A Basic Blog
Reading, Writing and Moving. Basic skills for the body and mind.
I only read books when on holiday and I only write when I am under stress. Late-night writing sessions yielded satisfactory grades in university, and on my last holiday I read Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. It has been a while now since both occasions and it's time to re-up my commitment to these elementary basics.
Now, I do most of my writing in the morning and I’ve moved on to coffee from tea. I find you have to go to the bathroom at about the same rate. I welcome the movement intervals from my new work station at the dining room table. I do look forward to resuming life in the studio and away from the chair. There will be more on sitting and bathroom basics at a later date, I’m sure.
Welcome to the Barres + Bells Blog!
Barres and Bells are the simple and strong movements that make everything else better.
Improve your balance for your lifestyle pursuit and condition your core for spine health.
Pursue skill in your exercise practice and add play.
Do what you need, and then just a little more.
Slow down and add strength first.
Exercise less and move more.
You are already strong. Substitute Burpees with exercise basics to feel better and stay strong.
The ongoing viral pandemic has presented new opportunities for us to learn, create, and express with the basics. We want to share advanced skill with our students but promise to commit to the basics first.
One of our training recommendations is to train in bare feet. Start training from the ground up and with your toes grounded in the floor or drawing circles at your ankles. Explore your feet and prepare them with strength for balance.
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Your Feet. Basics of Support… Coming Soon.
In this issue, we’ll look back over our adventures, and opportunities that we have pursued over the past two months. Yes, those months…
We look forward to sharing our history and growing with you into the future.
We are excited to share and discuss our passions for movement, strength, and people
Go Slow. Stay Strong. Start Here—
Ian and Lauryn