P2070– Week Three: Balancing Play

Body Practice Guide – Week Three

Balancing Play

Explore your edges and invite in playfulness as you balance either your body or objects.

Also great for exploring activation in your nervous system.

Considerations

Please read the practice instructions beforehand and feel free to adapt in any way that you need. Here are a few other things to consider and keep in heart for this practice:

What does "curiosity" mean to you? What other words do you use for this feeling? Where do you feel curiosity in your body? How do you know when you aren't curious —where do you feel that in your body?

There are several options for working with balance play: using your own body on one leg or an elevated or wobbly surface, or balancing objects you can hold by stacking them. Choose what is accessible and feels good for you, and have fun! Balls are great to try balancing on a flat surface like a hardcover book or block. Use what you have available!

This is great to do with others if possible. Try balancing a ball on a hard surface and passing it to a partner. Be creative and explore what feels curious to you.

It is always helpful to have an anchor during bodywork —something to shift your attention to if you lose connection.

Practice Instructions

Stand (or sit) and face forward. Choose your anchor for today's practice. Take note of what's going on for you including how you feel physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.

Breathe gently through your nose throughout this entire practice.

Choose how you'll practice this balancing play today:

Balance on one leg and/or on one elevated surface (like a block or rock)

Alternate legs and explore how much you can move around including looking around

Balance two items on top of each other (like a ball on a book or two blocks)

Alternate hands and explore any other movements including not looking at the items your balancing

Continue as long as you'd like, with any variations — explore and experiment 

When you feel complete, still your movement and face forward again. Notice how you feel now.

Remember to thank yourself.

Megan & Monèt share a brief version of this practice.

Feel free to stay in your practice for as long as you like.

PRACTICE SUPPORT

If you have questions or need guidance while working with this practice please feel free to connect with Megan.

You can email or message me on IG