Body waves • Spinal mobility • Full-body warm-up • Nervous system activation • Mind-body connection • Breathwork • Functional movement • Joint mobility • Athletic movement. 🧠💪⚡ I want to clarify something about the BODY WAVE because I’m seeing multiple versions spreading across social media. There are MANY ways to explore this movement. But violently throwing your head between your legs and whipping your neck around is NOT how I teach it. I’ve seen videos where the head appears to become the driving force of the movement. I don’t see a reason to do that. Your brain is protected inside your skull, and I see zero benefit to intentionally creating unnecessary violent acceleration of the head and neck during a movement that can be performed smoothly and under control. General exercise guidance supports keeping stretching and mobility work controlled rather than forceful or bouncing, particularly around the neck. (Mayo Clinic) Some ballistic movement has legitimate applications in athletic training, but that doesn’t mean aggressively whipping the neck should become part of a general wellness movement. ACSM notes that ballistic stretching creates rapid tension and isn’t generally advocated for most people simply to improve range of motion. (ACSM) HERE’S HOW I TEACH THE BODY WAVE 👇 🦶 START WITH YOUR FEET. Feel the ground beneath you. 🦵 USE YOUR SPRINGS. Allow your ankles, knees and hips to flex and extend naturally. 🌊 CREATE THE WAVE FROM THE GROUND UP. Think about energy traveling from beneath your feet → ankles → knees → hips → spine → shoulders → arms → fingertips. 🧠 MOVE THROUGH YOUR SPINE WITH AWARENESS. Imagine gradually articulating your spine, segment by segment, rather than collapsing forward. 🫁 CONNECT THE BREATH. Let your breathing create rhythm instead of forcing speed. 🙆‍♂️ KEEP YOUR HEAD CONNECTED TO THE MOVEMENT. Your head follows the wave. It doesn’t violently lead it. The goal is not to see how aggressively you can move. The goal is to become more CONNECTED to your body. WHY I DO BODY WAVES ⚡ Wake up the body 🌊 Explore spinal flexion + extension 🦵 Use the natural spring of the ankles, knees + hips 🧠 Improve body awareness + coordination 🫁 Connect movement with breathing 💪 Prepare the body for movement 🔥 Create rhythm from the ground up 🧘 Bring your attention into the PRESENT MOMENT I’ve always said: If it feels good, you’re probably moving in the right direction. Explore your body. Find YOUR rhythm. Make the movement your own. But MORE VIOLENT DOESN’T MEAN MORE EFFECTIVE. A few early videos demonstrating an exaggerated version of this movement went massively viral—some reaching millions of views—and that version spread quickly. Those demonstrations have since been corrected. So I want my position to be clear: CONTROL > CHAOS. You don’t need to whip your head around to create a powerful Body Wave. Start beneath your feet. Use your ankles, knees and hips like SPRINGS. Allow that wave to travel upward through your body until the energy moves all the way OUT THROUGH YOUR FINGERTIPS. 🌊⚡ That’s the Body Wave I practice. That’s the Body Wave I teach. And that’s the entire philosophy behind the MIND • BODY • ENERGY Movement. MOVE. BREATHE. FEEL. 👇 Comment YES to join the MIND • BODY • ENERGY Movement and get started today with the complete platform + community. Mission: Help 10,000,000 people take control of their health and live life on their own terms while raising the frequency of humanity. - @mikerholland_