Balance short stick on foot (60" ea.)
Gross & fine motor-control
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2m 17s
THE WHAT & HOW:
Dimensions of the "short-stick": diameter of NO MORE than 1.5 inches/4cm, and length ca. 12 inches/30cm.
Task: Balance the stick for 60" on each foot & record yourself.
There is no specific technique or method to be found - it must simply be practiced.
As will any long-sustained movement task, monitor the rising of any undesirable tension in the body & aim to resolve it. Maintaining only enough to to sustain your structure is key so that feedback from the stick can be felt, and adapted to.
This is an "active" balancing task, i.e. the stick does not simply "sit" on the flat of the foot as it would if placed on solid ground. There is consistent re-correction occurring to ensure balance is maintained.
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