sunday afternoon and a well-organized and whimsical entry into the new period. Due to an increasingly packed Fall teaching, coaching, and dancing schedule, it behooves me to incorporate the contents of my existing creativity and productivity practices into my channel sharing. As I rely on both analog and digital tools to organize my coaching, teaching, and creative life in an inspiring way. This is just my process at this point in time and not necessarily a recommendation to others. No items have been sponsored or gifted by brands, but a few things were given to me as presents from loved ones. Questions for reflection: - How do you organize your thoughts, ideas, plans, and studies? - What are you looking forward to in October and Quarter 4? - What are you creating? Thank you for watching, for being, and for dancing with me, in spirit or in fact. Take care of yourself, pay attention, keep moving mindfully, and let me know how I can be of service. Subscribe to stay tuned for more creative inspiration, mindful movement, beautiful ballet and yummy yoga, or come visit me on my website or on social media! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education
October Plan With Me - Fall Seasonal Bullet Journal Setup of a Teaching Artist & Coach
Welcome to a behind-the-scenes tour of my current notebook & journal lineup along with some of the utensils I use to write in them. I rely on both analog and digital tools to organize my coaching, teaching, and creative life in an inspiring way. I use my fountain pens to write Morning Pages (a la Julia Cameron's _The Artist's Way_), Daily, Weekly, Monthly, & Future Logs and project Collections (a la Ryder Carroll's _The Bullet Journal Method_), to record appointments, events, to-dos, events and memories, coaching and teaching notes, poems, stories, sketches... everything! This is just what's working for me at this point in time and not necessarily a recommendation to others. No items have been sponsored or gifted by brands, but a few things were given to me as presents from loved ones. As far as fountain pen fans go, it's now been a year since I "discovering" this hobby that fuels my other passions and I prove to have a real thirst for ink. Questions for reflection: - How do you organize your thoughts, ideas, plans, and studies? - Have you been bitten by the fountain pen (or other writing utensil) bug? - What items nourish your creativity and productivity? - What is in your EDC/ which objects do you like to carry on a daily basis or for creative outings? Thank you for watching, for being, and for dancing with me, in spirit or in fact. Take care of yourself, pay attention, keep moving mindfully, and let me know how I can be of service. Subscribe to stay tuned for more creative inspiration, mindful movement, beautiful ballet and yummy yoga, or come visit me on my website or on social media! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education
Notebook Ecosystem Fall 2025 - Techo Kaigi - Current Journals of a Teaching Artist at Back-to-School
How do you counteract the natural survival reflex of negativity bias and inevitable criticism that meets a life of creativity? Enter the "Smile File" of praise, thanks, and acknowledgment from others. One of a slew of tools to refresh, inspire, and motivate when we feel down or burnt out. Take a peek into my own collected notes of thanks and gather your own evidence of acknowledgement and love. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel to stay tuned and see my face and work again, or come visit me on my website at ablythecoach.com to read articles, sign up for my free email newsletter or find me on social media. Questions for Reflection: - What nice things have folks said to you in the past? - How do you keep words of praise and encouragement? - How do you hope to be spoken of in the future? - What challenges are you currently struggling to overcome? - What are you creating? Thanks for watching and moving together in spirit or in fact. Take care of yourself, pay attention, and hope to see you again! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education
You Need a Smile File, Creative - Supportive Coaching Tools to Get Back in Action, Power Portfolio
August brought delicious harvest to Cologne, and I continued contributing to my "Swashbuckling Summer" and "Splits this Season" series with glowing energy and creativity. This is a flip-through of the month in my Seasonal Bullet Journal Book, media published & personally consumed, high & lowlights and special events. Because of its role in my creative process behind-the-scenes, journaling has become a part of my YouTube channel content along with dance, yoga, and joyful living. If you enjoy this topic, check out my 2025 Annual Collections and Monthly Reviews, Word of the Year, related videos and articles. Back soon with more fun with ballet, mindful movement, & creativity. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel to stay tuned and see my face and work again soon, or come visit me on my website at ablythecoach.com to read articles, sign up for my free weekly email newsletter or find me on social media! Questions for Reflection: - What August memories are you saving? - How are you making the most of the final days of Summer (winter moving into Spring in the southern Hemisphere)? - What fruits do you hope to harvest and savor in the coming months? Thanks for watching and moving together in spirit or in fact. Take care of yourself, pay attention, and hope to see you again! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education
