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In episode 73 of the David Grey Rehab podcast, David welcomes Craig Mallett as his guest, a martial arts expert with a unique perspective on training. David speaks about his experience of being coached by Craig and what he learned during that time: Daoist arts, Chinese, internal and external martial arts. They discuss topics such as pain, habitual movement, body awareness, spatial awareness, training the mind to focus, and the differences in training styles between traditional S&C and physio world compared to internal arts. Craig advocates for letting go of unnecessary tension while training. Overall, this episode presents a fresh perspective on martial arts training![00:01:39] Letting go of unnecessary tension. [00:09:48] Internal vs external martial arts. [00:18:09] Traditional vs. modern yoga. [00:21:34] Confronting challenges directly.[00:29:24] Tension in our bodies. [00:32:24] Concentration and strength training. [00:36:02] Exchange of breathing and chi.[00:42:02] Focusing on one thing. [00:44:59] Spatial awareness through movement. [00:49:10] Perception and reality. [00:53:11] Linking exercises to psychology. [00:56:00] Performance vs Longevity. [01:00:17] Movement expression in old age. [01:03:34] Building momentum in training. [01:08:06] Pain is not always bad. [01:15:11] Learning from mistakes. [01:19:48] Movement and tension. Connect with David Grey Rehab:Check out our Foot & Achilles Rehab ProgramVisit our websiteFollow David Grey Rehab on InstagramSubscribe to our YT & listen to more podcast episodes Visit the DGR Interactive platform Connect with Craig:Visit his platforms: www.craigmallett.comcommunity.craigmallett.comCraig is an instructor (and student!) of the Daoist tradition called Ba Men Da Xuan, under the direct tutelage of the guardian of the tradition, Master Serge Augier.He started exploring self-cultivation methods in 2003, and accumulated significant experience training with some of the brightest minds in the world such as Master Dapeng Wang, Kit Laughlin, Simon Thakur, Emmet Louis and Dave Wardman, before joining the Da Xuan tradition in 2014. Having a lot of experience with many different modern modalities brings him a unique vantage point to his traditional studies. Within the tradition, he specializes in the internal and external physical practices, helping people to restore their relationship to their body and train in a way that is sustainable for the rest of their lives. He aims to present his teachings in a simple, clear way so that they are accessible to everyone, without the need for new-age fluff. https://youtu.be/rFRPDf6pFwI
Craig Mallett (@craigmallettdx) features on the Passive Hang podcast! Craig is a teacher based in the Sunshine Coast, Australia. He was originally part of a Canberra community featuring Simon Thakur and Kit Laughlin, associated with past podcast guest Emmet Louis. He is now a teacher and practitioner of the Da Xuan Daoist tradition. Da Xuan - “The Big Mystery”. It's in the name - what is all these Chinese internal Martial arts about? I had the chance of attending Craig's Internal Strength workshop a couple of weeks ago, a fantastic experience which challenged me on different levels. In this conversation Craig gives an introduction into the Da Xuan school, and the key pillars that underline the practice. Da Xuan is rooted in practice over ideas - something I strongly resonate with. So in this special podcast episode, we not only talk about ideas, so attached at the end is a guided standing practice that Craig has prepared for us. Craig has many fantastic resources available on his website. https://craigmallett.com/ Sign up to his community to see: https://community.craigmallett.com/about Thanks Craig, it was a pleasure to chat and train together! #movementpractice #thepassivehang #daxuan
Simon Thakur is based in New South Wales, Australia. Ancestral Movement is his project, his “big idea” that has come from more than twenty years of practice and research across a wide range of fields. He has studied the natural sciences since he was in high school and through university – covering the basics of physics and mathematics and going deeper into chemistry, biology, physiology and anatomy (including a year of weekly cadaver studies), exercise science, nutrition, biochemistry, molecular cell biology and molecular genetics, immunology, and neuroscience, as well as psychology, anthropology, archaeology, sociology, history and religious studies. During all of this time he has also been learning and practicing predominantly Eastern traditions of martial arts and mind-body transformation. He was obsessed with Yoga and martial arts as a child and read everything he could find in the public library (back in Dunedin, New Zealand, where he grew up). He did some Judo as a kid, some boxing and kickboxing as a teenager, then went on a year-long student exchange to Thailand when he was 17, knowing only that he wanted to practice Muay Thai and learn about Buddhism and meditation. He ended up living with his Muay Thai teacher, and ordained as a monk during by the end of his time there at the age of 18, staying for a wonderful month at Wat Tong Pai near Chumphon in south Thailand, and a beautiful couple of weeks at Suan Mokh forest retreat centre near Surat Thani. He was introduced to Buddhism through the works of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, whose incredible 550 page translation and commentary on the Buddha's Anapanasati Sutta (discourse on mindfulness based in the in- and out-breaths) is still his most treasured meditation manual, which he returns to every year for further study. Since then he has studied Japanese Jujitsu, Capoeira, Chinese internal martial arts and Qigong, Yoga and Yoga therapy, Feldenkrais, Butoh, Contact Improvisation, Pilates, Kit Laughlin's Stretch Therapy and Monkey Gym, parkour, smatterings of Russian Systema and Mixed Martial Arts, and more recently Brazilian Jujitsu, freestyle wrestling, and Filipino Eskrima (also called Kali, or Arnis). He has lived for close to ten years in Asia – in Thailand, India, Japan, China and Taiwan – and six months in Brazil, studying and learning from the best people he could find, always trying to get as close as he could to the source of the arts and traditions that he found most interesting.
