https://joyfreemove.substack.com/s/body-awarenesshttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1gsf!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc385bc68-3522-43e6-9469-6a43cecd6ab5_1280x1280.pnghttps://joyfreemove.substack.com/s/body-awarenessSubstackFri, 24 Apr 2026 04:24:33 GMThttps://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/tension-awareness-control-and-releasehttps://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/tension-awareness-control-and-releaseFri, 07 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMTBeing aware of tension is key to letting go of the unwanted kind and putting in just the right amount of the desirable kind. This video offers tips for staying in control of tension rather than tension controlling you.

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]]>https://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/skipping-rope-backhttps://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/skipping-rope-backFri, 07 Nov 2025 05:06:00 GMTAn alternate spine-loving and opening movement to keep your movement epi-centre happy and free. Add to the Spine Flex on All Fours or do it instead of. The head is down in the upward arch and then up in the downward arch to increase the spinal action.

]]>https://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/wrists-and-ankleshttps://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/wrists-and-anklesFri, 07 Nov 2025 04:09:00 GMTThere’s limited or no free movement if these two small body parts are stiff or unused. Their importance and ways to get them mobile are what this video is about.

]]>https://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/spines-r-ushttps://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/spines-r-usFri, 07 Nov 2025 03:10:00 GMTOverall free movement depends on the spine’s ability to move well. Its importance is explained in this video.

]]>https://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/two-way-spine-flex-and-stretchhttps://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/two-way-spine-flex-and-stretchFri, 07 Nov 2025 02:13:00 GMTA wake-up call for your spine and a powerful but simple tool to keep you moving for the rest of your life. Think of WD40 for a rusty hinge - and flex your spine 2 ways often.

]]>https://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/kitchen-spine-stretcheshttps://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/kitchen-spine-stretchesFri, 07 Nov 2025 01:16:00 GMTA handy dandy way to maintain a happily mobile spine in less than a minute, upright, at home, safely and frequently.

]]>https://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/upside-down-inside-out-and-backwardshttps://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/upside-down-inside-out-and-backwardsFri, 07 Nov 2025 00:17:00 GMTAn advanced move to become wide open and loose. Do with caution if being upside down affects your blood pressure. Opens the spine, arms, shoulders, hamstrings and especially the heart area. Bonus of the torso, head and arms hanging loosely.

]]>https://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/morning-body-wake-up-stretchhttps://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/morning-body-wake-up-stretchThu, 06 Nov 2025 23:19:00 GMTA seated version of the Upside Down/Inside Out Stretch to open the back of the body and the heart/chest after sleeping. It gets the main energy channels kick-started for a day of easier movement. (Note - the bench creaks in this video, it’s not the spine)

]]>https://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/if-the-squat-is-a-challengehttps://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/if-the-squat-is-a-challengeThu, 06 Nov 2025 22:26:36 GMTBeing able to bend at the folds - all the way down - is critical for natural, free movement. The Squat keeps the joints open and mobile while allowing the spine to rest. Much of the world wisely incorporates the Squat into daily life. This video offers a safe way to reinstate it (you squatted as a toddler) if stiffness has set in.

]]>https://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/the-power-walkhttps://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/the-power-walkThu, 06 Nov 2025 05:40:00 GMTLearn how to take your glorious Lift and alignment into the world! This is the presentation of your innate power with side benefits of easier, lighter walking and your inner light aglow. It’s natural movement as per the human body’s regal design.

]]>https://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/grounding-20https://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/grounding-20Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:13:00 GMTA short follow-up to emphasize the ease and impact of connecting with the Earth.

]]>https://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/2-system-skeletal-structurehttps://joyfreemove.substack.com/p/2-system-skeletal-structureMon, 27 Oct 2025 20:50:00 GMTKeeping your 2 structural parts separate but connected - one upwards and one downwards - makes space for mobility ease. Think ‘traction’.

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