August Flip & Reflection - Creative Journal of a Bliss Catalyst Dancer Coach - BuJo Plan & Memories
Poetry provides inspiration in all seasons and moods, and there are so many swoon-worthy verses about the summer. Just a few favorites, with Time Stamps: 00:35 "Summer Fun In & Out of the Sun" article 02:06 "To a Skylark" by Percy Bysshe Shelley 03:25 "The Owl & the Pussycat" by Edward Lear 05:36 “While I am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing” by Mary Oliver 06:40 “When the Roses Speak, I Pay Attention” by Mary Oliver 07:55 “Liberty” by Janet S. Wong 08:41 "Bee! I'm expecting you!" by Emily Dickinson Back soon with more fun with ballet, mindful movement, & creative living. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel to stay tuned and see my work again soon, or come visit me on my website at ablythecoach.com to read articles, sign up for my free weekly email newsletter or find me on social media! Questions for Reflection: - What media connect you to summer? - How will you romanticize your life this season? - What’s on your bucket list or mood board? - How may I support your creativity? Thanks for watching and moving together in spirit or in fact. Take care of yourself, pay attention, and hope to see you again! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her Helping multipassionate creatives take leaps of faith through mindful movement, dance education & coaching
Swoon-Worthy Summer Verses - Poetic Inspiration for Movement & Creative Living - Seasonal Poems
Shiver me timbers, there's still a little summer left in which to swashbuckle! Though I may not want a life on the open sea myself, I was raised on sailing and pirate stories and appreciate the ethos of freedom, treasure, and adventure. I set out on a Swashbuckling Summer with Jolly Roger July, and am continuing to live it up outdoors, in nature with my favored creative inspirations of the moment, channeling my wild and carefree inner pirate to help savor the season while it lasts. Here I unpack my Piratical Adventure Carry bag, loaded with reading picks, journals, writing & sketching supplies, tools with which to observe the world, gain insights, learn, make notes and art. Due to their role in my creative process, behind-the-scenes artists' dates a la Julia Cameron's _The Artist's Way_ as well as books, journaling and other creative tools & supplies have become a part of my content along with regular mindful movement, dance, yoga, and joyful living offerings. If you enjoy these topic, check out my 2025 Annual Collections, Bullet Journal Flips and Monthly Reviews, Word of the Year, and other multi-passionate videos and articles. Back soon with more fun with ballet, mindful movement, & creativity. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel to stay tuned and see my face and work again soon, or come visit me on my website at ablythecoach.com to read articles, sign up for my free weekly email newsletter or find me on social media! Questions for Reflection: - What shivers your timbers? - What fantasy character will you adventure as next: a pirate, mermaid, prince/ss, unicorn, dragon? - How will you romanticize your life this season? - What’s on your bucket list or mood board? - How may I support your voyage? Thanks for watching and moving together in spirit or in fact. Take care of yourself, pay attention, and hope to see you again! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education
Piratical Personal Effects Adventure Carry & TBR - Creative Supplies, Reading, Writing, Sketching
July is about high summer, brought a heat wave and then cool rain to Cologne, and kicked off my "Swashbuckling Summer" and "Splits this Season" series with glowing energy and creativity. This is a flip-through of the month in my Seasonal Bullet Journal Book, media published & personally consumed, high & lowlights and special events. Because of its role in my creative process, journaling has become a part of my YouTube channel content along with dance, yoga, and joyful living. If you enjoy this topic, check out my 2025 Annual Collections and Monthly Reviews, Word of the Year, related videos and articles. Back soon with more fun with ballet, mindful movement, & creativity. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel to stay tuned and see my face and work again soon, or come visit me on my website at ablythecoach.com to read articles, sign up for my free weekly email newsletter or find me on social media! Questions for Reflection: - What July memories do you want to hold on to? - How are you making the most of the final days of Summer? - What fruits do you hope to harvest and savor in the coming months? Thanks for watching and moving together in spirit or in fact. Take care of yourself, pay attention, and hope to see you again! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education