Renée Leeuw and Olivia Allnutt share many words of wisdom and advice for teachers who want to teach in an intelligent way. They discuss a range of techniques in the Stretch Therapy system, such as partner stretching and how to do it safely, they talk about the importance of the breath, the use of language and touch when teaching and they talk about offering variations of (yoga) poses for each student in the room.
Charlie Merrill, a physical therapist, and Tabi shoe enthusiast, takes a deep dive on pain in this week's episode of Cycling in Alignment. Injury can have a devastating impact on many athletes. The conversation covers how and why so many individuals have dealt with some aspect of pain in their time of athletic pursuit. Colby and Charlie also cover the degree to which pain can set us back in terms of physical fitness and emotional well-being. All that and much more, this week on Cycling in Alignment. REFERENCES Merrill Performance Web: https://www.mperformance.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MPerformanceBoulder Instagram: @charliemerrill https://www.instagram.com/charliemerrill/ Kit Laughlin: https://stretchtherapy.net/ Peter O'Sullivan: http://www.pain-ed.com/team/ Stu McGill: https://www.backfitpro.com/about-us/ Guy Winch Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/guy_winch_why_we_all_need_to_practice_emotional_first_aid Keith Bontrager and the Myth of KOPS [Knee Over Pedal Spindle]: https://sheldonbrown.com/kops.html Steve Bauer “chopper” Paris-Roubaix bike circa 93: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/product-news/top-five-worst-cycling-inventions-196732 Charlie's video on Jika-Tabi Shoes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLkMni4Qv1Q&t=2s Also see: https://www.lin.health
Kit Laughlin and Ian MacLeod discuss what stops people becoming more flexible at the Nirvana Strength “Strength and Flexibility Summit".
This short twenty-minute set of instructions is designed to get you meditating today. It is an excerpt from the full discussion at "Why your meditation practice is not working – Kit Laughlin with Yusef Smith. In one sense, meditation is simple: gently hold your awareness on something you have decided will be your “meditation object”, and see what happens! If you notice yourself being distracted by a thought, gently bring your awareness back to the object. You will need to repeat this! Noticing a distraction and bringing the awareness back to your object IS meditation. Suitable objects are discussed in this brief introduction.
Our content on meditation always gets overwhelming feedback, and we've had requests for a step by step guide for beginners. Well here is an instructional guide, from the OG himself, Kit Laughlin: https://youtu.be/3CFUGYp62jw Make sure to watch the full interview: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFmdYEwgXjj/
So many people want to start meditating, but agonise over what school of meditation, or what lineage, or even what type, with what goal. In this two-hour discussion between Kit Laughlin and Yusef Smith – from Propane Fitness – detailed instructions for how to start meditating are given, and the show notes below will help you find any section of interest.
