Jahara ActivExercises Historical Development Presented by Linda Dold

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Jahara ActivExercisesHistorical
DevelopmentPresented byLinda Dold
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ActivExercise are fundamental in the Jahara
Program in bringing understanding to

• Jaharas Concepts and Principles
• Improve kinesthetic sense and healthy body
  mechanics
• Engagement of the core muscles
• Working with the unique properties of the water
• Conditioning exercises for students, and clients.

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ActivExercise were developed as a practical
method of education for our students to heighten
their kinesthetic awareness and learn

• Correct body alignment
• Engage core muscles
• Perform specific movement patterns
• Explore the relationship between the head, torso,
  and feet
• Experience whole body movement
• The essential element of continual movement

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Therapeutic Benefits

• Pain Reduction
• Develop Balance, Posture, and Coordination
• Strengthen Core Muscles
• Movement Perception and Organization
• Strengthen Muscles
• Improve Abdominal Breathing
• Bring Clients Awareness to Floating Session

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Jahara PositionsPractitioners Body Position

• Position 1 Body weight equal
• Position 2 Body weight shifting
• Position 3 Body weight on front foot
• Rotating 3 (Glide 3)
• Position 4 Body weight on back foot
• 3-4 Center Body weight equal
• Half Standing One (Ski Position)

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Walking BackwardsSpinning Hell
Rise Fall

• Reclining in the water
• Leaning back
• Feeling the water
• Expansion of the back
• Changing directions
• Speed differentiation

• Awareness of breath weight
• Waters assistance
• and resistance
• Creating power with weight shift and use of
  breath

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ActivExercise Development

• Walking Backwards, Rise Fall, TA Play
• Wall Exercises Pelvic Tilts
• Aquatic Footwork Patterns
• Sitting On Floater Exercises
• Aquatic Footwork Patterns W/ Floater Under Arms
• Wall Exercises For Alignment And Tractions
• Parallel TA Exercises
• Triangle TA/V-TA
• 3 TAs
• Working In Pairs, Trios, and Groups

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Aquatic Footwork Patterns 1-2-3
Circle 1-2-3-4 Circle 1-2-3-4 Figure 8 3
Cross-4 Drift

• Synchronize movement with breath
• Hands holding the floater
• Working in pairs
• Practice footwork on land

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Breath Awareness Movement ActivExercise with
TA Under Arms
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• SITTING ON TA

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1-2-3-4 Figure 8
The Aquatic Footwork

• 1234step-steppivot

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Wall Exercise
Vertical TCS
Wall-4 Direction Traction
Leg Release
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Applications