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To Clarice – 3
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I don’t know the work of the Levines, but I do know a bit about yoga (enough to get myself in trouble!) — there, what I understand of “softening” is that when it hurts or you’re likely to be pushing yourself, “soften” means to relax into the pose. With my adult classes, I find that it’s easy to soften. I don’t stress when things are slow, because adults don’t need everything to be jazzy. They just like good teaching. With them, I have learned the lesson of softening, because that’s when good stuff emerges. I can relax and not worry how it’s going. It’s very interesting to take that exact feeling back into the high school classroom and remember that when I feel most like I’m drowning, I’m still on solid ground with the method and that something will come along to save me. I can always switch to having the kids write, or do a parallel story, or have a superstar change perspective, or write the story together (and then embellish it together–having told them it’s a bit boring), or go to a dictation. I just have to remember that those options are there. I can also pull out an actor, a prop (visible or not–thanks, Laurie), or set up an artist with the portable white board. In the midst of the drowning feeling, it’s easy to forget we have options! I tend to keep stiffly holding onto the same pose and forget to soften and let new ideas creep in.
Beautiful Michele ma belle!! Yoga and TPRS align again. As Brian Barabe reminded me….in yoga and in TPRS (and in life) …You are where you are meant to be….acknowledge it, embrace it, go with it . Soften into the moment….
with love,
Laurie
Beautifully said, oh Metaphoric Michelle.
You remind us that when we take the time to stuff our CI bag with well-honed skills, those developing skills serve as a cushioned bolster on our sticky mat where we can go slowly, soften, breathe, relax, and be patient with ourselves through this amazing process.
It’s a lot harder to do on a cold, bare, slippery floor. You can do it–but with a lot more grip and struggle to keep your balance.