Natural Movement Training Ground transitions | How to get up from the floor without using the hands

Some brief ideas on how to get up off the ground without hands. Getting up from the floor without using the hands received some attention in recent years along the lines of being a predictor for life expectancy. I’m not really into all that and believed in the importance of getting up from the ground way before the hyperbole. ;) Sitting/kneeling on the ground and transitioning to and from standing is a fundamental movement macronutrient many are missing in their life and their natural movement training. I’ve been privileged to share with many groups of people my love and viewpoint on floor living. That is like it sounds spending more time on the floor and being mindful of how one gets to and from the floor and integrating it into your life. Taken from a recent Movnat workshop/certification in London: I take the group through a quick summary of some of the sitting and kneeling positions we had gone through in the context of getting to the ground from standing