Day 18 of 52 Nia dance challenge
Today teacher Dael Parsons invited us to feel each step in the routine Rise as though it were brand new.
She also said something about pleasure, can’t quite remember the exact phrase, but this helped me be aware that my shoulders were tight and sore, perhaps from too much time spent at the computer this week. So I turned my attention to where things were achy, and there were a lot of little achy spots. So I limited movement to the “not achy” zone. It’s surprising how well this works. Reminds me of the classic doctor joke:
- Patient: Doc, it hurts when I do that.
- Doc: Don’t do that.
Home now, and I am pain-free and moving about and happy to step into the rest of the day. The link in the caption here goes to an eight-minute free routine available on You Tube. I like how it shows a seated dancer. I have done parts of Nia sitting when I needed to.
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 