Kit was absolutely on FORM for this one. Here's what we cover, including a specific step by step guide to getting started with meditation at 22:00. Shownotes: 00:00 - Intro00:45 - “Stretching 2.0”01:45 - we are here today to talk about meditation03:00 - what kind of mediation is best?04:00 - basic instructions on how to start meditating05:30 - learning styles have changed07:10 - learning from written word08:15 - follow along stretching programs vs recipe programs10:15 - I have been meditating for ~35 years10:50 - the need for simple, follow-along meditation programs11:00 - what exactly is meditation?11:45 - the Four Postures of meditation12:15 - Hat tip to Daniel Ingram13:45 - The shortening of attention span in modern era14:15 - the “Six-second Abs” approach to meditation14:45 - “What do you think the meditation project is?”17:00 - a surface take on different approaches19:00 - “Undoing the illusion of self!” and the superficiality of modern takes on meditation20:00 - “a McMindfulness approach is still better than no approach!”21:00 - inhabiting the body to develop awareness21:45 - The unpredictability of psychedelics22:10 - Kit: let us go into the detail:23:45 - get started in two minutes!25:00 - “feel your body” does not connect, for many people25:50 - Yusef's experience with Vipassana retreats26:30 - most meditator’s experience on their first retreat is pain26:30 - the basic instructions continue27:45 - the “meditation object”28:15 - “feel the movements in your body we cal ‘breathing’”29:00 - meditation is an embodied practise30:45 - ‘one-pointed’ awareness as alternative; ‘open awareness’31:05 - “what is happening now?”31:45 - As you breathe in, what do you feel?32:00 - a thought will come into your mind32:45 - “a bad meditation session”33:30 - “hold your awareness GENTLY on your meditation object34:30 - “be nice to yourself!36:30 - stickiness37:25 - “unsatisfactoriness vs ’suffering’”38:30 - experiencing sensations IS being present39:45 - paying attention to what’s actually happening (not what you think is happening!)41:10 - your body only has one language41:50 - we are not trained to attend to sensations42:15 - the most important things in this life are what the body experiences43: 30 - thought as a ‘time stamp’44:20 - “Im not a meditation person”45:50 - “I’m speaking to an audience of typical Westerners”46:45 - “There’s no such thing as a ‘bad training session’”49:00 - “I’m a knowledge worker”49:45 - Kit’s recommendations for Yusef's practise50:15 - Lying relaxation/meditation51:20 - why Kit recommends a lying practise51:45 - learning meditation is about unlearning many habits53:00 - Kit’s first insight53:45 - relaxation is just another habit55:20 - humans are more doglike, than catlike56:45 - Yusef on how being relaxed can become the new norm57:15 - the thought stream58:45 - Kit’s experience on retreat in Berkeley1:03:05 - why it’s so important to be able to relax1:04:05 - “I don’t have to be, or do, anything1:07:00 - a few quick questions1:08:00 - pay attention to what’s actually happening now1:11:30 - importance of comfort in stretching1:13:30 - life-changing skills1:14:30 - not adding anything1:17:30 - breath counting1:24:15 - experiencing serenity in the body was life-changing1:24:30 - mantra1:28:00 - “neural down-regulation”1:29: 30 - the difference between being relaxed and deeply relaxed1:31:30 - sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems1:34:30 - the importance of being aware that one is relaxed1:35:45 - engaging with reality directly1:36:10 - difference between non-attachment and detachment1:37:00 - anger1:41:45 - the ‘dis-ease’ of being you1:43:45 - Final question: what should we NOT do?1:48:00 - what do you want out of your life?1:51:00 - Kit chastises Yusef's reading style1:51:50 - the book Essentialism”1:52:30 - knowing what you don’t want1:55:00 - being a beginner by choice1:58:30 - Rousseau’s great quote Find out more from Kit at https://stretchtherapy.net/
The hosts of the Range of Strength podcast, Lucas Aaron and Jeffrey Wolf, engage Olivia Allnutt in a long discussion on a great many topics, including the Stretch Therapy *approach* to stretching, why adult bodies are more resistant to becoming more flexible than children's, and how little most strength coaches know about flexibility training!
Kit Laughlin chats with Thomas Emerson, founder of Praksis (Canberra), about the inescapability of the mind, the fundamental importance of cultivating awareness, and much more. In the first half of the talk, they discuss how our minds filter reality and thereby condition how the world is presented to us in every moment. In the second half, Kit explains how cultivating awareness of that fact makes it possible for us to experience reality more directly, with greater clarity and with less interference from the pesky ego.
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Kit recently recorded a two-part interview with two young North American coaches whom Kit has never met, Lucas Aaron and Jeffrey Wolf, but who have been working with the Stretch Therapy material for the last six years or so. Jeffrey has perfect front splits; and Lucas has perfect side splits. Part one concerns Kit's personal journey through middle-distance running, Olympic lifting, dance school (the worst student!), and the two year period where he trained in a pro. boxing gym, and worked the door of a nightclub in King's Cross. Part two is more philosophical in nature.
