WALL SQUAT 1.1.16
I’m 8 inches lower than when I started to practice my wall squat. Only 19 more inches to go! And progressing. Not practicing enough.
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Wall squat 10.10.15
Aedh has always said the only way to successfully do this is open the hips. It combines strength and flexibility with feet together requiring far more strength, and feet wide apart requiring more flexibility in the hips. He compromised at … Continue reading →
Wall squat revisited 9.1.15
Aedh said perseverance and tenacity are two uniquely human traits, that these are what define us. We were doing a push hands drill involving folding at the hips and sinking the tailbone. He commented that this was just like in … Continue reading →
Wall Squat RIP 8.30.15
Having practiced the wall squat daily for almost 9 months, I find that I am not progressing in my squat, as marked on the wall. So, I quit. It is not just the lack of progress that causes me to … Continue reading →
Minimum Practice 6.27.15
This morning was the shortest time I have had to get ready in many years. And I still got minimum practices in, 8 min each tai chi and Alexander. The tai chi has evolved into 2 min of the CMC … Continue reading →
End Gaining and the Wall Squat 6.8.15
End gaining is going for a goal at any cost, without regard to how we get there. It is obviously one of the purposes of the Alexander Technique to improve our means of getting to our goals more efficiently and … Continue reading →
Tai chi Mobile/New Orleans 3.19.15
Got 15 min of tai chi and 13 AT this morning. Wall squat is going well again. I have a new student who says her tai chi teacher has 5 gold medals in China’s nationwide push hands competition. I’m happy … Continue reading →
Tai chi Mobile 3.18.15 progress
Got 47 min tai chi and 10 min AT. Wired the rock walk and have made significant progress on the wall squat. Which did not seem to the case for the past week! In my sword practice I decided I … Continue reading →
Tai chi Mobile 3.2.15, Wall squat
45 min tai chi an 15 min Alexander Technique this morning. Yesterday I marked where my nose is at on the wall as I do my squat, and I’m 2 inches closer to a full squat. If I keep going … Continue reading →