July Flip & Reflection - Creative Journaling of a Bliss Catalyst Dancer Coach - BuJo Plan & Memories
Welcome to Splits this Summer, a challenge to work towards the splits this season, in support of your dance & athletic training goals (as appropriate to your condition and in consultation with your physician like always!). This mini-series demonstrates a variety of stretching shapes to adapt your condition and mood, encouragement and accountability to practice most days and achieve improved flexibility, performance, and comfort. Part 3 features supported lunges, "half" towards "full" splits on the floor (right, left, and center), with various props like yoga blocks or a foam roller, and you can use an assortment of pillows, bolsters, folded blankets or towels and the like to set up your ideal situation as you get ready to leap into lower splits (as appropriate). Remember to practice with good judgment, while warm, regularly, working up to holding 30 seconds/32 counts or more. All stretches, shapes, and steps should be taken gently, at your (and your doctor's) discretion and with appropriate modifications. For this reason all of my classes offer a differentiated menu with which to achieve your intended outcome. Part of the creative process is trying out a variety of orientations/props/methods to suit your condition, day, mood. Check out further splits sensations and splitting directions in the Splits this Season playlist fun flexibility any time and in many positions! Want to keep moving? Check out the related videos in the cards, as well as the Wonderful Warmers, Sumptuous Stretching, Ballet Barre, Ballet Centre, and further playlists. My articles on ablythecoach.com and weekly email newsletter may also be of interest. _Chapter Time Stamps_ 00:15 Intro to supported Half/Full Split 00:50 Foam Roller, Blocks, other Prop Options 01:40 Supported Front Lunges & Half/Full Split Right 05:55 Left / 2nd side Supported Front Lunge & Half/Full Split 10:20 Supported Middle/Side Split 12:00 Appreciate you being here Thanks for moving with me in spirit or in fact, take good care! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education Music from the YouTube Library: "I Don't See the Branches, I See the Leaves" by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ DISCLAIMER: A Blythe Coach recommends that you consult your physician regarding the applicability of any recommendations and follow all safety instructions before beginning any exercise program. When participating in any exercise or exercise program, there is the possibility of physical injury. If you engage in this exercise or exercise program, you agree that you do so at your own risk, are voluntarily participating in these activities, assume all risk of injury to yourself.
Splits this Season Part 3 - Getting Lower to the Floor with Blocks & Props into Front & Side Splits
June being itself a favorite for so many reasons, with PRIDE and the Summer Solstice, it also marks the midpoint of the year and therefore necessitates deeper reflection than a typical month in my life. My June BuJo Flip/Q2/Midyear Reflection was therefore lengthy enough before I included my ephemera, creative supply and personal care commentary, so I decided to include these separately in this video. Having already published a flip-through of the month in my Seasonal Bullet Journal Book, here is a peek at other stationery & notebooks used, completed/used-up "empties" of art supplies and personal care products. Behind the scenes, I'm practicing mindful consumption and aware creation. Because of its role in my creative process, journaling and supplies have become a part of my YouTube channel content along with dance, yoga, and joyful living. If you enjoy this topic, check out my 2025 Annual Collections and Monthly Reviews, Word of the Year, and other videos and articles. Back soon with more fun with ballet, mindful movement, & creativity. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel to stay tuned and see my face and work again soon, or come visit me on my website at ablythecoach.com to read articles, sign up for my free weekly email newsletter or find me on social media! Questions for Reflection: - What did you use up last month? - What're you making? - How did you celebrate spring into summer? - What fruits do you hope to harvest and savor in the coming months? Thanks for watching and moving together in spirit or in fact. Take care of yourself, pay attention, and hope to see you again! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education
