Suppl'ng: a Principleđź’§
Crunch crunch crunch. Flex flex flex.
While there are benefits to building strength through contracting our muscles…What if we could build strength through length? You can! One of the core principles of the Gyrotonic Expansion System® is Suppl’ng. This principle encourages a dynamic lengthening of our trunk to facilitate strengthening as well as decompressing the spine. The quality of yawning evokes this very thing.
There are many benefits to yawning. Yawning can help you stay awake, reduces stress, and can settle you into a calmer state of being. Altogether, yawning conjures the key concept known as Suppl’ng.
photo by AnthonyThornton
In this class we'll practice decompressing our spines through yawning and stretching while urging our brains and bodies to awaken.