In Theory
The thinking
behind the practice.
Amanda has edited and written for the Margaret Morris Movement magazine for many years — exploring the science, philosophy and lived experience of movement
and the body. Her articles are collected here.
All articles originally published in Margaret Morris Movement Magazine.
Children & early years MMM Magazine · 2019
HealthPlay and Early Years’ Experience.
When working with children within HealthPlay, the slightest thing can be of
support or detriment to a child’s experience. The first 5 years of life are key
— the patterns of movement and behaviour developed in that time shape
everything that follows.
Breathing MMM Magazine · 2020
Breathing Mechanics.
Margaret Morris understood the relevance of correct breathing for health
and wellness long before it became fashionable. She held it as one of the vital
key elements of her work — and the science, as Amanda explores here, bears
her out.
Body MMM Magazine · 2020
Talking About The PSOAS
The PSOAS muscle has only recently appeared in popular conversation — but
it has long been central to the MMM method. Amanda explores its role in pos-
ture, mobility and stability, and why what happens in the PSOAS affects far
more than just how we move.
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“ The science of breathing is probably the oldest in the world,
having formed a basic part of religious and health cults of the
most ancient civilisations.”
Margaret Morris, 1935 — from Breathing Mechanics by Amanda Evans FFHT