[nwbutterfly]

Thanks guys! I totally understand about scapula engagement, and this is why the “hanging” feeling in the spin makes me wonder…should I stop doing spins if this is happening? I’m not sure there’s another way to do them!?

[nwbutterfly]

Thanks everyone for the advice! Of course experiential work is the best teacher, but not the easiest! The world of anatomy is vast, and there are so many components to it: bones, muscles, joints, connective tissue, fascia, etc etc. Yes I think it’s really necessary for someone to put out some “anatomy for pole” type of book complete with pictures and do’s and don’ts.
In the meantime StudioVeena is definitely great and I’ve also been paying a lot of attention to the principles of a system called yogalign (although that’s more yoga, and less strength bearing activities like pole).
Sometimes I worry though, that I don’t have the strength to do certain moves. I’ve been poling for a little while but I notice that when I do spins, I sort of “hang” in my joints instead of engaging up in my shoulders. I don’t know if that makes sense or if that’s actually normal with spins but it would be the kind of thing that would be great to read more about in a book, and a kind of training how-to to building muscle effectively and poling safely.

Anyway, thank you all so much! I will try learning this through the videos and my own anatomy research and experience 🙂