It's all Yoga: I teach people how to use tools in order to achieve specific outcomes. I use the Steel Mace as a means of delivery for most of the concepts and ideas I've gathered, learned and developed over the years, stemming all the way back to my early years nearly 2 decades ago when I spent most of my time in Physical Therapy clinics and in Athletic Training rooms. I use other tools as well. But the tool is not where the magic happens. It is you that makes anything go. It is your connection with the earth and it's relativity where strength and power are harnessed. What we are doing when we pic up a tool is adding to a chain and that chain either remains open or becomes closed. __________ In the open chain we must use the extremities that are in contact with the earth to find stability for our loaded extremity. The earth is asking for that object back and we must resist this request by using the earth's own forces to counter. ________ In the closed chain or closed circuit, the forces of the earth must be passed through that closed circuit to create stability. With an offset load this requires an even greater effort. This is probably easier felt than explained in text. _________ Anyway, Yoga is about connection with the breath, the world and essentially the universe. We can move mindlessly through our activities and strength training. We can "pick things up and put them down" like neanderthals. Or we can connect with our body and mind, learn to mindfully channel and harness the strength that the earth provides us. Learn to use the earth, build strong structure and then add complexity. The universe is moving towards complexity after all... why not get on board and ride on that positive energy. #movingthepeople ________ fitfam #fitstagram #steelmace #sanfrancisco #steelmaceexcercises #steelmaceworkouts #steelmaceworkout #sffitness #fitness #fitspo #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #yogapose #strengthandconditioning #highlunge #aesthetics #fitnessmotivation #fitbody #steelmacemover #yogafit #yogadaily #bridge #yogalife #strength #gymlife #fitlife #yogasf #sfyoga ____________ (at Planet Earth)