The Awkward

[elizilla]

The Awkward. That's what I call it. It's not precisely bad balance, but it's kinda like that - I don't move right and I haven't been able to figure out why. I have never been precisely graceful, but since I lost weight I am more awkward than ever.

Tonight I was telling Margaret about The Awkward and she suggested I look into a Feldenkrais class. I didn't even know there were such things, but there are. And tomorrow night there's one that has "drop in" sessions, not very far from my house. The description "dynamic, balanced, energetic walking" sounds like a good focus to help me with The Awkward. If I can escape work early enough, I intend to check it out.

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[catness.livejournal.com]

Sounds fascinating... and promising.

I have The Awkward, too, but since I was a professional dancer for a number of years, I had to force hyper-awareness of what my body *looked* like when I moved, instead of just what it felt like. That started out with me being uncomfortably self-conscious when I was a kid, but ended up with me changing a lot of things about my presentation and how I move through the world, including what my legs do when I walk. The Feldenkrais stuff looks like it could really be the right stuff for a number of physical issues.

Good luck, if you pursue it!

[(Anonymous)]

Too bad they don't have classes for us with the social version of The Awkward (even typing that word is awkward).

-B