Balance

Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.  - Zora Neale Hurston

Today I was asked out twice....twice in one day....I should be doing a happy dance, but instead I am home...hiding...eating ice cream...ok Froze Fruit but close enough.  

I know you are all frustrated.  Believe me you have lot's of company amongst my friends who too are in anticipation of my dating adventures.  I promise soon to give you all the satisfaction of my dating woes and goes...sorry it won't be today.  

I think for now I am still working on the balancing act.  In that I mean balancing going out to dinner with a mixture of excitement and dread and hiding in my apartment safe and alone.  For now it is still safer to be inside...hiding.  I have been peeking outside though only to run home, but soon I think I will crawl out from my hiding place.  

Soon... I promise.

Balance

• With both legs planted firmly to the ground feel the big toe, little toe, and heel 
  
• Begin to shift weight right to left swaying body slightly until there is a rhythm to the body will slowly take over making the movement smaller and quicker until you stop
  
• Begin to shift front to back again swaying body - again until body takes over and stops
  
• With eyes open find something eye level to focus on
  
• raise one leg to 90 degrees and hold for 30 seconds
  
• switch sides
  
• Remember this is Pilates, and balance begins in the core so always use the abdominals to keep your center
• Lift the navel in and up - think first tighten navel to spine and then picture it tucking up toward the head

More advanced - use a balance board