Kit recently recorded a two-part interview with two young North American coaches whom Kit has never met, Lucas Aaron and Jeffrey Wolf, but who have been working with the Stretch Therapy material for the last six years or so. Jeffrey has perfect front splits; and Lucas has perfect side splits. Part one concerns Kit's personal journey through middle-distance running, Olympic lifting, dance school (the worst student!), and the two year period where he trained in a pro. boxing gym, and worked the door of a nightclub in King's Cross. Part two is more philosophical in nature.
Kit Laughlin chats to Jackie Tann from B3 Massage and Movement about how Stretch Therapy enhances your health, wellbeing and performance. Kit takes us on a deep journey of what it means to practice Stretch Therapy. This practice (and interview) is not just about stretching but about everything it provides us physically, mentally and emotionally. A deep dive into how we can use Stretch Therapy as a tool for not just athletic performance but more importantly how we can use it to enhance our lives. Delivered in two parts.
Kit Laughlin chats to Jackie Tann from B3 Massage and Movement about how Stretch Therapy enhances your health, wellbeing and performance. Kit takes us on a deep journey of what it means to practice Stretch Therapy. This practice (and interview) is not just about stretching but about everything it provides us physically, mentally and emotionally. A deep dive into how we can use Stretch Therapy as a tool for not just athletic performance but more importantly how we can use it to enhance our lives. Delivered in two parts.
Épisode n°9 • Dans l’épisode mensuel consacré à un documentaire culte, on s’attaque cette fois à Pumping iron de George Butler (1977) et The comeback de Kit Laughlin (1980). Une plongée dans le milieu du culturisme professionnel et ses compétitions de haute volée. On y découvre un jeune Arnold Schwarzenegger au sommet de sa forme que rêvent de […]
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I sat down for a podcast with Frederik Beck of Physical Alchemy. We sat down to discuss all things flexibility and mobility and had a very interesting chat. Fred has recently moved to Dublin and is now offering workshops, classes and private lessons in this system. We figured out a few audio issues and are ironing them out. Freds links Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/frederikbec... Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/frederik.beck.5 Physical Alchemy - https://physicalalchemy.com.au/ Kit Laughlin - https://stretchtherapy.net/
Outline: All about Stretch Therapy and the goals of this comprehensive system How it was started {and became a huge trend in the process}! The ways in which they got the necessary feedback to develop other programs How the markets differ in various countries Marketing strategies for online business The highs {and lows} of offering teacher training Why niching down is often the best strategy for a studio…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MTfwJMZ2mw&feature=youtu.be Propane Podcast Episode 107 Show Notes Today's Podcast is a bit of a behemoth and is one not to be missed, the long and eagerly awaited return of Mr Stretch Armstrong himself, Kit Laughlin. Kit is, in our opinion, the leading authority on stretching and flexibility in the world. He's the founder of Stretch Therapy, and while 'Cat like movement' is their slogan, he seems to have had 9 lives himself. Trained as a medical anthropologist, logician and massage therapist, he's extremely well grounded in musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology - also drawing on wisdom from his time as an Iyengar yoga instructor, Olympic lifter and powerlifter. As an academic he's also published a number of papers on back pain. For more, check out his back pain book and YouTube channel. If you missed our previous interview with Kit you can find it in 2 parts, part 1 and part 2. Time Stamps References David Deida Stretch Therapy Workshops Physical Alchemy David and Kit's coffee shop conversations Free gift for podcast listeners
In this episode, you'll learn about stretching and flexibility from world-renowned expert Kit Laughlin. Kit Laughlin is a leading authority on the subject of stretching and flexibility. He developed Stretch Therapy over the last 30 years and presents workshops across the globe in these techniques. He was awarded a Master of Letters degree by the Science Faculty of the Australian National University in Canberra and was granted an Australian Postgraduate Research Award for Ph.D. research, where back pain was the main case study.
