Letting Go of Limitations

Day 4 of 52: Riding or Sumo Stance is an excellent conditioning for all the muscles of the legs. In Nia the legs are part of the Base -- the foundation that makes it possible for us to move around. In Sumo Stance, the feet are parallel, the three body weights (Pelvis, Chest and Head) are aligned and the arms and hands are engaged.

I like to invite my students to start in "A" Stance and then either walk or jump out a little further; knees are slightly bent, the feet and legs apart as if riding a horse. It took me a while to feel comfortable in Sumo Stance. My legs have always been strong, however, I've discovered that as I practice this stance and use it in my class routines, my legs are more flexible, I feel a great deal of mobility in my hips and spine, and the strength and stability is very powerful. I'm very comfortable in Sumo Stance...especially when I'm aware of the alignment of my Pelvis, Chest and Head. After years of feeling limited in my ability to sink into a squat from Sumo Stance, I now find great ease in doing so. Letting go of limitations...surrendering to the natural power of the body's design.

Meditation: I'm going to use a poem by Jane Anetrini for this day's meditation.

Set Free

Set free from all that I thought, believed
and was told,
I am born today without limit,
without judgment.
I am possibility, I am a fertile crescent,
I am pregnant wit potential.

All that I see is changed in the seeing...

What would happen if you set yourself free from all that you thought, believed or was told? What would happen if you were without limitation, without judgment. Oh so many possibilities. What are you waiting for?