The interview series: Gyrotonic trainer Patty Nutchanart

Introducing Patty Nutchanart, GYROTONIC® trainer in Thailand

Patty Nutchanart training at her studioIn my use of Instagram I regularly search for new posts from GYROTONIC® trainers or clients, basically anything tagged #gyrotonic. One day I saw this excellent photo from a studio in Thailand. There are only 2 Gyrotonic studios in all of Thailand so I decided to reach out to studio owner Patty Nutchanart,

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An interview with GYROTONIC trainer Bill Kokiopoulos

Gyrotonic Trainer interview series: Bill Kokiopoulos

Get to know GYROTONIC® Trainer Bill Kokiopoulos

I’ve known of Bill for years. Through his studio’s Facebook page, Bill has become one of the most known Gyrotonic instructors in our community. And it’s largely because Bill really looks at the worldwide group of Gyrotonic instructors as a community, even as a family.

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Imbibition for disc health

Quick tip: Keep your spine healthy with imbibition

Quick tip: Keep your spine healthy with imbibition

There are many way in which GYROTONIC® training is beneficial to your spine. One of them is imbibition. Of the three definitions for imbibition, the one that most fits our context is “Physical Chemistry . the absorption of solvent by a gel.” (from dictionary.com)

The full ranges of motion you achieve with GYROTONIC training helps keep your inter-vertebral disks healthy through imbibition.

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In GYROKINESIS, be water

Quick tip: When moving in Gyrokinesis class, be water, my friend

Water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.

Flowing water created the Horseshoe CanyonWater and it’s fluidity are queues we use frequently in GYROKINESIS®. While we want to, and will, increase the strength of our muscles and remove tightness and musculotendinous adhesions through taking Gyrokinesis classes, we want to do it without struggle, almost without effort, through the flow of the motion.

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