future-perfect

 

Yin / Yang

Oh yeah baby...thats what Im talking about!

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To the casual observer this may look like Im planking. A new craze where people make like a plank in unusual places. This is Amits Pilates studio so nothing odd about that and anyway this isnt a plank.

So whats the big deal? Well this is my spine (and me) in tiny tiny tiny incremental degrees of extension. Just about perceptible and if I may say so, looking good.

Why is this significant? Its a bit like keeping lip balm in your pocket. Its always there when needed and in general its rather handy to have well lubricated joints and a full range of motion at your disposal. An extendable spine is a healthy spine. I could not do this after surgery and its taken 8 months to get it back. So its a milestone along the path of recovery I guess. A landmark moment. I can stand tall, I can lift my chest.....(oooh a bit of chest thrusting may be useful for my fundraising idea; but I digress. More of that later!) Its a physical gesture that flicks the V's at cancer and says "I am still winning".

Martha Graham instructed her dancers to lift their hearts to heaven. I can do that Martha, and more.  I can quite literally lift my heart away from cancer. Where the body goes the head will follow and a positive mind leads to a healthy body. A very good day indeed!

(Thanks for the pic Amit... lets do more!!)

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