I received an email from a long time student saying, “ I was surprised to hear that most elder falls cannot be helped by balance exercises as they occur while the person is in motion.” That was obviously received as pretty scary news. Agreed and I sure hope I didn’t Read more…
Scaling Movement I recently made an Instagram Reel of Skandasana, a side lunge position. In the reel I showed how I can go from standing legs wide apart down into skandasana and back up, but how this may not be accessible to everyone. Here is a link to that Read more…
Embracing the wobbles in terms of balance means learning to accept that losing our balance can be a learning opportunity. Our nervous system requires us to lose our balance in order to adjust and adapt. This is neuroplasticity at work…. neurons that fire together wire together. What if we played with our balance and did so with a neutral mindset not worrying about whether it was right or wrong, but just is? We might then have the opportunity to work with both the mental and physical wobbles.