I was pretty sluggish and tired this morning, woke up early-ish but got to bed kind of late the night before. I made a valid attempt to meditate in the morning, but there was a much stronger pull to just enjoy the morning and do other things.
Checking in with my knees and they were feeling pretty good for most of the day. Not much in the way of aches and pains even though yesterday they were popping and creaking most the day. Towards the end of the day they were starting to act up bit. It would appear that something I do while at work aggravates them. Not sure what, so it will warrant further investigation to really pinpoint the issue.
Through practice they didn’t hurt at all, standing and walking were where most of the pain was apparent.
Today’s practice:
Welp…. I was wrong again haha. I had a private lesson, and he pretty much said everything I was doing to correct myself in my last post was wrong :).
Specifically, sticking my butt out too far in my horse stances.
So, I was told to stop thinking about it and just relax the hips, just “Let them sink naturally. Don’t obsess about how to move them”.
Of course, this crazy simple advice led to another little physical\mental epiphany.
I relaxed…All the tension in my hips released, my knees went out and there was no pain even though I was lower than I probably should have been.
Sometimes it really annoys me how easy it is for me to over-complicate things.
- 24 form x3
- lots of talk about the proper way to stand and get in a horse stance.
- 30 Min leading warm ups
- 60 min form analysis
The Restless Raven 