Clarifying Hip and Shoulder Coordination

Listed by the publisher as “Happy Hips 4: Clarifying legs, hips and shoulder movements”

This lesson explores the coordination between the hips, pelvis, and ribs through leg lengthening and shortening movements. Practiced mostly on the side, it progresses from sliding the leg to circling the heel and eventually uses these side-body connections to transition from lying to sitting.

Lying On SideLying On BackSittingHipsShouldersLegsHip And Shoulder ConnectionPelvis And Rib CoordinationSide Body MobilityRolling To SitMotif: Rib Shoulder DifferentiationEquipment: Head SupportFlexion/Extension: Mixed Or BalancedRotation: ModerateSide bending: DefiningCross-lateral: Minor