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In this fascinating 90min interview, Kit Laughlin talks extensively about his experience in the field of Stretching & Flexibility. Kit has written 3 books, travels the world teaching workshops, and at age 64 his knowledge of the body is vast. Of particular interest was his explanation of the mind-body connection as it relates to flexibility. This interview is not to be missed by Yogis, Gymnasts, Dancers, Pole Dancers, Handbalancers, and Acrobats of all kinds. You can find more information about Kit at his website stretchtherapy.net For more podcast episodes, and handstand tutorials, visit acrolibrary.com
The excellent Justin Goodhart (WellRoundedAthlete.net/home) interviewed me back in 2014. He wanted to know about the ideas and experiences that led to Stretch Therapy—and we talked up a storm. The following is a partial list of what is covered: The difference between children’s and adult’s bodies and what that means for your flexibility training. The […]
I have only met and worked (and ate and drank!) with Ryan Hurst, one of the three co-founders of Gold Medal Bodies, the best site currently available for information and instruction on men’s gymnastics strength training, anywhere. And Ryan is a lovely human being and as I get older, that dimension is far and away the most […]
Directly from the Propane Fitness site, run by my friend and ST Teacher, Yusef Smith. I am not responsible for the hyperbole! See the Propane Fitness page HERE; there are some nice images, too, and a link to the video version of the interview, if you’d prefer that. “This is one NOT to be missed. […]
Directly from the Propane Fitness site, run by my friend and ST Teacher, Yusef Smith. I am not responsible for the hyperbole! See the Propane Fitness page HERE; there are some nice images, too, and a link to the video version of the interview, if you’d prefer that. This is part two, and on Yusuf’s […]
This is part 2 of our interview with Kit Laughlin from Stretch Therapy. If you missed part 1, go back and listen to it here. This is one NOT to be missed. Here, Yusef interviews Mr Stretch Armstrong, Kit Laughlin. Kit is, in our opinion, the leading authority on stretching and flexibility in the world. He's the founder of Stretch Therapy, and while 'Cat like movement' is their slogan, he seems to have had 9 lives himself. Trained as a medical anthropologist, logician and massage therapist, he's extremely well grounded in musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology - also drawing on wisdom from his time as an Iyengar yoga instructor, olympic lifter and powerlifter. He's also an ex academic, having published a number of papers on back pain. For more, check out his back pain book and youtube channel. 00:00: awareness, not strength training (full session later in the program; I will add this detail later) 30:00: why a ’sets and reps’ approach does not work for flexibility 02:00: why you need a little hyperextension in the elbows and knees 03:20: why you can’t convince a skeptic by argument alone 04:15: description of the contract–relax (C–R) approach (using biceps as the example) 06:00: the problem with the distinction between the ‘mind’ and the ‘body’, and “Descartes’ Error” 07:30: anxiety and breathing 09:00: in stretching, you can’t separate the mind and the body 10:15: “If you don't think you can do it, you will not be able to do it” 11:00: the virtues of single-arm hangs 13:15: “tendons and ligaments have about 1/10 the nutrient supply that muscles get" 14:10: tendon and ligament injuries 15:45: tensegrity structures 16:20: levers and pulleys are an outdated and inaccurate model of living anatomy 16:45: stretching to find out what the body needs 17:20: "when was the last time you felt your clothes on your body?” 20:00: when full tension is necessary, and when it’s not 21:20: “most peoples’ bodies are fighting themselves” 23:20: “we start with good biomechanics” 26:25: improve your sleep 27:00: overtraining 27:45: benefits of being able to relax 28:45: talking specifically to Olympic lifters, powerlifters, and bodybuilders 31:10: "when I was a middle-distance runner” 32:00: leg-length differences 38:30: people are ‘mollycoddled’ 40:20: immobility is damaging to the body 41:30: lying meditation 46:10: a common fear people have 48:25: the essential stretches 51:45: talking about a Q&A 52:45: concluding remarks 58:20: “our programs are very inexpensive” 1:01:30: end Yusef's finest moment
