We Got Your Breathing…Now What?
After my last few blogs, we should all agree that breathing is our bodies #1 goal because…. If we don’t breathe we DIE! Everybody on board with that? If I didn’t teach you anything else. If we didn’t learn one…
Dear Poler, you’re up to your neck in thoracic dysfunction… Part 2
Loss of overhead motion of the shoulder that you perceive as “pinching on the top of the shoulder.” Your shoulder motion comes from several joints - not just the ball & socket of the shoulder (aka the glenohumeral joint). There…
Dear Poler, you’re up to your neck in thoracic dysfunction… Part 1
If you’ve ever had neck and shoulder pain, you have likely experienced one of the following symptoms: A sensation of tightness on one side of the neck that is exacerbated by neck movement (either towards that side or away). Loss…
FINDING MY WAY AFTER LOSING MY POLE COMMUNITY
One of my favorite things about learning & teaching pole dancing is the sense of community. I live in Los Angeles, which is car-centric beyond all reason, and I really think that's one of the reasons why it's so hard…
Do you always train both sides?
In pole, we talk about this a lot while in other activities, it’s less common. Tennis, golf, baseball and other sports all don’t ask players to do the same thing with both hands. Their hands are "specialized" and each do…
PoleCon 2022: Recap
Thank you so much for coming to PoleCon 2022 in Atlanta! This is my seventh, live PoleCon as CEO/owner, the eleventh overall live event since its founding, and it was one of the most joyful we’ve ever had. From one…
Interview with New PoleCon Instructor: Dey Phoenix
We are sitting down to talk to our new instructors for PoleCon 2022! Learn more about them and then click here to purchase their workshops. 1. We’re so excited to have you teach at PoleCon this year! Can you tell…
Interview with New PoleCon Instructor: Milan
We are sitting down to talk to our new instructors for PoleCon 2022! Learn more about them and then click here to purchase their workshops. 1. We’re so excited to have you teach at PoleCon this year! Can you tell…
Interview with New PoleCon Instructor: Ziva
We are sitting down to talk to our new instructors for PoleCon 2022! Learn more about them and then click here to purchase their workshops. 1. We’re so excited to have you teach at PoleCon this year! Can you tell…
Interview with New PoleCon Instructor: Darknight
We are sitting down to talk to our new instructors for PoleCon 2022! Learn more about them and then click here to purchase their workshops. 1. We’re so excited to have you teach at PoleCon this year! Can you tell…