Saturday, July 12, 2014

Felden-Magic

Thank you, Ellen.

I had a Feldenkrais lesson yesterday with practitioner extraordinaire, Ellen Soloway.  What a gift.

Working through my feet, Ellen connected my bones until I could feel the lowest depths of the whiplash.  There it was, nestled between my shoulder blades, wrestling my spine into a subtle but uncomfortable torque each time I tried to sit, stand, turn.   As she worked her magic, I felt the tension ease and the shape of my back begin to change.

At the end of the lesson I sat, shoulder blades relaxed and back, spine erect, the way nature intended.  I had found my way home.

Will it last?  I don't know.  For today, the comfort is still there.  It may require a few more lessons to sustain.   That's an investment I'm willing to make.

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