When life perturbs you...

"Brainy What-Why-How"

Your weekly nibble of brain-based tips to help you move and feel great!

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What:

Perturbing* yourself in your movement practice is an excellent way to become more stable**

*i.e. trying to knock yourself off balance, like I demonstrate in â€‹this 28-second video​.

**more stable = better balance, better supported joints

Why:

It makes sense that your muscles have to work harder to keep you upright if you're being knocked off balance, right? 

But what controls the muscles? 

Ding ding ding! The brain! 

So you're also increasing the amount of activity in the part of the brain that corrects mistakes (like wobbles!)

This means that you're increasing the signals that the brain sends to the muscles to "Stabilize!!" 

(This is especially helpful for hypermobile people!)

How:

To add perturbation into your movement practice, just think about knocking yourself off balance by moving another body part around. Here are some examples:

  • swing your arms in Warrior 3

  • take your non-supporting leg through hip circles in Tree Pose

  • trace your heel along the shin of the other leg in any inversion, such as shoulder stand, headstand, or handstand!

And finally, remember that LIFE perturbs us too. Things get challenging and it feels harder to stay balanced within ourselves. But just like physical perturbation can make you stronger, life's perturbations also make you more resilient! 

Here's something I say to myself when I'm feeling like life is perturbing me: 

"This is a challenge, but nothing I can't handle." 

Stay balanced,

Adell xoxo

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