Sharon Friedman – Vigilance and Tranquility

As you stand and work on balanncing yourself on your feet and keeping yourself naturally upright you are getting support by ther earth and mentally by the space and objects around you. When we are on the ground we tend to overlook this facet of the work because the distance to the ground is minimal and becasue there are more than these minimal contact points with the earth. Consider working a while on this concept. As you are in a hold lock and the like (a lever would be a perdicement where a person is pain induced or structurly induced to follow a vector or a desired shape or location without lowering the mobility level or protection to the person performing the lever (I can be long winded as the next guy and maybe more )) instead of getting free simply align yourself and relax. Play with the support you are getting from the earth. If you are on your behind shift mass from side to side and roll using this point alone. Try to balance on the knees alone and see how you location your mass to best protect your form and health (hard surfaces) than go to the shoulders and chest and so on. As an example there is the famouse arm lock where you lie perpendicular to your partner and pull his arm between your legs and lever it against your body with your legs as a stop. instead of pulling your hand free, weave your legs so you align your form with the partner and blend with his form so there is not tension. For great examples on how to implement it I suggest getting Primal power by Kevin Secours. He is also a very nice person and the work is well done.