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How is your movement vocabulary built?


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While many people have trouble squatting, people from some cultures and demographics seem to find it easy and comfortable.

Is the deep squat impossible for me because I am from a different culture and background? Is it possible but it will take time? Is it possible but it will take generations? Tomislav English, a mover and researcher - who in 2015 founded Ferus Animi //Terra Nova movement research - will answer these questions by taking us through anthropological, cultural, biomechanical and philosophical knowledge and more.

Mentioned in this episode:

• flexibility and mobility
• ethnicity, physiology, anthropology and culture
• environment interaction
• technology
• neurosciences
• evolution
• sedentary lifestyle
• environmental tools
• biomechanical energy needs
• the stretch reflex
• skills and movements
• childhood and puberty
• postural integrity

Find Tomislav and his collective on ferus-animi-terra-nova.org and on instagram @ferus.animi.terra.nova.

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dancersFAQBy Alix Reigner