Vahva Fitness Podcast

#30 – How to Develop Body Awareness & Body Sensitivity (The Art of Reduction)

Eero Westerberg & Samuli Jyrkinen Season 1 Episode 30

Eero and Samuli discuss the amazing benefits of body awareness and body sensitivity in training and how you can achieve it through the art of reduction.

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0:00 Intro

2:15 Ancient & authentic Qigong in 2018

4:55 Cultivation of body sensitivity through reduction

8:20 One of the key elements in the art of reduction

12:30 Isolation, precision and mind-muscle connection

15:10 The problem with heavy weights

16:55 It takes time to feel the effects of some qigong methods

17:58 Getting rid of distractions to improve your body sensitivity

22:40 Slow is smooth, smooth is fast

26:15 Speed, rhythm and cadence

29:10 Kinesthetic intelligence and proprioception

34:20 Mind-muscle connection is the direct sensation of your body

37:15 Samuli’s and Eero’s progress with body awareness & intuition

44:13 A lot of people are disconnected to their bodies

47:00 How much your diet impacts your mobility and flexibility

50:55 THE ART OF REDUCTION EXPLAINED