Options & Ability

08/25/2026

Turning her body around asks her to pull her ribs over a blocked hip. Changing orientation flips everything and the old 'how' no longer 'works'. This is a means of testing how one computes and is able to find an alternative way -- a tremendously important skill for improving (and keeping) function.

08/17/2026

Refining.

08/10/2026

We tried a thing and it seemed to work. Now we return to it and see how many layers of ease and efficiency we can bring to it, and if/ when it turns maladaptive.

07/03/2026

New site housing all the resources is live.
optionsandability.com

06/18/2026

The sequence of dropping. Up leg (hinge leg) steps first, and down leg (squat leg) steps second and "sinks the body". I reverse this natural process by simply switching the set up, and give each leg some time as the other.

06/05/2026

Using kick strikes to learn how each half works. Studying the relation of parts to understand the system.

04/13/2026

The fear of falling, misstepping, or making a mistake is most notable through her hands, which most often take a "death-grip" as she ambulates. They are the last piece she trusts. So, from there, we play and release and develop something new, so she KNOWS she still can.

04/02/2026

Length and stabilizing along a single half.

Asking how well the body trusts the ribs as an anchor. Manipulating length, hip height/ leveling, and foot-hip-rib relationship.