Sunday, October 16, 2011
Thoughts on Alignment...
The title I chose for this article causes me to laugh... when am i not thinking about alignment? Tuck and pull up, turn-out through rotation, and bring your shoulders over your hips... over and over in Ballet class, this is a constant drone echoing through my head. When I am able to find this place... I dance so much better. This is because when one is in correct alignment there is space in their body to move. Yet and unfortunately, I am sad to report with this constant drone/echo running through my head... I am not always functioning in correct alignment. My body knows where correct alignment is, so at the start of most exercises.. aha!... I am there. However, by the end, it is as if my body has stopped listening to my head and it has a mind of its own (my body that is). Usually, at this point (when I think I am in correct alignment but, sadly, am not) the teacher is walking by and, like magic, my body decides to tuck and pull up, turn out through rotation, and bring my shoulders over my hips.
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Comment by Katie Hinch:
ReplyDeleteI often struggle with the same mind over body issue. Mentally, I know what my body needs to be doing to reach proper alignment. Physically, however, I cannot always reach or maintain that alignment. When a teacher corrects me and it "clicks" within my body (so to speak) it feels great. However after that correction, I am constantly struggling to reach that place again and not let my body go back on autopilot or operate on muscle memory. I definitely share your frustration Crystal!