Reset Your Body Beat - 2 - Primary Oscillations
Reset Your Body Beat - 2 - Primary Oscillations
Balancing the hips, shoulders and neck side-to-side by rocking
Based on “Restorative Rhythms: Feldenkrais Lessons for Health and Pain Relief” - 1 - Primary Oscillations by David Zemach-Berson GCFT®
Bring your beginners mind and curiosity to this seemingly simple but potentially transformative lesson.
The supine lesson builds on the organic coordination of breath and movement which, for students who have been at it for a while, is becoming increasingly natural. The tools of the moment is the ‘movement’ in Awareness Through Movement®, rocking from the feet right up to the head’s center of gravity, and hands on the hip bones to deeply sense, and potentially adjust, the pelvis’ side-to-side balance.
That, at least, was what challenged me: how to press with the feet, balance to forces in the pelvis, and release all the blocks to soft, relaxed, full-body rocking. It is a slow, low impact lesson that lights up the neuroplasticity response.
The more I repeat this lesson, the more sensitivity I gain towards improved balance. It is humbling and essential. It is good to return to beginner lessons with an open mind and pelvis.
Science Nerd Candy Bowl: coming. There is much new research on how the brain processes rhythm that I want to look into. Stay tuned.
Set up for a supine lesson:
Lying on a mat with support for knees during the estnded leg segments, if desired. Some support for the back of the head, if desired, as long as your neck is long and your head can easily ‘nod’ up and down with pelvic rocking
Sitting on a flat bottom, armless chair, with knees and hips level, feet comfortably resting on the floor
How you might feel after this lesson: A bit trancey; Breathing coordinated with walking; Hips open and comfortably aligned; Legs aligned in hip sockets, with ground forces flowing easily from foot to hip to head; Shoulders surprisingly released; Curious about what’s next!
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