I'm in Greece! Looking out off the balcony over ceramic tile and clothes-hung roof tops toward the soft rippling and breathing of the Mediterranean Sea, basking in the caressing air and glowing light, the cicadas saying dzi dzi dzi (and dzi dzi dzi some more), and gentle Greek voices echoing up from the street.
Have I been doing all the industrious Restorative Exercise explorations and practices and every-single-day long walks I intended to do since I got here 2 weeks ago? Umm … well, a little bit, but not so much! I am LAZY.
Or: Hey, shall I give myself some slack, some of the same nonjudgmental understanding I have for my clients and students who would be feeling so much better with a dedicated practice of Restorative Exercise and no chair-sitting so muscle imbalances can unwind, and walking walking walking for better and better well-being; but it is hard to get these things incorporated into our days that keep marching on in the way we live, and then we do some but backslide for one reason or another, but Hey again, just because some of us haven't been doing much of it lately DOESN'T MEAN WE WON'T, does it!
I am working on being more like the person I'd like to be. All community-oriented and bustling around, that's what I envision. With A Blog. I think this person I'd like to be should write a blog about some of the endlessly useful-to-humans concepts and information I am privileged to keep learning more about. (BLOG is such an ugly word btw, but I haven't found a better one so far.) (And did you know that "blog" is short for "web log?" I looked it up.)
Things to write about: why it matters how we walk, for instance, or why we shouldn't sit in chairs, or why we should care if our feet are stiff -- and how I came to think this way. I'll talk (for instance) about how to begin walking better, being able to sit on the floor, mobilizing the feet. I'll add links to other people's thoughts. Then what I hope for is community -- questions and arguments and discussion, leading to more learning and understanding.
And PS: I am sitting in a CHAIR on this balcony, because otherwise this would be my view:
Have I been doing all the industrious Restorative Exercise explorations and practices and every-single-day long walks I intended to do since I got here 2 weeks ago? Umm … well, a little bit, but not so much! I am LAZY.
Or: Hey, shall I give myself some slack, some of the same nonjudgmental understanding I have for my clients and students who would be feeling so much better with a dedicated practice of Restorative Exercise and no chair-sitting so muscle imbalances can unwind, and walking walking walking for better and better well-being; but it is hard to get these things incorporated into our days that keep marching on in the way we live, and then we do some but backslide for one reason or another, but Hey again, just because some of us haven't been doing much of it lately DOESN'T MEAN WE WON'T, does it!
I am working on being more like the person I'd like to be. All community-oriented and bustling around, that's what I envision. With A Blog. I think this person I'd like to be should write a blog about some of the endlessly useful-to-humans concepts and information I am privileged to keep learning more about. (BLOG is such an ugly word btw, but I haven't found a better one so far.) (And did you know that "blog" is short for "web log?" I looked it up.)
Things to write about: why it matters how we walk, for instance, or why we shouldn't sit in chairs, or why we should care if our feet are stiff -- and how I came to think this way. I'll talk (for instance) about how to begin walking better, being able to sit on the floor, mobilizing the feet. I'll add links to other people's thoughts. Then what I hope for is community -- questions and arguments and discussion, leading to more learning and understanding.
And PS: I am sitting in a CHAIR on this balcony, because otherwise this would be my view:
Hmm, I guess that's not so bad, after all!
PPS: FEET photos will be prominent in this person's blog, since foot function is so important to how the rest of our bodies work. (And my feet are not yet fully functional. See how those extensor tendons down to my toes are standing out? That means those muscles are too tight (give 'em some slack!). Also, our toes should be wider spaced even at rest.)
PPS: FEET photos will be prominent in this person's blog, since foot function is so important to how the rest of our bodies work. (And my feet are not yet fully functional. See how those extensor tendons down to my toes are standing out? That means those muscles are too tight (give 'em some slack!). Also, our toes should be wider spaced even at rest.)
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