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Mantra: I can trust my body. Let me elaborate on this one! We can trust our bodies; they naturally know what to do. We don't have to tell our heart to beat, or lungs to inflate and deflate—the body knows. It's our mind that comes in with stories of inability or fear. Let your mind get out of the way so your body can do what it already knows.
Tips: Now that we've been putting everything together—timing, breath, leg placement, and controlled exits—it might feel overwhelming, and that's okay! Please don't worry if you cannot yet invert; this class is not about "getting" your invert. It's about building a better relationship with the invert, your pole, and your body. You may want to do this class a few times, or you can also try my 30-day Invert program. Another option is to simply be comfortable with your level of skill at this time—relax and enjoy the journey!
Question: How are you feeling about your invert practice at this time? Understand I'm not asking if you can invert yet; I'm asking if you are seeing or feeling an improvement in strength, skills, or confidence?
Homework: If you're having mostly negative feelings, do you have any insight as to what's holding you back? You can journal about this, and if you want to share your feelings privately with me or share with everyone in the comments, that's fine too. If you do journal, make sure you take some time to write about the "stories" you told yourself (what your mind is telling you)—remember it may or may not be true. If you're feeling positive overall, take some time to write your feelings of gratitude. Anything you are grateful for, write it down; this might be three things or a whole page of things.
Thank you for going on this invert journey with me. If you enjoyed this class, please let your pole friends know. Have a beautiful day!
Below is a list of all of my invert resources I currently have available. These links are fantastic for instructors and students. Even if you're comfortable with your Invert ability, learning new methods can open up more possibilities and help you troubleshoot for yourself or students. The resources you'll find below include static and spinning pole, along with grounded and aerial invert work.
If you need to pause the video at any time to practice more or have a look at a related tutorial to learn more tips for an exercise or trick, go for it.
Here's a list of direct links for some of the more challenging tricks, exercises, and stretches used.
11 comments
I'm feeling strong ? and happy ? with my invert This class has over come my fear of doing inverted handstand I had no problem at all doing them tonight xx An yes please a class for chopper would be great xx????
That’s wonderful news! I will consider a chopper class once it cools off here. ?
Sounds good to me xx Thank you
Thank you so much for the series - it was just the right amount of gentle to nudge me back to not only my invert - but a few old school pole tricks - yaaaaa ! I'm recommitted now to keep a few pole tricks alive and incorporate them into my flow practice. I have sooo appreciated your classes over the years and will continue to shout you out on IG - blessings to you. I plan to come back and take a few more of your new launched series on this platform .... I need to revive my shoulder mount maybe next ... and my butterfly - lol ! hugs !
So happy for you! That’s amazing, and I hope you enjoy the SM program too! I’m so blessed to have the ability to reach so many beautiful people like yourself. Thank you for sharing your experience with me and the shoutout on IG. ?
?????? I’ll be sure to document my soldier mount journey as well l???????
Looking forward to it!
I had so much fun with this tutorial. I had to take a break to learn the proper way to do the reverse handstand invert but it was worth it. I learned so much from this class. even though I am at beginner level for pole dance I still got a lot from this class. I can’t do an invert from standing but that doesn’t bother me bc I know it’s a learning curve. I went from this on 6/9 https://share.snapchat.com/m/SNn23Q33?share_id=DEYiOtXNRxicO629WoZdAA&locale=en_US To this on 7/4 https://share.snapchat.com/m/oZdcYCiz?share_id=p5GoQONdRdqud0eABw1aaA&locale=en_US So excited to move on to beginner Level 2 and interchange it with the 30 day invert program. Thank you so much @Veena
That’s fantastic! I’m so glad someone who at a beginner level had a chance to go through this because while it’s not technically for beginners. It’s interesting to see that one could use this as a way to understand the invert without fully needing to do an invert! Thank you for sharing!
I had a lot of interesting feelings doing this 7 day invert class. My mom got diagnosed with cancer in March and I have been traveling a lot helping my family. I had been eating out a lot and not exercising. After 7 days, I can see a big difference in my body getting toned again. The invert targets your core, arms, legs, flexibility all at once. Inverting is a cool trick, but pole is really about a relationship with your body. The invert requires you to learn how to manipulate your specific body like a lever to get up there. I think pole dancing is a very efficient exercise to get in shape and I'm super grateful to have a relationship with my body through pole.
Oh that's heavy. It's always a challenge to continue to care for ourselves when a loved one is unwell. I'm glad this class was helpful in coming back to you! Yes, I do feel pole can be a wonderful tool of self discovery if we use it in that way. It's a journey. Sending loving and healing vibes to your mom.