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This is one NOT to be missed. Here, Yusef interviews Mr Stretch Armstrong, Kit Laughlin. Kit is, in our opinion, the leading authority on stretching and flexibility in the world. He's the founder of Stretch Therapy, and while 'Cat like movement' is their slogan, he seems to have had 9 lives himself. Trained as a medical anthropologist, logician and massage therapist, he's extremely well grounded in musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology - also drawing on wisdom from his time as an Iyengar yoga instructor, olympic lifter and powerlifter. As an academic he's also published a number of papers on back pain. For more, check out his back pain book and youtube channel. At the 'into the stretch' workshop in London In part 1 we cover: 1:40 - Why you should have cat body rather than dog body 9:05 - How your mental attachments can impact you on the physical plane 12:00 - What is stretch therapy? 16:10 - What you can learn from watching someone address an empty bar 20:10 - Back pain 24:30 - 'Why should you trust a nutritionist who's in appalling shape' 28:00 - What are the patterns of tension that powerlifters, bodybuilders and lifters experience? 36:30 - Why awareness is critical to injury prevention 42:15 - Acquiring flexibility: why it's not as simple as programming the sets/reps 47:10 - Gymnastics strength training and the structuring myth. Should a powerlifter be able to hit splits? 49:00 - The reason you can't hit a full lotus position isn't because of flexibility 52:00 - On to the HOW - listen to part 2 next week
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Stretch Therapy (Part 2) I hope you enjoyed last week's interview with Kit Laughlin talking about Stretch Therapy. Here is Part 2 and he imparts just as much wisdom (if not more) than in the last video! Health, happiness & abundance mt xx
Stretch Therapy (Part 1) What is Stretch Therapy? How I discovered Stretch Therapy...I have been practicing yoga for over a decade. Of course, my flexibility, range of movement and general health has improved over the years because of it. I don't easily hurt myself when twisting or doing sudden movements because I'm flexible and supple. In general, I easily go into certain postures like kneeling, squatting and sitting cross-legged on the floor. Over the years though, certain parts of my body have been "stuck", no matter what I did. I did emotional work on these areas through kinesiology, I practiced my yoga & stretched more often, but.....NOTHING! It was as if, I had reached the limit to my mobility for these areas. Except, I knew that was not correct & that I SHOULD be able to go further...I wanted the mobility I was entitled to dammit!! So as usual, I was on a mission to 'fix' this! I had a vision that what these areas in my body needed, was to be massaged whilst I was in a particular pose, so that there was a "release" which would allow me to go further into the stretch. I came across Stretch Therapy quite unexpectedly (watch the video to hear the story) and it kind of does that. Not exactly as I had envisioned, but in essence, there are some special techniques that Stretch Therapy utilises, to get your body to release further into a particular pose. Kit Laughlin, the creator of Stretch Therapy gives this explanation on his website about what it is, "...a comprehensive system that includes stretching, fascial remodelling, strengthening, neural re-patterning, and relaxation. The goals are grace and ease, and this is experienced as enhanced awareness and elegance in movement". One of the techniques they use is the 'contract and release' method. What you do is, go into a particular stretch/pose, then you do an opposing contraction (you can get a better understanding of what this means in Kit's videos and books) then, once you hold that contraction for some time, say 10 seconds, you release the contraction which will enable you to go further into the original stretch/pose you attempted. It really is amazing because you see the results immediately & it's so simple to do and you feel really loose & free afterwards. I have been going to the Sydney Stretch Therapy studio for the past 18 months and it has helped me in a number of different ways: more awareness throughout my whole body improved flexibility reduced tension in my neck & shoulders, which has helped with reducing my migraines improved stability getting closer to my goal of doing the splits (both side & front!) Kit shares a lot of his stories in this interview which will be in 2 parts over the next two weeks - Part 1 is below. I highly recommend you listen, as he is very knowledgeable & wise! I also suggest that you look into Stretch Therapy to enhance any of your current stretching practices (eg, yoga or pilates) or if you don't have one, then this is a great place to start! The great thing is, If you can't make it to a studio, then Kit has many videos on youtube (free) & vimeo (small fee) to follow along with, that will make you feel amazing and see results in your body, in a short period of time - the perfect practice for living limitlessly. Looking forward to your feedback on how you go with Stretch Therapy! Hack yourself to health, happiness & abundance mt xx
