This idea just popped into my head and I would love to hear your thoughts!

Hi Marli! Ouch. I wanted to hop in here with some suggestions. You can use the “lower body” filter, but you also might find the Standing Classes collection useful right now! Some classes may include upper body movement, but for the most part they are core/lower body focused. I’ll add a specific class here too to try:

Thank you so much, Megan! Appreciate you 🥹🥰🩷🦋

The light at the end of the tunnel is so close now. You’ve been through so much, Frances and yet you still show up and show love and care for this community. I just hope you are giving yourself that love and care too. You deserve it. I love the drawing and that plan of moving in the morning. Maybe it will shake things up in a good way. Sending you a big hug 🫂

Okay wait first your ship/emotions analogy is honestly so good. 🛳️ 😂

And this is such a fantastic win. So grateful that you shared this here. Thank you for showing us what a real consistent movement practice looks like. You’re awesome, Claire. So damn proud of you.

Love this question 🥰 I think what’s ideal for us is just not feeling like a cupboard door with a broken hinge that feels like it could pop off at any moment! Lol.

I love to explore all the shoulder ranges, protracted, retracted, elevated, depressed and then I can more easily find the “middle”. That middle spot is our happy place!

In pushups, your shoulders are moving the whole time, so it’s definitely tricky. At the bottom your scapula are squeezed together, your chest/pectorals are really stretched out. At the top it’s somewhat the opposite pushing the floor away, shoulder blades wide apart, then in between it’s that “middle”/neutral place. You may also be surprised at how much your body needs to move forward as you lower down into the pushup. It’s not really straight down but down and forward so your shoulders are rotating a bit too! A lot going on honestly.

But the more you practice trust in the intelligence of your body to learn and do these things automatically as well. You’re much more capable than your realize my friend 🥰

YES JULIE 🥳😍🤩 you did that. So proud of you!!!

Thank you for sharing this, Jessica. I’m so sorry for your loss. Your dad sounds like an amazing person.

Starting Thaw right now is a wonderful idea. Please let me know if you need any support. Grief is a unpredictable and so difficult. One day at a time. Sending you so much love 🩷

Fire combo 🦋❤️‍🔥

Thank you so much, Frances 🦋🩷