Today's session we focused on feet, simulating standing on the inside and outside of the foot. Then rotating around the heel then the toes. The brain teaser today was not looking at your feet and pointing them straight ahead. Then look at the result after you have done all these movements the direction they are pointing is different to what you think it should be. The way you perform these exercises seems to be important like the pelvis exercise it is easy to move the pelvis forward and backwards standing up as you just relax the muscles and gravity will do the rest, but when lying down you have to tell the muscles to pull and relax to get the movement you want. When you are growing up you learn a movement then the body just does it naturally without any conscious thought, age, injury or illness change this and that thing called pain takes control you forget or don't move the way you used to after a while it becomes a habit. I think this is why doctors ask you if you are sleeping at night. It is an indicator when my illness was at its worst I was sleeping very badly I could not roll over without conscious thought at one point couldn't roll over at all. The brain had taken control and said don't do that it will hurt after a while the movement was lost. I think I like the Feldenkrais sessions because they have a physics/mechanical background that I can understand. The joy that you get from lifting a coffee cup, taking a step or sitting without pain is hard to describe and measure.
Noticeable achievement: Can sit for long periods with knees bent 90 degrees and feet flat on floor with feet pointing forward!
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