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"The Origins of Stretch Therapy, and Deep Well Being" Part one of a new series, Dave Wardman interviews Kit, and together they explore the origins of our collective work. Influences include G. Spencer Brown, Anthony Wilden, Alfred Korzybski, the Buddha, and countless students, here and overseas. Kit talks about how he discovered some of the core techniques of ST (before finding that, of course, he was only re-discovering what others had found!), and Dave asks Kit about some of his major influences in his thinking. Time stamped show notes: 00:00 - Origins of Stretch Therapy 01:00 - Kit goes to dance classes! 02:00 - “Rubber Man” 03:00 - my fellow students at the dance classes 04:15 - the way Kit used to move 05:00 - Kit goes to Japan, first breakthrough 06:15 - Kit rediscovers contraction stretching 07:10 - our mind are lying to us all the time! 08:00 - applying contractions to all of Mr Iyengar's poses 08:45 - Greg's invention of the ‘bent-leg' approach to hamstring stretching 09:45 - Kit was extremely flexible—and completely unstable 10:45 - back pain and hip flexors 11:30 - experimenting at the ANU in exercise classes 13:15 - “tinkering” and retesting: the core of the method 14:45 - Dave describes his experiences in class 15:45 - your perception is a lie 16:30 - the body is experiencing sheer panic! 17:10 - “What else have I been wrong about?” 19:10 - what are the real limits in the experience of life? 20:30 - “breaching the height envelope” 21:15 - One element we have not talked about: relaxation 23:55 - When you can relax enough in daily life, everything will change 24:30 - Reich and character armour 26:00 - “No unnecessary tension” 26:55 - Dave describes how he learned deep relaxation 28:30 - having the experience of being deeply relaxed as an option to return to 29:10 - Liv and alignment 30:00 - “Grasp the nettle!” 31:15 - restrictions are cyclic 32:00 - Olga's story and her experience of becoming aware of her fear habit 34:40 - Kit's road into learning deep relaxation 37:30 - There's work to be done, right here 38:15 - “I'll just do this, then…” 39:25 - Sometimes when doing physical work, a change can happen 40:35 - “You are changing with every breath—or perhaps you haven't noticed? 41:30 - Our bodies are tied to the Earth in a way our minds are not 42:40 - There is no user's guide to the human body; we are making one 43:45 - The learning process is a two-way process 44:50 - It's new, all the time 45:40 - “How do you stay enthusiastic?” 46:10 - the privilege of teaching 46:45 - Dave argues the word “therapy” is not completely fitting 47:00 - “You can't give people self-knowledge 47:15 - “You can lead a horse to water…” 48:00 - Science is looking in the wrong place 48:45 - Why science likes “cause” 49:15 - Dave discusses the mindset he began ST training with 50:15 - Practitioners never deal with single cause problems 51:00 - When Dave and Kit first met: the contents of the bookcase! 52:00 - the problems of consistency 52:15 - there are no contradictions in nature 53:45 - Nature is complete, seamless, undivided 54:20 - Kit apologises for never having mentioned Alfred Korzybski to Dave 54:45 - Dave explains why he wanted to record a CSC: all the things D&K are discussing are not in Kit's books! 55:30 - Kit talks about G. Spencer Brown 56:20 - The mind divides the Universe 57:30 - Dave's experience of ST: “stretch therapy plus extra”. K&D agree to record CSC #2
Justin Goodhart and Sean Mapoles interview Kit Laughlin. Kit compares his fascial structure to Dave Wardman's, showing how much natural variation these is in the population with respect to this little-understood tissue, and its influence on one's natural (untrained) flexibility, and how the future might play out as a result. Kit speaks about “specialised generalisation”—the state of being able to do anything you want, activity-wise, but not be the best, or even superior at anything. He calls this “plasticity” and argues that it's a valuable quality, and contrasts it with specialisation. Kit discusses the origin of the Stretch Therapy method, and how he discovered (actually, re-discovered, he learned much later!) one of the core techniques for adults to use to remake their flexibility patterns. He described how he used this technique on all of Mr Iyengar's basic Yoga poses while he lived in Japan, coming up with what he calls “functional units of flexibility” which can be used to build up larger, then whole-body flexibility. He found that the removal of restrictions was fundamental. He expands the discussion to consider the personal evolution of an example child, and how choices made in the period between 5 and 10 years have significant effects later, and how these choices will drive that individual's personal adaptation. He ties this to how an adult can try different challenges to determine what he or she needs to do to be able to better meet these challenges in the future. This becomes the new adaptation, and it will be goal oriented. Kit discusses the helplessness of a baby (compared to a newly born foal) and the consequently huge number of options for how that child may develop that exist as a result. In acquiring new ranges of movement, the “elephant in the room” is fear, Kit claims. This internal reaction is what stops you going deeper in a stretch, and Kit discusses how this can be worked with, and overcome. Kit talks about how the potential for adaptation into new skills is hugely larger than the individual can envisage when he of she is contemplating something new.
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