Awareness Through Movement #159

Standing on one leg - BALANCE - read by Megan Hopley

“It is necessary not to think of the leg, but of the pelvis.
Just pay attention to the opening angle between the arm and the back,
to the standing hand and the back.
Listen to the pelvis so it will move higher on one side and backward.
If it needed to be the right hip... think that someone is lifting the right hip.
It is even possible to put a hand behind, on the hip, and pull it so you can notice. Usually, it is difficult because the effort is passed on to the leg and not made in the back. That is why it becomes difficult.”

Vita and Asanga this might be a little too challenging for you.. although you are very welcome to see for yourselves.

After all this time I’ve started giving more serious thought to the imaginary practitioner, the one who I think of “lifting the right hip”… and I’m amazed at how this helps.

With this practice I am learning how the imagination is a very powerful tool.