Lying ball & stick rotation
Gross & fine motor-control
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2m 27s
THE WHAT:
Variations of a "movement riddle" presented with the Feldenkrais method.
How to begin such a task? First thing's first: MAPPING. Explore how far in each direction you can move the stick - and how much is too far. Reach the stick toward the head, the feet, left, right, and everything between. Once you have found a "limit", consider how you can ADJUST YOUR STRUCTURE to find MORE range. Notice the differences when you make adjustments. As well as mapping range, MAP YOUR FEET against the object you are using. Notice pressure, weight, angle, direction.
Begin every practice with basic "mapping" until you know what you have and you have not. From there, once you know "where you are", the real work can begin - with INFORMATION behind it. Now only the riddle remains: adjust your structure so as to move the stick around you, and yourself around the stick.
Resource contents:
0:04 - 180° stick roll - "there & back" (for 360°, keep rolling until you return to your back & work both side)
0:27 - Single-foot variation
1:21 - Ball variation
MILESTONES: Record yourself completing each task.
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