Today I took over my parents' living room, handed a fussy baby to my husband, and proceeded with my new discipline. June 9, 1980--day 2 and still audio only of the Amhearst Training. Moshe begins by explaining what this Functional Integration business is, and why a change in body only, not self-image, is incomplete. Anecdotes of a woman who recovered completely from MS symptoms until going back to her life where everyone knew her as a handicapped person. "But...my disease!"
The ATM from this day is the first of a series of flexion (elbows to knees) lessons. Having done dozens of them over the last 10 years, I am still astounded by the results. Not feeling so great myself at the beginning of the day--sleep-deprived and tense--this lesson more than met my needs to recover ease, uprightness, length both front and back. I've grown used to the phenomenon that after an hour spent folding--gently, NOT with the aim of touching knees to elbows, NOT with willpower, which really is "idiotic," results in 1.) the ability to fold easily and 2.) feeling more extended.
I taught what I remembered to my mother, who finds Moshe hard to understand and annoying. Repeating the lesson shows the gaps in my memory and is my favorite way to study. My language is different from Moshe's and feels to me clunky. Nonetheless, here are results--despite her protests--not strong enough, too much in the way in the belly--what was only possible through will became effortless. And she too stood taller, could lie flat on the floor comfortably, etc.
BANG--elbow hits the knee and you can't comprehend how it didn't do it before. Now I say
that calls for a serving of ice cream!
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