June Stationery, Emphemera & Empties - Creative Supplies & Personal Care favorites
Welcome to Splits this Summer, a challenge to work towards the splits this season, in support of your dance and athletic training goals. This mini-series demonstrates a variety of stretching shapes to suit your condition and mood, and the encouragement and accountability to practice most days and achieve your flexibility goals. Today in part 2 we are trying out inverted reclining splits, in part 1 we explored standing supported lunging splits, part 1b was about standing side lunging splits, and in part 3 we will dive into supported floor splits... I love this version because it is so chill and literally kicked-back! All shapes and steps should be taken gently, at your (and your physician's) discretion and with appropriate modifications. For this reason all of my classes offer a differentiated menu from which to select to achieve your intended outcome. Want to keep moving? Check out the related videos in the cards, as well as the Wonderful Warmers, Sumptuous Stretching, Ballet Barre, Ballet Centre, and further playlists. My articles on ablythecoach.com and weekly email newsletter may also be of interest. _Chapter Time Stamps_ 00:45 Intro to Reclining Split practice 03:00 Reclining Splits options 04:50 Reclining Splits 1st side practice with music 07:16 Break, switch 07:50 Reclining Splits 2nd side 10:00 Reclining Center/Middle Split 12:40 Slow & gentle return 13:15 Join me for further "Splits this Season" fun! Thanks for moving with me in spirit or in fact, take good care! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education Music from the YouTube Library: "Monumental Journey" by Jesse Gallagher DISCLAIMER: A Blythe Coach recommends that you consult your physician regarding the applicability of any recommendations and follow all safety instructions before beginning any exercise program. When participating in any exercise or exercise program, there is the possibility of physical injury. If you engage in this exercise or exercise program, you agree that you do so at your own risk, are voluntarily participating in these activities, assume all risk of injury to yourself.
Splits this Season - Part 2 Upside Down / Inverted Supported Gravity Splits - Season of Stretching
Welcome to Splits this Summer, a challenge to work towards the splits this season, in support of your dance & athletic training goals (as appropriate to your condition and in consultation with your physician like always!). This mini-series will demonstrate a variety of stretching shapes to adapt your condition and mood, encouragement and accountability to practice most days and achieve improved flexibility, performance, and comfort. Part 1b features supported side lunges & stretching we can do from a standing position without getting down on the floor, with a stable bench or ballet ballet barre and/or both feet on the ground. Remember to practice while warm, most days, work up to holding at least 30 seconds/32 counts. All stretches, shapes, and steps should be taken gently, at your (and your doctor's) discretion and with appropriate modifications. For this reason all of my classes offer a differentiated menu with which to achieve your intended outcome. Part of the creative process is trying out a variety of orientations/props/methods to suit your condition, day, mood. Want to keep moving? Check out the related videos in the cards, as well as the Wonderful Warmers, Sumptuous Stretching, Ballet Barre, Ballet Centre, and further playlists. My articles on ablythecoach.com and weekly email newsletter may also be of interest. _Chapter Time Stamps_ 00:45 Intro to standing & supported middle split practice 02:20 Practice Standing Side Lunges: Right 03:10 Standing Side Lunges: Left / other side 04:00 Standing Side Lunges: Right on a bench/support (or repeat) 05:20 Standing Side Lunges: Left on bench/support (or repeat) 06:10 Appreciate you being here Thanks for moving with me in spirit or in fact, take good care! Blythe Stephens, MFA & Bliss Catalyst they/them or she/her A Blythe Coach: ablythecoach.com @ablythecoach helping multi-passionate creatives dance through their difficulties and take leaps of faith into fulfillment through coaching, yoga, & dance education Music from the YouTube Library: "Wander" by Emmit Fenn & "Prelude No. 12" by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. DISCLAIMER: A Blythe Coach recommends that you consult your physician regarding the applicability of any recommendations and follow all safety instructions before beginning any exercise program. When participating in any exercise or exercise program, there is the possibility of physical injury. If you engage in this exercise or exercise program, you agree that you do so at your own risk, are voluntarily participating in these activities, assume all risk of injury to yourself.
Splits this Season Part 1b - Standing Side / Middle Split Stretch - Dance Mobility & Flexibility
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