Inspired by Scaravelli Track 8
by Tony Parsons
One way to organise the practice is to recognise that there are basically three movements: Forward Bend, Backbend and Twist, or Spiral. Each of these can be performed from any of three basic positions: Standing, Sitting (or kneeling) and Lying (supine or prone). The starting point doesn't matter: see what your body feels like each day. Try to fit in three movements, plus perhaps an Inversion, and a Balance. Use this with tracks 7 (Standing twist), 9 (lying backbend), 6,18,19. Find 5-10 minutes each day when you can give your body's movements really profound awareness. Use one or two of these poses each day. Pay attention to the time and place, even the clothing you are wearing. Sometimes it is hard to find the “ideal” location, away from other people, and then it may be that you are able find an appropriate frame of mind to do it where you are. Feeling a wholeness of movement, even for a moment, gives us a freedom, which is natural, profoundly relaxing and therapeutic.
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