Rebekah Ann Chappell
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Day 68

3/26/2013

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On Tuesdays at noon, The Jung Center offers a Feldenkrais Class.  I had an interesting conversation with the teacher, MaryBeth Smith after class about the concepts of folding and unfolding, and how they play a part in rolling.  In class I discovered that I could roll with a greater ease if I folded my knee closer to my armpit as I descended.  For today's improvisation, I played with the idea of ease getting in and out of the floor, and movement while on the floor. I have a bit of a phobia of all things on the floor, and I think it's a good idea to start spending more time finding pathways that work for me.  I discovered that the following words are helpful images for me:  rocking, folding, bending, creasing, rolling, reaching, spiraling, open hands, forearms pressing, shifting

I discovered the HUGE aid of the space between my wrist and elbow, and elbow and shoulder in smooth descending/ascending in/out of the floor. I also can not seem to reach neutral pelvis when on my knees-  quads too tight?  
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