A Guide to Better Movement Quotes

“A major goal of any program for movement health should be to send as much “good news” to the nervous system as possible about the state of the body and its ability to withstand the stress of movement.”
― Todd Hargrove, A Guide to Better Movement: The Science and Practice of Moving With More Skill and Less Pain

“Much more of the brain is devoted to movement than to language. Language is only a little thing sitting on top of this huge ocean of movement.” — Oliver Sacks”
― Todd Hargrove, A Guide to Better Movement: The Science and Practice of Moving With More Skill and Less Pain

“the lessons about body awareness and coordination that can be learned through the practice of yoga, martial arts, the Feldenkrais method, or other mindfulness-based movement therapies can potentially benefit the user for a long period of time, provided they are learned to sufficient degree.”
― Todd Hargrove, A Guide to Better Movement: The Science and Practice of Moving With More Skill and Less Pain

“Maintaining good habits of movement that are already well developed may take just a few minutes of “activation” work every other day. This might involve nothing more than performing some squatting, rolling, reaching, rotating or crawling movements. These movements might make an excellent part of a movement prep or warmup to vigorous exercise, or as a quick refreshing break from sitting during the day. For many people, an active lifestyle or exercise program that involves fundamental movements will be sufficient to maintain healthy patterns of movement all by itself.”
― Todd Hargrove, A Guide to Better Movement: The Science and Practice of Moving With More Skill and Less Pain