The Rouleau Movement Method
What is the Rouleau Movement Method? Denise Rouleau named this work and intention after her dad. He was a vibrant man for many years and when he started to struggle the current system made it worse for him. She created this method with the hope that they could avoid what her dad went through. To keep their independence, their health sovereignty and health span to equal their lifespan.
Many of you practice Yoga for Stability & Strength with me on Wednesdays and Sundays. This class has evolved a lot from what it used to be so I wanted to share a bit about it.
Currently I’m taking a 1000 Hour Teacher Training with Denise Rouleau based on her movement method. As you can see in the graphic, she has researched for years and drawn knowledge from so many experts along with her 30 years of being in the fitness and yoga world. She has created such an intelligent movement method that has long lasting effects.
Here is just a bit of what we use in class:
The SAID Principle
This principle is one of the main concepts used in the Sports Science and Rehabilitative Medicine world. SAID stands for Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands.
This is the principle that everyone from Personal Trainers to Physiotherapists to Athletic Coaches use to achieve their primary purpose – getting results for their clients.
The SAID Principle contains two important concepts that we constantly use in class: the Adaptation Response and Progressive Overload. Understanding how the body adapts to how we use it can help us practice in a way that improves our function and prevents injury!
Organization & Activation
Organization is a set up position. It supports:
-optimal joint positions
-better balance
-movement efficiency
-healthy function and movement patterns over the long term
Activation then secures the Organization. It:
-uses fascia lines to create dynamic stability
-gives your nervous system the information it needs to stabilize your joints and feel your body
-help you access your full strength
- helps direct the energy flow in your body upward (think root to rise)
-helps prevent injury
Order of Progression
We work on stability first, then strength then mobility.
- this improves capacity (our ability to do something)
- can help prevent injury because we don’t skip ahead of where the body is ready to go
- supports tissue tolerance
Timeline of Adaptation
How long it takes to see lasting changes in the body.
Nervous system Stability (takes days/weeks)
Muscular system Strength (takes weeks/months)
Connective tissue system Mobility (takes months/years)
Practice makes permanent. Consistency is key.
To support our health span and have it equal our lifespan is so important (the body can have a long lifespan but can be incapacitated for a very long time).
I am seeing that this movement method can help create long lasting benefits. It has a deep intention and is also based on current movement science…to work towards maintaining our health sovereignty, vitality, independence and freedom for our entire life. if you would like to learn more about this method, please view here.
