Tuesday, 27 November 2012

What I did today: Week 3

As I have said before, every movement class begins with Peggy Hackney's Patterns of Total Body Connectivity which I explained in the previous post. 

This week was more of a continuation of last week's workshop so we started off with the same sitting and leaning our weight into another person's back but then we had to rock from side to side and then roll over the over person (this was called body surfing). I found this extremely difficult at first, as you have to completely trust the other person and be comfortable with them taking all your weight. I had a psychological barrier to this as I thought my partner wouldn't be able to support me and I would hurt myself. Overcoming this barrier, however, was a big milestone for me. Once I had done the body surfing I felt much more confident and free with my movements which created a more fluid 'body surf' which meant there was even less chance of getting hurt, because injuries occur when the body tenses up rather than allowing yourself to 'soften' into it. 

Therefore, this class was a major breakthrough for me in terms of confidence ans trust. I really enjoyed today's class. 

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